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Christopher Sikora

ResearcherPediatricsUniversity of Alberta

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Christopher Sikora

Researcher

Pediatrics

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Biomarkers Cannabis Metabolites In Breast Milk Cohort Study Maternal Cannabis Use Neurodevelopment Cannabis Metabolites In Urine Child Development Environmental Cannabis Exposure

Latest papers

Site-specific wastewater-based surveillance in early detection of COVID-19 new cases and prediction of mass testing outcomes in long-term care facilities.
Scientific reports · 2026
Early warning COVID-19 outbreak in long-term care facilities using wastewater surveillance: correlation, prediction, and interaction with clinical and serological statuses.
The Lancet. Microbe · 2024 · senior author
Wastewater surveillance monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and dynamics of transmission and community burden of COVID-19.
Emerging microbes & infections · 2023

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Maternal-child dyad health outcomes: neurodevelopment at three years in the context of maternal cannabis use - an extension of a prospective cohort study
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$500,000
Maternal-infant dyad health outcomes: infant neurodevelopment in the context of maternal cannabis use - a prospective cohort study
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$1,499,915
Healthier Cities, Sustainable Futures: Leveraging Municipal Smart City Data and Technological Innovation to Improve Population Health and Health Equity
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$10,000

All 3 grants and awards

10 publications.

Site-specific wastewater-based surveillance in early detection of COVID-19 new cases and prediction of mass testing outcomes in long-term care facilities.

Wen J, Peng KK, Lee BE, Rosychuk RJ, Gao T, Qiu JY, Li MY, Risling E, Little LA, Sikora C, Pang XL, Ohinmaa A

Scientific reports2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-47833-8 PMID: 41974787

Early warning COVID-19 outbreak in long-term care facilities using wastewater surveillance: correlation, prediction, and interaction with clinical and serological statuses.

Pang X, Lee BE, Gao T, Rosychuk RJ, Immaraj L, Qiu JY, Wen J, Zelyas N, Howden K, Wallace J, Risling E, Little LA, Kim J, Wood H, Robinson A, Parkins M, Hubert CRJ, Frankowski K, Hrudey SE, Sikora C

The Lancet. Microbe2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(24)00126-5 PMID: 39182502

Wastewater surveillance monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and dynamics of transmission and community burden of COVID-19.

Hasing ME, Lee BE, Gao T, Li Q, Qiu Y, Ellehoj E, Graber TE, Fuzzen M, Servos M, Landgraff C, Delatolla R, Tipples G, Zelyas N, Hinshaw D, Maal-Bared R, Sikora C, Parkins M, Hubert CRJ, Frankowski K, Hrudey SE, Pang XL

Emerging microbes & infections2023

DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2023.2233638 PMID: 37409382

Number of COVID-19 cases required in a population to detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater in the province of Alberta, Canada: Sensitivity assessment.

Li Q, Lee BE, Gao T, Qiu Y, Ellehoj E, Yu J, Diggle M, Tipples G, Maal-Bared R, Hinshaw D, Sikora C, Ashbolt NJ, Talbot J, Hrudey SE, Pang X

Journal of environmental sciences (China)2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2022.04.047 PMID: 36375966

Wastewater-Based Surveillance Is an Effective Tool for Trending COVID-19 Prevalence in Communities: A Study of 10 Major Communities for 17 Months in Alberta.

Pang X, Gao T, Ellehoj E, Li Q, Qiu Y, Maal-Bared R, Sikora C, Tipples G, Diggle M, Hinshaw D, Ashbolt NJ, Talbot J, Hrudey SE, Lee BE

ACS ES&T water2022

DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.2c00143 PMID: 36380772

SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in a Canadian suburban tertiary hospital necessitating full facility closure: a descriptive observational study.

Kanji JN, Chan YLE, Boychuk LR, Boyington C, Turay S, Kobelsky M, Doroshuk C, Choo P, Jacka S, Roberts E, Leighton K, Smith SW, Sikora C, Black R

CMAJ open2022

DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210064 PMID: 35193878

Early warning and rapid public health response to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities (LTCF) by monitoring SARS-CoV-2 RNA in LTCF site-specific sewage samples and assessment of antibodies response in this population: prospective study protocol.

Lee BE, Sikora C, Faulder D, Risling E, Little LA, Qiu Y, Gao T, Bulat R, Craik S, Hrudey SE, Ohinmaa A, Estabrooks CA, Gingras AC, Charlton C, Kim J, Wood H, Robinson A, Kanji JN, Zelyas N, O'Brien SF, Drews S, Pang XL

BMJ open2021

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052282 PMID: 34417219

First hospitalized case of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Alberta, Canada.

Kanji JN, Chichak V, Sikora C, Lee N, Tipples G, Zelyas N

Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada2020

DOI: 10.3138/jammi.2020-0012 PMID: 36338187

Transmission of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 within households: Edmonton, Canada.

Sikora C, Fan S, Golonka R, Sturtevant D, Gratrix J, Lee BE, Jaipaul J, Johnson M

Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology2010First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.06.015 PMID: 20673645

Population risk of syringe reuse: estimating the probability of transmitting bloodborne disease.

Sikora C, Chandran AU, Joffe AM, Johnson D, Johnson M

Infection control and hospital epidemiology2010First author

DOI: 10.1086/653200 PMID: 20509761

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Biomarkers Dear Professor Sikora, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Site-specific wastewater-based surveillance in early detection of COVID-19 new cases and prediction of mass testing outcomes in long-term care facilities." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Maternal-child dyad health outcomes: neurodevelopment at three years in the context of maternal cannabis use - an extension of a prospective cohort study" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Christopher Sikora

Research

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Latest funding

Site-specific wastewater-based surveillance in early detection of COVID-19 new cases and prediction of mass testing outcomes in long-term care facilities.

Early warning COVID-19 outbreak in long-term care facilities using wastewater surveillance: correlation, prediction, and interaction with clinical and serological statuses.

Wastewater surveillance monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and dynamics of transmission and community burden of COVID-19.

Number of COVID-19 cases required in a population to detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater in the province of Alberta, Canada: Sensitivity assessment.

Wastewater-Based Surveillance Is an Effective Tool for Trending COVID-19 Prevalence in Communities: A Study of 10 Major Communities for 17 Months in Alberta.

SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in a Canadian suburban tertiary hospital necessitating full facility closure: a descriptive observational study.

Early warning and rapid public health response to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities (LTCF) by monitoring SARS-CoV-2 RNA in LTCF site-specific sewage samples and assessment of antibodies response in this population: prospective study protocol.

First hospitalized case of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Alberta, Canada.

Transmission of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 within households: Edmonton, Canada.

Population risk of syringe reuse: estimating the probability of transmitting bloodborne disease.

Maternal-child dyad health outcomes: neurodevelopment at three years in the context of maternal cannabis use - an extension of a prospective cohort study

Maternal-infant dyad health outcomes: infant neurodevelopment in the context of maternal cannabis use - a prospective cohort study

Healthier Cities, Sustainable Futures: Leveraging Municipal Smart City Data and Technological Innovation to Improve Population Health and Health Equity

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