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Emeritus professor
Faculty of Medicine
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

Contact information:

Office: 16132247533
Office: 6135625800x8299
Cell: 16137168026
E-mail: ebrown@uOttawa.ca

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E-mail

Research information:

Performed genetic studies of RNA viruses with a focus on evolution of virulence in influenza virus, reovirus replication and cancer treatment, and hepatitis C immune evasion. The work focused on understands viral replication so that virus infection can both be prevented and alternatively be applied as therapy to treat diseases. He is a founding member of the Canadian Oncolytic Virus Consortium that is developing viruses as novel tumor therapeutics. He is also the founding Executive Director of the University of Ottawa for Emerging Pathogens Research Centre (EPRC). Dr. Brown is an internationally recognized influenza researcher who sits on various committees and institutional groups (CIHR workshop on influenza research priorities 2005; CIHR Pandemic Preparedness Strategic Research Initiative Task group; Organizing and program committee Chair of the 2008 of Canadian Pandemic Preparedness Meeting ; Pandemic Vaccine Working Group of the Public Health Agency of Canada; ) dealing with influenza pandemic preparedness.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Biochemistry
• Biochemistry, microbiology and immunology
• Genetics
• Immunology
• Infectious Diseases
• Neuroscience
• Virology

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English only

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Associate professor
Faculty of Science
Chemistry

Contact information:

Office: 3976
Cell: 819-968-3646
E-mail: fcampbel@uottawa.ca
Website

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Cell Telephone

Research information:

My research group is interested in understanding the interplay established between bacteria and their host during infection.

We are currently focusing on the enteropathogen Shigella flexneri, which use a Type Three Secretion Apparatus (T3SA) to inject some of its proteins inside human intestinal cells. Our main interests are:

1. T3SA functioning and regulation;
2. bacterial strategies for hijacking the biological processes of the host;
3. bacterial and host adaptation at play during infection. Our long-term objective is to identify novel therapeutic avenues to treat infectious diseases.

Keywords: gastrointestinal infections caused by bacteria of the Shigella genus and other Escherichia coli.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Biochemistry, microbiology and immunology
• Infectious Diseases
• Microbiology
• Molecular biology

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English and French

PhD student
Faculty of Science
Biology

Contact information:

E-mail: kcran072@uottawa.ca

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E-mail

Research information:

My research focuses on the ecological and environmental factors affecting ticks, vertebrate hosts, and pathogens (e.g., bacteria, virus, etc) of the tick-borne disease system in Canada. I use a wide variety of methods including meta-analyses, field surveys and experiments, genetic analyses, and remote sensing analyses.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Climate change
• Ecology
• Infectious Diseases

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English and French

Canada Research Chair in Molecular Virology and Intrinsic Immunity
Assistant professor
Faculty of Medicine
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

Contact information:

E-mail: langlois@uOttawa.ca
Website

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E-mail

Research information:

HIV, Retroviruses and Immunity

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Biochemistry
• Biochemistry, microbiology and immunology
• Health research
• Immunology
• Infectious Diseases
• Medical research
• Microbiology
• Molecular biology
• Research methods
• Virology

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English and French

Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section

Contact information:

E-mail: Jason.Nickerson@uOttawa.ca

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E-mail

Research information:

Dr. Jason Nickerson, RRT, FCSRT, PhD is the Senior Director of Public Policy for the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT), an Investigator at the Bruyère Health Research Institute in Ottawa and an Adjunct Professor of Common Law at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics. Dr. Nickerson holds a PhD in Population Health and has worked extensively in global public health and health systems strengthening in Canada and internationally, including spending more than a decade with the medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) where he served as the Humanitarian Representative to Canada. He has worked in humanitarian health responses during armed conflicts, disease epidemics, and sudden onset disasters including in Afghanistan, Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Central African Republic. His research focuses on the care of acutely ill older adults (particularly in long-term care settings), access to healthcare for marginalized populations, and the development of medical countermeasures for emerging infectious diseases. He has a particular interest in emerging and high-consequence infectious diseases and neglected tropical diseases, including Ebola, Marburg, Lassa Fever, pandemic and avian influenza, and COVID-19. His work focuses on the epidemiology and public health impacts of high-consequence infectious diseases, and also on the development and use of medical countermeasures such as vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostic tests, including the relevance of Canadian innovation funding and pharmaceutical policy on the development of new medical technologies. As a respiratory therapist, he is able to provide commentary and expert opinion on respiratory illnesses, access to healthcare in Canada, and health policy issues. Drawing on his decade of experience as a senior humanitarian official, Dr. Nickerson is able to provide commentary and expert opinion on armed conflicts and wars, Canadian and international foreign policy, and natural disasters.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Afghanistan
• Africa
• Anesthesia
• Biopharmaceutical science
• Biopharmaceutics
• Borders
• Canadian politics
• Diseases
• Drugs
• Ethics
• Ethics in international affairs
• Ethics in international affairs
• Foreign aid
• Foreign aid
• Foreign Policy
• Gerontology
• Globalization
• Globalization
• Haiti
• Health
• Health care
• Health law
• Health policy
• Health research
• Health Services
• Health-service providers
• Human rights
• Infectious Diseases
• Intellectual property
• International development
• International development and globalization
• International health
• International health
• International humanitarian law
• International law
• International organizations
• International relations
• Medical law
• Medical research
• National policy
• Policy
• Population health
• Respiratory medicine
• Science and Society
• Sustainable development
• War crimes

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Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Faculty of Medicine

Contact information:

Office: 613-737-8899 (73353)
E-mail: mtyndall@ottawahospital.on.ca

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E-mail, Office Telephone

Research information:

My main research interests include the prevention, care and treatment of HIV among people who use drugs.  The methods include cohort studies and community-based research approaches to capacity building and advocacy.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Infectious Diseases

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English only