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Deirdre Church

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of Calgary

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Deirdre Church

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
17 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Research

At-Risk Populations Barriers To Care Improved Access Lgbtq2s+Novel Diagnostics Prospective Cohort Study Sexually Transmitted And Blood-Borne Pathogens Stigma And Discrimination

Latest papers

Emergence of a novel NDM-4-producing Citrobacter freundii complex species in a complicated urinary tract infection treated with cefiderocol.
IDCases · 2026 · senior author
The contribution of patient travel for phlebotomy to the carbon footprint of clinical laboratories.
Clinical biochemistry · 2026 · senior author
Multi-year population-based study of the clinical and epidemiological risk factors for mortality in nocardiosis: survival analysis from a large regional Canadian healthcare region.
BMC infectious diseases · 2026 · first author

All 37 publications

Latest funding

Paving a path to improved access: The STBBI-CARE study [community/access/respect/equity]
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Reducing the burden of antimicrobial resistance via rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infections
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$675,000
Reducing the global burden of infectious diseases through precision population health
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$2,895,833

All 4 grants and awards

37 publications.

Emergence of a novel NDM-4-producing Citrobacter freundii complex species in a complicated urinary tract infection treated with cefiderocol.

Boehm C, Dingle TC, Croxen MA, Lynch T, Church D

IDCases2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2026.e02724 PMID: 42668689

The contribution of patient travel for phlebotomy to the carbon footprint of clinical laboratories.

Naugler C, Church D

Clinical biochemistry2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2026.111142 PMID: 42114799

Multi-year population-based study of the clinical and epidemiological risk factors for mortality in nocardiosis: survival analysis from a large regional Canadian healthcare region.

Church D, Ugarte-Torres A, Naugler C

BMC infectious diseases2026First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-025-12456-3 PMID: 41673809

Detection of Pathogens by a Novel User-Developed Broad-Range BR 16S PCR rRNA Polymerase Chain Reaction/Gene Sequencing Assay: Multiyear Experience in a Large Canadian Healthcare Zone.

Griener T, Chow B, Church D

Microorganisms2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms14010240 PMID: 41597757

Early pandemic HIV-1 integration site preferences differ across anatomical sites.

Kohio HP, Ajoge HO, Barua EA, Vajaria NR, Wu IKF, Coleman MD, Tom SK, van der Meer F, Gill J, Church D, Beck P, Power C, van Marle G, Barr SD

Communications medicine2025

DOI: 10.1038/s43856-025-01146-5 PMID: 41053231

Population-based microbiological characterization of Nocardia strains causing invasive infections during a multiyear period in a large Canadian healthcare region.

Church D, Peirano G, Ugarte-Torres A, Naugler C

Microbiology spectrum2025First author

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00914-25 PMID: 40621909

Evaluating the epidemiology of vaginitis in a contemporary cohort: a population-based study.

Church D, Naugler C, Guo M, Somayaji R

Frontiers in public health2024First author

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1486356 PMID: 40070968

Candidemia Treatment is Improved by Infectious Disease Consultation: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Bourassa-Blanchette S, Biesheuvel MM, Lam JC, Kipp A, Church D, Carson J, Dalton B, Parkins MD, Barkema HW, Gregson DB

Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada2024

DOI: 10.3138/jammi-2024-0001 PMID: 40556807

Population-based genomic surveillance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa causing bloodstream infections in a large Canadian health region.

Peirano G, Matsumara Y, Nobrega D, Church D, Pitout JDD

European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2024

DOI: 10.1007/s10096-024-04750-w PMID: 38197977

Hepatosplenic mucormycosis due to Rhizomucor pusillus identified by panfungal PCR/sequencing of ribosomal ITS2 and LSU regions in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia: A case report.

Gillrie M, Chow B, Griener T, Johnson A, Church D

Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada2023Senior author

DOI: 10.3138/jammi-2022-0020 PMID: 37008581

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Deirdre Church

Research

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Emergence of a novel NDM-4-producing Citrobacter freundii complex species in a complicated urinary tract infection treated with cefiderocol.

The contribution of patient travel for phlebotomy to the carbon footprint of clinical laboratories.

Multi-year population-based study of the clinical and epidemiological risk factors for mortality in nocardiosis: survival analysis from a large regional Canadian healthcare region.

Detection of Pathogens by a Novel User-Developed Broad-Range BR 16S PCR rRNA Polymerase Chain Reaction/Gene Sequencing Assay: Multiyear Experience in a Large Canadian Healthcare Zone.

Early pandemic HIV-1 integration site preferences differ across anatomical sites.

Population-based microbiological characterization of Nocardia strains causing invasive infections during a multiyear period in a large Canadian healthcare region.

Evaluating the epidemiology of vaginitis in a contemporary cohort: a population-based study.

Candidemia Treatment is Improved by Infectious Disease Consultation: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Population-based genomic surveillance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa causing bloodstream infections in a large Canadian health region.

Hepatosplenic mucormycosis due to Rhizomucor pusillus identified by panfungal PCR/sequencing of ribosomal ITS2 and LSU regions in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia: A case report.

Paving a path to improved access: The STBBI-CARE study [community/access/respect/equity]

Reducing the burden of antimicrobial resistance via rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infections

Reducing the global burden of infectious diseases through precision population health

The HIV-1 Reservoir in the Gut

Frequent collaborators

Ranjani Somayaji

Christopher Naugler

Lisa Tymensen

Johann Pitout

Alejandra Ugarte Torres

Anshula Ambasta

Athanasios Zovoilis

Raynell Lang

Mark Gillrie

John Gill

Guido van Marle

Kunyan Zhang

Paul Beck

John Conly

Christopher Power

Dylan Pillai