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CIRN Principal Investigators
Dr. Scott Halperin, Nominated Principal Investigator, PCIRN
Director of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dr. Halperin is a Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology at Dalhousie
University, the Head of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, and Co-Principal Investigator of the IMPACT network. His
research focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pertussis and other vaccine-preventable diseases.
Dr. Julie Bettinger, Principal Investigator, Canadian National Vaccine Safety Network
Dr. Bettinger is an Associate Professor at the Vaccine Evaluation Center in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia and a
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar. Her research interests include vaccine safety and vaccine preventable diseases as well as
attitudes and beliefs around immunization uptake and use.
Dr. Joanne Langley, Principal Investigator, Clinical Trials Network
Dr. Langley is a Professor of Pediatrics and Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University, the CIHR-GSK Chair in Pediatric
Vaccinology, and Associate Director of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology. Her main research interests are in the epidemiology and prevention of
respiratory infections.
Dr. Natasha Crowcroft, Co-Principal Investigator, Provincial Collaborative Network
Dr. Crowcroft is Chief of Applied Immunization Research at Public Health Ontario (PHO) and Associate Professor at 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-
American Health Organization.
Dr. Jeff Kwong, Co-Principal Investigator, Provincial Collaborative Network
Dr. Kwong is a Scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and at Public Health Ontario, a family physician at the Toronto
Western Family Health Team, and an Associate Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. His research
interests include infectious diseases epidemiology and health services research using linkable data, vaccination program evaluation, and assessing
the burden of infectious diseases.
Dr. Shelly McNeil, Co-Principal Investigator, Serious Outcomes Surveillance (SOS) Network
Dr. McNeil is a Clinical Research Scholar at Dalhousie University and Acting Chief, Division Infectious Diseases at the Nova Scotia Health Authority.
She is also an Investigator at the Canadian Center for Vaccinology. Her research focuses on health policy, evaluation of vaccine-preventable
diseases in the elderly and in pregnant women, and in clinical trials of new vaccines targeted at adolescent and adult populations.
Dr. Melissa Andrew, Co-Principal Investigator, Serious Outcomes Surveillance (SOS) Network
Dr. Andrew is a staff geriatrician and Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine at Dalhousie University. She is also an Investigator at the Canadian
Center for Vaccinology. Her research focuses on the health of seniors, frailty and social vulnerability, vaccine effectiveness, and outcomes of acute
infections.
Dr. Karina Top, Co-Principal Investigator, Special Immunization Clinics Network
Dr. Top is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Community Health & Epidemiology at Dalhousie University and Investigator at the Canadian
Center for Vaccinology. Her primary research focus is vaccine safety, clinical management of patients who have experienced AEFI, and the risk of
adverse events in immunocompromised patients.
Dr. Gaston De Serres, Co-Principal Investigator, Special Immunization Clinics Network
Dr. De Serres is a medical epidemiologist at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec and a professor of Epidemiology at the Faculty of
Medicine at Laval University. Dr. De Serres works in the area of control and prevention of infectious disease with a focus on vaccine-preventable
diseases and respiratory infections, vaccine effectiveness and vaccine safety.
Dr. Marc Brisson, Principal Investigator, Modeling and Economics Research Network
Dr. Brisson is an Associate Professor at Université Laval, and holds a Canada Research Chair 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, Principal Investigator, Reference Laboratory Network
Dr. Ward is a Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at McGill University, Co-Director of the McGill Vaccine Study Centre, Deputy Director of the
Research Institute of the McGill University Health 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. Eve Dubé, Principal Investigator, Social Sciences and Humanities Network
Dr. Dubé is a member of the Scientifi c Group on Immunization at the Québec National Institute of Public Health, a researcher at the Research
Center of the CHU-Québec, and an Adjoint Professor in the Social and Preventive Medicine Department and Anthropology Department of
Université Laval. Her research focuses on the socio-cultural fi eld surrounding immunization and vaccine hesitancy.
Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN)
Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN)
Dr. Scott Halperin, Nominated Principal Investigator, PCIRN
Director of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dr. Halperin is a Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology at Dalhousie
University, the Head of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, and Co-Principal Investigator of the IMPACT network. His
research focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pertussis and other vaccine-preventable diseases.
Dr. Julie Bettinger, Principal Investigator, Canadian National Vaccine Safety Network
Dr. Bettinger is an Associate Professor at the Vaccine Evaluation Center in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia and a
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar. Her research interests include vaccine safety and vaccine preventable diseases as well as
attitudes and beliefs around immunization uptake and use.
Dr. Joanne Langley, Principal Investigator, Clinical Trials Network
Dr. Langley is a Professor of Pediatrics and Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University, the CIHR-GSK Chair in Pediatric
Vaccinology, and Associate Director of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology. Her main research interests are in the epidemiology and prevention of
respiratory infections.
Dr. Natasha Crowcroft, Co-Principal Investigator, Provincial Collaborative Network
Dr. Crowcroft is Chief of Applied Immunization Research at Public Health Ontario (PHO) and Associate Professor at 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-
American Health Organization.
Dr. Jeff Kwong, Co-Principal Investigator, Provincial Collaborative Network
Dr. Kwong is a Scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and at Public Health Ontario, a family physician at the Toronto
Western Family Health Team, and an Associate Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. His research
interests include infectious diseases epidemiology and health services research using linkable data, vaccination program evaluation, and assessing
the burden of infectious diseases.
Dr. Shelly McNeil, Co-Principal Investigator, Serious Outcomes Surveillance (SOS) Network
Dr. McNeil is a Clinical Research Scholar at Dalhousie University and Acting Chief, Division Infectious Diseases at the Nova Scotia Health Authority.
She is also an Investigator at the Canadian Center for Vaccinology. Her research focuses on health policy, evaluation of vaccine-preventable
diseases in the elderly and in pregnant women, and in clinical trials of new vaccines targeted at adolescent and adult populations.
Dr. Melissa Andrew, Co-Principal Investigator, Serious Outcomes Surveillance (SOS) Network
Dr. Andrew is a staff geriatrician and Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine at Dalhousie University. She is also an Investigator at the Canadian
Center for Vaccinology. Her research focuses on the health of seniors, frailty and social vulnerability, vaccine effectiveness, and outcomes of acute
infections.
Dr. Karina Top, Co-Principal Investigator, Special Immunization Clinics Network
Dr. Top is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Community Health & Epidemiology at Dalhousie University and Investigator at the Canadian
Center for Vaccinology. Her primary research focus is vaccine safety, clinical management of patients who have experienced AEFI, and the risk of
adverse events in immunocompromised patients.
Dr. Gaston De Serres, Co-Principal Investigator, Special Immunization Clinics Network
Dr. De Serres is a medical epidemiologist at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec and a professor of Epidemiology at the Faculty of
Medicine at Laval University. Dr. De Serres works in the area of control and prevention of infectious disease with a focus on vaccine-preventable
diseases and respiratory infections, vaccine effectiveness and vaccine safety.
Dr. Marc Brisson, Principal Investigator, Modeling and Economics Research Network
Dr. Brisson is an Associate Professor at Université Laval, and holds a Canada Research Chair 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, Principal Investigator, Reference Laboratory Network
Dr. Ward is a Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at McGill University, Co-Director of the McGill Vaccine Study Centre, Deputy Director of the
Research Institute of the McGill University Health 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. Eve Dubé, Principal Investigator, Social Sciences and Humanities Network
Dr. Dubé is a member of the Scientifi c Group on Immunization at the Québec National Institute of Public Health, a researcher at the Research
Center of the CHU-Québec, and an Adjoint Professor in the Social and Preventive Medicine Department and Anthropology Department of
Université Laval. Her research focuses on the socio-cultural fi eld surrounding immunization and vaccine hesitancy.
Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN)
Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN)
