Laboratory of Zoonotic Viruses and Comparative Immunology

Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization

University of Saskatchewan

Canada


Understanding zoonotic viruses through research to develop countermeasures

Welcome to the laboratory of Dr. Arinjay Banerjee, Canada Research Chair in Zoonotic Virus and Animal Reservoirs.

We are located at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan, Canada. In the Laboratory of Zoonotic Viruses and Comparative Immunology, we develop studies on emerging zoonotic viruses, such as coronaviruses, and the innate immune response that is generated against invading viruses.

Research within the laboratory focuses on three main themes.

(1) Virus-host interaction in wildlife reservoir species, such as bats, with a specific focus on comparative antiviral innate and intrinsic immunity against emerging zoonotic viruses.

(2) Virus-host interaction in spillover species, such as humans. We use a combination of primary and immortalized cell lines, air-liquid cultures, organoid models, functional multi-omics platforms, and in vivo models to investigate how zoonotic viruses cause disease and suppress protective human antiviral immune response.

(3) Viral vaccine and therapeutic development. We harness data from our virus-host interaction studies to inform the development of next generation countermeasures against emerging zoonotic viruses.

PUBLICATIONS

University profiles

Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization
University of Toronto
University of British Columbia
University of Saskatchewan

Affiliated Scientific Networks and Consortia

Canadian One Health Training Program for Emerging Zoonoses (COHTPEZ)
Canadian Pandemic Preparedness Hub (CP2H)
Global One Health Academy
WildEpi Network
Bat One Health