Vikram Misra
Professor
Department of Veterinary Microbiology
University of Saskatchewan
Canada
Biography
Dr. Misra specializes in virology and molecular biology. His post-doctoral training was at the University of British Columbia and McGill University, with sabbatical projects in the laboratories of Mike Smith (University of British Columbia), Peter O'Hare (Marie Curie Cancer Research Institute, U.K) and the Division of Zoonoses and Special Pathogens, Canadian National Virology Laboratory, (Winnipeg).
Research Interest
Research in our laboratory focuses on two areas: 1. Pathogenesis of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, a fungus that has killed millions of bats in North America since its introduction in 2007, and the effect of fungal infection, as well other stressors, on the reactivation of a bat coronavirus closely related to viruses that have spilled over from bats into humans and other species. 2. The role of Luman (CREB3) and Zhangfei (CREBZF) in herpesvirus biology, stress responses and neuronal repair.
Publications
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Denk N, Sandmeyer LS, Bauer BS, Misra V, Singh J, Forsyth GW, Grahn BH. Development and characterization of a murine retinal explant tissue culture system as an in vitro model for ocular gene therapy. Veterinary Ophthalmology. 2011 Nov 1;14(6):407.
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Zhang R, Thamm DH, Misra V. The effect of Zhangfei/CREBZF on cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis, migration, and the unfolded protein response in several canine osteosarcoma cell lines. BMC veterinary research. 2015 Feb 7;11(1):22.
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Miller MR, McMinn RJ, Misra V, Schountz T, Müller MA, Kurth A, Munster VJ. Broad and temperature independent replication potential of Filoviruses on cells derived from old and new world bat species. The Journal of infectious diseases. 2016 Oct 4;214(suppl_3):S297-302.
