Dr. Aqib Rehman Magray is an Assistant Professor of Innate Immunology & Host–Pathogen Interactions in the Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, and a former Postdoctoral Fellow in Emily Rosowski’s lab at Clemson University. His research uses larval zebrafish, CRISPR/Cas9 genetics, and live confocal imaging to reveal how macrophages detect and control fungal and mycobacterial infections, with a focus on phagosome maturation (v-ATPase, Rab5/Rab7, LAMP1/2), PI3K–NOX coupling, and host-directed therapies. Trained across India, Germany and the United States, Dr. Magray has published in Aquaculture, Microbial Pathogenesis, Molecular Immunology, and Fungal Biology Reviews, and serves as a peer reviewer for leading journals. He teaches across undergraduate and graduate levels and is building a zebrafish research program that links fundamental innate immune mechanisms to practical solutions for drug-resistant and opportunistic infections in humans and aquaculture.
Zoology