Institute of Infection and Immunity (III) - Pandemic Preparedness Strategic Research Initiative (PPSRI) - Catalyst Grant: Pandemic Preparedness

Results of the

03/12/2007

200712CAT

Catalyst Grant: Pandemic Preparedness (Mob. of Res. Comm for Outbreak Resp) Competition

Updated :

16/10/2008

Principal Investigators Institution Paid Research Institution* Title

Co-Applicant(s)

Average Annual Operating Amount

Equipment

Term

PRC **

Status

BISAILLON, Martin

PERREAULT, Jean-Pierre / VON MESSLING, Veronika A

$100,000

1 Yr(s)

CAT

Université de Sherbrooke

Development of a SOFA-Ribozyme-based strategy to control the propagation of the influenza virus.

BUCKERIDGE, David L

$97,490

$2,500

1 Yr(s)

CAT

BROWNSTEIN, John S

McGill University

Evaluating the Population Effect of a New Vaccination Policy: An International Comparison

CHRISTIAN, Michael D

MCGEER, Allison J / MULLER, Matthew P

$99,455

1 Yr(s)

CAT

Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto)

Prognostic scoring for patients with severe disease due to influenza

* "Research Institution" is displayed only when it is different from "Institution Paid".

** PRC = Peer Review Committee. A legend to the committee codes appears at the end of this list.

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Principal Investigators Institution Paid Research Institution* Title

Co-Applicant(s)

Average Annual Operating Amount

Equipment

Term

PRC **

Status

MCGEER, Allison J

DE SERRES, Gaston / LOEB, Mark B / LOW, Donald E / MCNEIL, Shelly A / REA, Elizabeth H / SKOWRONSKI, Danuta Maria

$94,894

1 Yr(s)

CAT

Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto)

Pandemic research priorities in influenza transmission and its prevention

TRAN, Dat

BEYENE, Joseph / BITNUN, Sean A / IPP, Moshe M / PATERSON, Andrew D / RICHARDSON, Susan E

$99,919

1 Yr(s)

CAT

Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)

Genetic determinants of influenza severity in children: A pre-pandemic community-based feasibility study

* "Research Institution" is displayed only when it is different from "Institution Paid".

** PRC = Peer Review Committee. A legend to the committee codes appears at the end of this list.

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