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Nishant K. Mishra, MD, PhD, FRCP, FESO, FAHA.Assistant Professor of Neurology, Yale University, New HavenStroke Director, VA Connecticut, West Haven, CT 06516E-Mail: Nishant.Mishra@va.gov & Nishant.Mishra@yale.eduExternal Roles: 1. Convener, International Post-Stroke Epilepsy Research Consortium (Co-Convener with Dr. Patrick Kwan, MD) 2. Chair, ESO Guidelines, Post Stroke Epilepsy (Co-chair with Dr. Hanne Christensen, MD)Dr. Mishra's mission encompasses: 1. Delivering exemplary clinical care2. Establishing a comprehensive collaborative research program aimed at improving stroke outcomes. 3. Supporting emerging scholars, including trainees and junior faculty, in achieving their professional aspirations and making substantial societal contributions.Research areas of interest:1. Post-stroke epilepsy2. Outcomes following cardiovascular procedures, women's health, thrombolysis, and strategies for preventing complications associated with reperfusion therapy. CURE Epilepsy/ Post-Stroke Epilepsy Research Effort: https://cureepilepsy.org/webinars/webinar-epilepsy-and-neurodegenerative-disorders-the-relationship-between-stroke-and-seizures/.Funding for clinical research opportunities is available through the VA/Yale Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Dr. Misra is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Neurology at Yale University School of Medicine. He is a clinical researcher with an avid interest in biomarker discovery and outcomes research in neurological disorders. He is serving as a member of the COVID-19 global forum in the Brain Health Unit of the World Health Organization. He is also the Guest Editor at Frontiers in Neurology, where he is leading a research collection on omics-based approaches in stroke research. His long-term goal is to become an independent investigator and build a career in clinical biomarker discovery and data sciences. Dr. Misra obtained his Ph.D. in Neurology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. His thesis was aimed at determining diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of stroke using high-throughput proteomics and machine learning approaches. He received the prestigious DST-INSPIRE Fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, for pursuing his doctoral studies. He completed his B. Tech and M. Tech degrees in Biotechnology from Amity University, Noida, India, and had the distinction of being the University Gold Medalist. Dr. Misra has co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed research publications, including first-author articles in leading journals such as JAMA Neurology, Neurology, the European Journal of Neurology, and the International Journal of Stroke. His work has been cited more than 1,000 times. He took a 2-hour lecture on "Proteomics data analysis in R" at the peer-to-peer teaching sessions organized by the Bioinformatics Support Hub in the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Misra is a recipient of the Young Investigator Award from the World Stroke Organization for his contributions to the field of stroke research. He is open to research collaborations on research topics, including: Biomarker research in strokeProteomics data analysisEvidence synthesis through systematic reviews and meta-analysesClinical trials in stroke For research collaborations, reach out to Dr. Misra at shubham.misra@yale.edu. For more details regarding his academic interests, please visit his website at https://sites.google.com/view/shubham-misra.