Sharmistha Mishra

I am an infectious disease physician, mathematical modeler, and infectious disease epidemiologist. My research program is supported by a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Modeling and Program Science, and I am a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at University of Toronto.

I grew up in Rourkela, Odisha (India) and then Sudbury, Ontario (Canada). I went to Laurentian University (BSc) and University of Toronto (MD, Internal Medicine Residency, Infectious Diseases Fellowship) and Imperial College London (MSc, Modern Epidemiology; PhD Mathematical Modeling). I did my clinical tropical medicine training at the Gorgas Course in Tropical Medicine. I really like learning.

I started on faculty at University of Toronto in Dec 2014 – and now I am working with a core team of amazing scientists and creative thinkers; with insightful fellows and clever students; and with terrific colleagues in several parts of the world. Between December 2014 and July 2015, I had an opportunity to work with the World Health Organization to support the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak. The work spurred new partnerships and projects with colleagues in Sierra Leone.

My primary appointments:

• Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Toronto
• Clinician Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, University of Toronto
• Scientist, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto

I supervise MSc and PhD graduate trainees in the following departments at University of Toronto:

• Institute of Medical Sciences
• Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Epidemiology Division, Public Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health

My research training and early career was supported by:

• University of Toronto Clinician Scientist Training Program (2008-2012)
• British Commonwealth Scholarship (2008-2009)
• Canadian Institute of Health Research Fellowship (2010-2015)
• Canadian Institute of Health Research and Ontario HIV Treatment Network New Investigator (2015-2020)