Our research team is currently monitoring 32 buildings in Toronto, Ottawa, and Sault Ste. Marie, including 10 long-term care homes, 13 schools and day-cares, and 6 university buildings. Click any city to expand.
Mike Fralick, Caroline Nott, Jason Moggridge, Lucas Castellani, Ashley
Raudanskis, David Guttman, Aaron Hinz, Nisha Thampi, Alex Wong, Doug
Manuel, Allison McGeer, Evgueni Doukhanine, Hebah Mejbel, Veronica
Zanichelli, Madison Burella, Sylva Donaldson, Pauline Wang, Rees Kassen,
Derek MacFadden
medRxiv 2022.06.28.22276560; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.28.22276560
Aaron Hinz, Lydia Xing, Evgueni Doukhanine, Laura A. Hug, Rees Kassen,
Banu Ormeci, Richard J. Kibbee, Alex Wong, Derek MacFadden, and Caroline
Nott.
FACETS 20 January 2022. 7(): 82-97. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0139
Sawith is the NOHFC Research Intern at the Sault Ste. Marie Academic Medical Association and he is currently assisting with on-site swabbing in Sault Ste. Marie.
Madison is a senior medical student at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and is currently assisting with on-site swabbing in Sault Ste. Marie.
Tasha is a research assistant for the CUBE study. Tasha is currently pursuing an Honours degree in Health Sciences with a Concentration in Disability and Chronic Illness at Carleton University.
Dr. Castellani is an infectious diseases physician at the Sault Area Hospital and Assistant Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
Molecular biologist at DNA Genotek specializing in microbiome research and development of chemical reagents and collection devices to facilitate stabilization of primary samples.
Mike is the Toronto Lead for CUBE, Assistant Professor at University of Toronto, Clinician Scientist at Sinai Health, and Locum general internist at The Sault Area Hospital.
David is a Professor in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Toronto and Director for the Centre of the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function.
Aaron is a Research Associate at the University of Ottawa with interests in genetics and molecular mechanisms of microbial adaptation. For the CUBE project, he has been optimizing methods for SARS-CoV-2 detection from built environment samples.
Bena is a medical student at the University of Toronto and a research assistant in Dr. Fralick’s lab. She is currently assisting with on-site swabbing in the GTA.
Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Microbiology in the Department of Biology at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Hug’s research uses a combination of multi-omics and classical microbiological techniques to examine microbial diversity and function in contaminated sites.
Full Professor and Cystic Fibrosis Canada Researcher, University of Ottawa. Dr. Kassen uses microbes to study the evolution of biodiversity. Rees is also active at the interface between science, society, and policy, serving currently as Chair of the Science and Innovation Advisory Council at the Institute on Governance and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Scientific Collaboration.
Hanna is a summer research student for the CUBE study. She is currently pursuing a dual undergraduate degree in Medical Sciences and Business Administration at Western University and the Richard Ivey Business School.
Dr. MacFadden is a clinician scientist and epidemiologist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.
Allison McGeer is an infectious diseases physician and microbiologist at Sinai Health System and Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto.
Hebah is a PhD candidate in Biology at the University of Ottawa. With CUBE, she is involved in sampling and processing the built environment samples.
Research assistant for Dr. Michael Fralick. Jason is a data analyst and programmer for the CUBE study.
Infectious Diseases Physician and Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH). Dr. Nott has supported TOH Infection Prevention and Control and Occupational Health Departments as a COVID-19 Pandemic Support Lead since April 2020.
Project Manager for the CUBE study. Ashley recently graduated from the University of Guelph and is focused on pursuing a career in healthcare in the near future.
Jamie is a research assistant for the CUBE study. Jamie has recently finished her Master’s degree in Health Science, Technology and Policy (HSTP) at Carleton University. Jamie is currently assisting with on-site swabbing in Ottawa.
Medical director of the Infection Prevention and Control Program at CHEO, a pediatric health and research centre in Ottawa, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Ottawa.
Tamara is a Research Coordinator at Sinai Health System providing administrative support.
Gabriel Wainer is a Full Professor in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University. He is an expert on spatial modeling and simulation and participates in the definition of prediction models indoors.
Alex Wong is an Associate Professor of biology at Carleton University. His lab is optimizing methods for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in the built environment.
Veronica is a clinical research coordinator for CUBE and other projects in the field of infectious diseases at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.