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Trushar Patel: CSSN Speaker

Trushar Patel

Lethbridge, Alberta

Position: Associate Professor

Organization: University of Lethbridge

Dr. Trushar Patel is an associate professor and Canada Research Chair in RNA in Protein Biophysics at the University of Lethbridge. His laboratory aims to understand how viruses infect humans. His research has far-reaching implications for therapeutics and public health. Dr. Patel has published 97 peer-reviewed articles in major international journals and 37 editorials/proceedings. Additionally, he actively engages in science advocacy, communication and policy activities. His significant recognitions include the New Investigator Award from the Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences, the Young Investigator Award from the Biophysical Society of Canada, the University of Lethbridge Volunteer of the Year award, the University of Lethbridge Research award, and the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology.

Areas of Expertise:

+ Biochemistry
+ Biophysics
+ Flaviviruses

Language(s):

+ English
+ Gujarati
+ Hindi

About Me

Sector: Academia (Post Secondary)

English proficiency: Read, Write, Speak

Other Language(s): Gujarati, Hindi

Title: Dr.

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Gender: Male

Demographic: South Asian

Recent Publications

Title Year
Alginate foraging is conserved in geographically and taxonomically distinct ruminant microbiomes2026
Distribution of microbial carrageenan foraging pathways reveals a widespread latent trait within the ruminant intestinal microbiome2026
Cleavage region organizes the structural architecture of the SINE-derived B2 repressive ribozyme2026
Human lncRNA RMRP interacts with DEAD-box helicases and modulates mitochondrial function2026
Escape from SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1-mediated host shutoff by TIAR transcript reveals general features of Nsp1 resistance2025
Structural dynamics of dengue virus UTRs and their cyclization2025
Solution Structure Determination and Biophysical Studies of 7SK RNP and 7SL SRP RNAs2025
Discovery of functional factorless internal ribosome entry site-like structures through virome mining2025
Alu RNA pseudoknot alterations influence SRP9/SRP14 association2025
Integrative biophysical characterization of molecular interactions: A case study with the sfGFP–nanobody complex2025
Structural and Hydrodynamic Characterization of Dimeric Human Oligoadenylate Synthetase 22025
Development of Low-Cost In-House Assays for Quantitative Detection of HBsAg, HBeAg, and HBV DNA to Enhance Hepatitis B Virus Diagnostics and Antiviral Screening in Resource-Limited Settings2025
Suppressing Tymovirus replication in plants using a variant of ubiquitin2025
Zyxin directly binds to chromosomal DNA and is linked with mitochondrial integrity and apoptosis2025
Regional Medical Campuses in Canada: Exploring the Landscape of Current and Proposed Campuses2024
In vitro and ex vivo metabolism of chemically diverse fructans by bovine rumen Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus species2024
Assessment of HBV variants and novel viral and immune biomarkers in chronic hepatitis B patients with metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease2024
Analysis of the interlink between glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) and lung cancer through multi-omics databases2024
Development of a single‐domain antibody to target a G‐quadruplex located on the hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA genome2024
Factor-Dependent Internal Ribosome Entry Site and -1 Programmed Frameshifting Signal in the Bemisia-Associated Dicistrovirus 22024
Zika virus remodels and hijacks IGF2BP2 ribonucleoprotein complex to promote viral replication organelle biogenesis2024
A novel tRNA feature found in an archaeal pyrrolysyl tRNA is a requirement for PylRS recognition2024
Identification and characterisation of G-quadruplex in dengue virus UTR2024
tRNA shape is an identity element for an archaeal pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase from the human gut2023
The 3′ terminal region of Zika virus RNA contains a conserved G-quadruplex and is unfolded by human DDX172023