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December 29, 2013

2013 CFID Undergraduate Summer Research Award Projects

Exploring the overexpression of a central regulator of Aspergillus fumigatus asexual sporulation, brlA, as a way to reduce virulence through reduced vegetative growth

  • Student – Mohamad Rabbani, McGill University (Bachelors Program)
  • Supervisor – Don Sheppard MD, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University

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A Listeria monocytogenes-based Vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus

  • Student – Zach Liang, Developmental Biology, Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia (Bachelors Program)
  • Supervisor – Tobias Kollman MD, PHD, Division of Infectious and Immunological Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Child and Family Research Institute; BC Children’s Hospital

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Predictors of Influenza vaccine failure and impact of influenza immunization on severity of illness and outcomes among hospitalized Canadian adults

  • Student – Tara Riddell, Dalhousie University (MD Program)
  • Supervisor – Shelly McNeil MD, Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Filed Under: Archive, CFID Undergraduate Summer Research Award

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