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Crawley, Angela,
PhD
Biobank Director, CoVaRR-Net
Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa
Adjunct Professor, Carleton UniversityExpertise:
Can answer questions about:
Biobanking. Immunology.
Twitter Handle:
@CrawleyLab
Decaluwe, Hélène,
MD, FRCPC, MSc, PhD
Deputy, Pillar 1, Immunology & Vaccine Protection, CoVaRR-Net
Associate Professor, Université de Montréal
Clinician Scientist, CHU Sainte-Justine Research CenterExpertise:
Vaccines, Immunity, Child Health, Immunocompromised People, How to Measure Immunity & Vaccine Response
Can answer questions about:
Immune response (particularly memory cells). Vaccine studies. Child health and immunity (clinician).
Twitter Handle:
@DecaluweHelene
Delatolla, Robert,
PhD
Deputy, Pillar 5, Viral Genomics & Sequencing
Director, Wastewater Surveillance Research Group, CoVaRR-NetProfessor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa
Associate Director, Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Environmental EngineeringExpertise:
Can answer questions about:
Using wasterwater to detect viral transmission.
Twitter Handle:
@RobDelatolla
Falzarano, Darryl,
PhD
Deputy, Pillar 3, Virology, CoVaRR-Net
Research Scientist, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan
Expertise:
Can answer questions about:
Virus replication, evolution, transmission, and severity. Measuring immune response to infection and vaccines. Infection detection and tracing. Vaccine development. Evaluating long term immunity.
Twitter Handle:
None
Flamand, Louis,
PhD, MBA
Lead, Pillar 3, Virology, CoVaRR-Net
Professor, Université Laval
Expertise:
Can answer questions about:
Virus replication, evolution, transmission, and severity. Measuring immune response to infection. Infection detection and tracing. Vaccines.
Twitter Handle:
None
Fritz, Jörg,
PhD
Deputy, Pillar 6, Computational Analysis, Modelling and Evolutionary Outcomes (CAMEO), CoVaRR-Net
Associate Professor, McGill University
Expertise:
Can answer questions about:
How different human genomic elements affect immunity and reponse to infection.
Twitter Handle:
@JorgHFritz
Gommerman, Jen,
PhD
Co-Lead, Pillar 1, Immunology & Vaccine Protection, CoVaRR-Net
Professor, University of Toronto
Canada Research Chair in Tissue Specific ImmunityExpertise:
Can answer questions about:
Vaccines. Mucosal Immunity. Vaccine studies. How to measure immunity and vaccine response.
Twitter Handle:
@JenGommerman
Grandvaux, Nathalie,
PhD
Deputy, Pillar 10, Antiviral Strategies and Antiviral Therapeutics, CoVaRR-Net
Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Université de Montréal
Associate Scientific Director of Students and Postdoctoral Affairs and Principal Investigator, Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM)
Co-founder and past-president, Canadian Society for Virology (CSV)
Co-director, Quebec COVID-Pandemic Network (QCPN)Expertise:
Can answer questions about:
Antiviral and inflammatory response. Antivirals and therapeutics. Vaccines. Respiratory viruses. Interferons, mutations. Virus transmission. Innate immunity.
Twitter Handle:
@NGrandvaux
Halperin, Scott,
MD
Deputy, Pillar 1, Immunology & Vaccine Protection, CoVaRR-Net
Professor, Dalhousie University
Nominated Principal Investigator, Canadian Immunization Research NetworkExpertise:
Can answer questions about:
Vaccines and immunity. Public health. Science policy. Child health and immunity (clinician).
Twitter Handle:
None
Hsu, Amy,
PhD
Data Platform Director, CoVaRR-Net
Chair in Primary Health Care in Dementia, uOttawa Brain and Mind-Bruyère Research Institute
Assistant Professor, University of OttawaExpertise:
Serology, Quantification of Immunity, Modelling Clinical Impact, Modelling Public Health Impacts, Data Platforms
Can answer questions about:
How large datasets can inform us about long-term effects of COVID-19 infection and vaccine immunity.
Twitter Handle:
@amytmhsu
Huyser, Kimberly,
PhD
Lead, Pillar 7, Indigenous Engagement, Development, and Research, CoVaRR-Net
Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
Expertise:
Can answer questions about:
Indigeneity. Effects of the pandemic on First Nations. Public and social policies.
Twitter Handle:
@NavajoProf
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