Rate My Professor Matloob Husain

Husain has published extensively on influenza virology, with highly cited works such as "Drug resistance in influenza A virus: the epidemiology and management" (Hussain et al., 2017, Infection and Drug Resistance), "Histone deacetylase 6 inhibits influenza A virus release by downregulating the trafficking of viral components to the plasma membrane via its substrate, acetylated microtubules" (Husain and Cheung, 2014, Journal of Virology), "Influenza A virus dysregulates host histone deacetylase 1 that inhibits viral infection in lung epithelial cells" (Nagesh and Husain, 2016, Journal of Virology), "Enhanced acetylation of alpha-tubulin in influenza A virus infected epithelial cells" (Husain and Harrod, 2011, FEBS Letters), and recent publications including "Host innate antiviral response to influenza A virus infection: From viral sensing to antagonism and escape" (An et al., 2024, Pathogens) and "Influenza A virus H5N1 subtype: Resurgent interspecies and intercontinental transmission, and a new host" (Husain, 2026, Pathogens). His research has been funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand, H S and J C Anderson Trust, Lottery Health Board, Maurice Wilkins Centre, Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust, and the University of Otago Faculty of Biomedical Sciences. As an educator, he convenes MICR 464: Medical Microbiology and Immunology and teaches courses in virology, microbiology, and medical sciences. Husain directs a vibrant laboratory, supervising PhD students such as Kartik Rawat and Simran Lakhina, and has mentored numerous alumni to degree completion.