Meera Vir Singh, Ph.D.

Contact Information

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 672
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Neurology , Stroke Division (SMD)
Assistant Professor - Department of Microbiology and Immunology (SMD) - Joint

Biography

Professional Background

Education

2002
BS | University of Pondicherry, India
Botany

2004
MS | University of Pondicherry, India
Life Sciences

2011
PhD | University of Pune, India
Biotechnology

Post-Doctoral training

2011-2016
University of Rochester Medical Center

Awards

2002
Gold Medal (Valedictorian) for BS degree

2004-2009
Research Fellowship for Doctoral Studies
Center for Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India

2008
Young Investigator Award
15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, USA

2008
International Scholarship Award
XVII International AIDS Conference, Mexico

2013
Young Investigator Award
20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, USA

Research

Singh laboratory's major research goals are,

1. Understanding the role of inflammatory leukocytes in vascular injury associated with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in HIV infected individuals.

2. Delineating the role inter-leukocyte interactions (platelets, monocytes, Dendritic cells and T cells) in anti-HIV immune responses and improvement of Dendritic cell based vaccine strategies.

3. Identification of peripheral signatures of neuro-inflammation during neurodegenerative disorders including HIV associated neurological disease.

Publications

Journal Articles

2/5/2021
Cornwell A, Palli R, Singh MV, Benoodt L, Tyrell A, Abe JI, Schifitto G, Maggirwar SB, Thakar J. "Molecular characterization of atherosclerosis in HIV positive persons." Scientific reports.. 2021 Feb 5; 11(1):3232. Epub 2021 Feb 05.

9/22/2020
Simpson SR, Singh MV, Dewhurst S, Schifitto G, Maggirwar SB. "Platelets function as an acute viral reservoir during HIV-1 infection by harboring virus and T-cell complex formation." Blood advances.. 2020 Sep 22; 4(18):4512-4521.

8/21/2020
Weber EA, Singh MV, Singh VB, Jackson JW, Ture SK, Suwunnakorn S, Morrell CN, Maggirwar SB. "Novel Mechanism of Microvesicle Regulation by the Antiviral Protein Tetherin During HIV Infection." Journal of the American Heart Association.. 2020 Aug 21; :e015998. Epub 2020 Aug 21.

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