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Dr. Marc Brisson, Network Lead, Modeling and Economics Research Network Dr. Marc Brisson is a Professor at Université Laval where he leads the Research Group in Mathematical Modeling and Health Economics of Infectious Diseases. His research aims at developing mathematical models that predict the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions against infectious diseases to help policy decision-making.

Dr. Brian Ward, Network Lead, Reference Laboratory Network Dr. Brian Ward is a Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at McGill University, Co-Director of the McGill Vaccine Study Centre, Associate Director of the JD MacLean Center for Tropical Diseases and Medical Director of the National Reference Center for Parasitology. His research interests are vaccine development, parasite diagnostics and global health.

Dr. Natasha Crowcroft, Network Co-Lead, Provincial Collaborative Network Dr. Natasha Crowcroft is Chief of Applied Immunization Research and Evaluation at Public Health Ontario (PHO) and Professor at the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada. Dr. Crowcroft is widely published, and provides expertise to the World Health Organization and Pan-

Dr. Jeff Kwong, Network Co-Lead, Provincial Collaborative Network Dr. Jeff Kwong is a Senior Scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), a Scientist at Public Health Ontario, a Family Physician at the Toronto Western Family Health Team, and an Associate Professor at the Department of Family & Community Medicine and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. His research i