She is an infectious disease physician and mathematical modeller, and holds a position as a scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital. Mishra completed medical school and residency training in internal medicine and infectious diseases at the University of Toronto. She went on to obtain her Masters of Science in epidemiology, as well as a Doctor of Philosophy in mathematical modelling at Imperial College London. She was involved in the 2014-2015 Ebola response in Sierra Leone as a consultant with the World Health Organization. Mishra’s research interests include mathematical modelling of infectious disease transmission dynamics with a focus on HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, simulation science for clinical and public health decision-making, as well as systems and data-science.