Srijon K. Banerjee

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

postdoc

9 h-index 18 pubs 455 cited

Research Areas

Microbial infections and disease research Immune Response and Inflammation SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

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Srijon K. Banerjee's research focuses on investigating the mechanisms of microbial infections and the host immune response. He has explored the role of specific genes and pathways in the adaptation and survival of pathogens like *Mycobacterium tuberculosis* and *Staphylococcus aureus* under various stress conditions, including hypoxia and nitric oxide exposure. His work also examines the contribution of host factors, such as glucose transporter 1 and interleukin-17, to infection outcomes and inflammation during infections caused by methicillin-resistant *S. aureus* and *Streptococcus pneumoniae*.

Furthermore, Banerjee has utilized advanced platforms, such as precision-cut lung slices, to study viral pathogenesis and evaluate antiviral drug efficacy, specifically in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 9, with 18 total publications and 455 total citations. He has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Priyangi A. Malaviarachchi, Joshua L. Kennedy, Richard C. Kurten, and Duah Alkam.

Metrics

h-index: 9
Publications: 18
Citations: 455

Selected Publications

An <i>ex vivo</i> human precision-cut lung slice platform provides insight into SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis and antiviral drug efficacy (2024) DOI
An <i>ex vivo</i> human precision-cut lung slice platform provides insight into SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis and antiviral drug efficacy (2023) DOI