Abenaya Muralidharan, PhD

Education

BSc, Biochemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
BASc, Chemical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
PhD, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska

Professional Activities

Dr. Abenaya Muralidharan is scientist I in the Division of Infectious Diseases. She is a versatile researcher with experience in industry, government, and academic labs. She is skilled in numerous virology, immunology, and molecular biology techniques with a particular interest in respiratory viruses and viral immunology. Muralidharan has worked with various BSL2 and BSL3 viruses studying immunopathogenesis in in vitro and in vivo models and developing innovative research projects. She has a keen interest in advancing therapeutics development with a specific focus on viral vaccines.