Laboratory of Zoonotic Viruses and Comparative Immunology

Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization

University of Saskatchewan, Canada

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Sophie visit Feb 15-2024.jpg

LZCI spring 2023-01.jpg

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Aug 26-2022 team 1.jpg

TEDxUSask | Arinjay Banerjee

TED-Ed: Why bats don't get sick - Arinjay Banerjee

Future 40, Dr Arinjay Banerjee

LZCI 2022.jpg

The Scientific Method

Studies suggest expanding precautions against spread of COVID-19 between humans and animals

How did the COVID-19 pandemic start? Scientists search for answers in Wuhan, China

W5: Are bats the key to solving the mysteries of COVID-19?

Why bats can survive diseases humans can't

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Here's How Scientists Think Coronavirus Spreads from Bats to Humans

Understanding zoonotic viruses through research to develop countermeasures

Welcome to the laboratory of Dr. Arinjay Banerjee.

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, 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.

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