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Abraham, Ninan,
PhD
Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigeneity, CoVaRR-Net
Professor, University of British Columbia
Associate Dean, Equity and Diversity, University of British Columbia, Faculty of ScienceExpertise:
Can answer questions about:
Equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigeniety. Immunity. Vaccines. Social and equitable policies. Equity aspects of research and pandemic response.
Twitter Handle:
@ninan_abraham1
Banerjee, Arinjay,
PhD
Deputy, Pillar 2, Host-Pathogen Interactions, CoVaRR-Net
Early Career Investigator & Research Scientist, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)
Adjunct Professor, University of SaskatchewanExpertise:
Virology, Vaccines, Immunity, Infection Diagnostics, Variant Characterization, Animal Reservoirs, Evolution
Can answer questions about:
Virus replication, evolution, transmission. Infection detection and tracing. Vaccines. Animal reservoirs and spread between animals and humans.
Twitter Handle:
@sci_questions
Barr, Stephen,
PhD
Deputy, Pillar 3, Virology, CoVaRR-Net
Associate Professor, Western University
Expertise:
Can answer questions about:
Virus replication, evolution, transmission, and severity. Measuring immune response to infection. Infection detection and tracing. Vaccines.
Twitter Handle:
@BarrLab
Betker, Claire,
RN, PhD, CCHN(C)
Associate Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigeneity, CoVaRR-Net
Scientific Director of the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH)
Expertise:
Can answer questions about:
Public health. Equity, diversity inclusion, and indigeniety. Equity aspects of pandemic response.
Twitter Handle:
@rcbetker
Bourque, Guillaume,
PhD
Data Platform Associated Director, CoVaRR-Net
Professor, McGill University
Canada Research Chair in Computational Genomics and MedicineExpertise:
Can answer questions about:
Sequencing and identification of new variants. How collaborative and interconnected databases can improve and speed up pandemic response.
Twitter Handle:
@guilbourque
Brinkman, Fiona,
PhD, FRSC
Deputy, Pillar 6, Computational Analysis, Modelling and Evolutionary Outcomes (CAMEO), CoVaRR-Net
Distinguished Professor, Simon Fraser University
Expertise:
Vaccines, Variant Characterization, Host and Virus Genetics, Genomic Surveillance, Modelling Transmission
Can answer questions about:
Viral variant evolution and surveillance, nationally and globally. Modelling and analyses of how different variant mutations could affect disease transmission, severity, or immunity.
Twitter Handle:
@fionabrinkman
Brockman, Mark,
PhD
Deputy, Pillar 1, Immunology & Vaccine Protection, CoVaRR-Net
Professor, Simon Fraser University
Expertise:
Can answer questions about:
How viruses cause disease. Disease severity. Immunity (particularly memory cells). How to measure immunity and vaccine response.
Twitter Handle:
None
Brouwers, Melissa,
PhD
Co-Lead, Pillar 9, Knowledge, Implementation, and Training Team (KITT), CoVaRR-Net
Professor and Director, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa
Expertise:
Evidence Analysis, Literature Review, Evidence-Informed Clinical Decision Making, Evidence-Informed Policymaking
Can answer questions about:
How to analyze and synthesize the latest evidence. How to identify uncertainty in research data and methods.
Twitter Handle:
None
Camillo, Cheryl,
MPA, PhD
Deputy, Pillar 8, Public Health, Health Systems & Social Policy Impacts, CoVaRR-Net
Assistant Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina
Expertise:
Can answer questions about:
Development, design, and implementation of health and social policies. Crisis management and governance.
Twitter Handle:
@CherylACamillo
Caron, Étienne,
PhD
Deputy, Pillar 4, Functional Genomics & Structure-Function of Variants of Concern (VOCs), CoVaRR-Net
Assistant Professor, Université de Montréal
Director, Mass Spectrometry Platform, CHU Sainte-Justine Research CenterExpertise:
Can answer questions about:
Immunity (particularly memory cells) and their interaction and response to variants and vaccines.
Twitter Handle:
@EtienneCaron15
Colijn, Caroline,
PhD
Deputy, Pillar 6, Computational Analysis, Modelling and Evolutionary Outcomes (CAMEO), CoVaRR-Net
Professor, Simon Fraser University
Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematics for Infection, Evolution and Public HealthExpertise:
Can answer questions about:
How models are used for projections in the pandemic. Why virus sequences are important for understanding the pandemic. The importance of linked data. How selection and evolution have shaped the pandemic.
Twitter Handle:
@CarolineColijn
Cooper, Curtis,
MD
Biobank Clinical Associate Director, CoVaRR-Net
Professor of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research InstituteExpertise:
Can answer questions about:
How immunity is formed after viral infection. How banked biological samples can help us study and understand the effects of infection and vaccines (clinician).
Twitter Handle:
None
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media@covarrnet.ca