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James Kellner

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Professor - MedicineDepartment of Pediatrics | Infectious DiseasesUniversity of Calgary

James Kellner

Professor - Medicine

Department of Pediatrics | Infectious Diseases

Cumming School of Medicine

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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No publications since 2020.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2013.

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Child Health Data Availability Maternal Health Pandemic Preparedness Covid-19 Critical Care Data Infrastructure Emergency Department

Latest papers

Immunogenicity of 2 and 3 Doses of the Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine up to 120 Months Postvaccination: Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2020
Barriers, supports, and effective interventions for uptake of human papillomavirus- and other vaccines within global and Canadian Indigenous peoples: a systematic review protocol.
Systematic reviews · 2018
Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE): epidemiology, emerging organisms, and economics
BMC Pediatrics · 2015

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$2,988,500
COVID-19 seroepidemiology in children Using Retrieved POPCORN site Leftover Samples (CURNLS)
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$6,700,000

All 11 grants and awards

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Op Grant: Pandemic Research Platforms Interim Funding - Data Accessibility

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Ali, Samina; Banerjee, Ananya T; Boucoiran, Isabelle; Buchanan, Francine; Carwana, Matthew; Drouin, Olivier; Fontela, Patricia S; Gill, Peter J; Kellner, James D; Knisley, Lisa; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Li, Patricia T; Portales-Casamar, Elodie; Roumeliotis, Nadia; Sadarangani, Manish

Keywords: Child Health; Data Availability; Maternal Health; Pandemic Preparedness

$2,988,500

COVID-19 seroepidemiology in children Using Retrieved POPCORN site Leftover Samples (CURNLS)

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: POPCORN Supplement

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Strang, Robert A; Basta, Nicole; Bhatt, Maala; Buchanan, Francine; Constantin, Evelyn; Côté, Sylvana; Drouin, Olivier; Dugas, Marc-André; Fontela, Patricia S; Foo, Cheryl P; Foster, Jennifer; Freedman, Stephen B; Gagneur, Arnaud A; Gantt, Soren M; Gill, Peter J; Kakkar, Fatima; Kellner, James D; Klassen, Terry P; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lalgudi Ganesan, Saptharishi; Li, Patricia T; Mahant, Sanjay; Mater, Ahmed; Muttalib, Fiona; Papenburg, Jesse; Sadarangani, Manish; Sehgal, Anupam V; 't Jong, Geert W; Wahi, Gita; Wright, Bruce

Keywords: Covid 19

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Op. Grant: Canadian Pediatric COVID-19 Research Platform

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Strang, Robert A; Basta, Nicole; Bhatt, Maala; Buchanan, Francine; Burstein, Brett S; Carwana, Matthew; Choong, Karen; Constantin, Evelyn; Côté, Sylvana; Drouin, Olivier; Dugas, Marc-André; Fontela, Patricia S; Foo, Cheryl P; Foster, Jennifer; Freedman, Stephen B; Gagneur, Arnaud A; Gantt, Soren M; Gill, Peter J; Kakkar, Fatima; Kellner, James D; Klassen, Terry P; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lalgudi Ganesan, Saptharishi; Li, Patricia T; Mahant, Sanjay; Mater, Ahmed; Morris, Shaun K; Muttalib, Fiona; Papenburg, Jesse; Sadarangani, Manish; Sehgal, Anupam V; 't Jong, Geert W; Top, Karina A; Wahi, Gita; Wright, Bruce

Keywords: Child Health; Covid-19; Critical Care; Data Infrastructure; Emergency Department; Epidemiology; Inpatient Medicine; Vaccine Safety And Effectiveness

$6,700,000

COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Household Transmission Dynamics and Vial Load among Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infected Children

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: SARS-CoV-2 variants supplement stream 1

Principal investigators: Freedman, Stephen B; Florin, Todd A; Funk, Anna; Kuppermann, Nathan

Keywords: Antibodies; Asymptomatic; Coronavirus; Emergency; Household Transmission; Outcomes; Pediatric; Public Policy; Serology; Viral Load

$49,932

A Prospective Pan-Canadian Cohort Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Disease Severity and Association with Long-Term Symptoms in Children

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps and Priorities - Variants

Principal investigators: Freedman, Stephen B; Funk, Anna; Zemek, Roger

Keywords: Children; Covid-19; Disease Progression; Emergency Department; Long-Covid; Long-Haulers; Pediatrics; Sars-Cov-2; Severity; Variant Of Concern

Household Transmission Dynamics and Vial Load among Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infected Children

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Social Policy and Public Health Responses

Principal investigators: Freedman, Stephen B; Florin, Todd A; Funk, Anna; Kuppermann, Nathan

Keywords: Antibodies; Asymptomatic; Coronavirus; Emergency; Household Transmission; Outcomes; Pediatric; Public Policy; Serology; Viral Load

$500,071

Contribution of the microbiome to asthma risk in premature infants

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Arrieta Mendez, Marie-Claire; Azad, Meghan; Giesbrecht, Gerald F; Kembel, Steven W; Kozyrskyj, Anita L; Langille, Morgan G; McNagny, Kelly M; Sycuro, Laura K

Keywords: Asthma; Early-Life Microbiome; Gut Microbiome; Prematurity; Systems Biology

$1,999,941

The microbiome of premature infants in asthma risk

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams - LOI

Principal investigators: Arrieta Mendez, Marie-Claire; Azad, Meghan; Giesbrecht, Gerald F; Kembel, Steven W; Kozyrskyj, Anita L; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Langille, Morgan G; McNagny, Kelly M

Keywords: Asthma; Early-Life Microbiome; Gut Microbiome; Prematurity; Systems Biology

$25,000

Safety and uptake of the Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (MMR-V) vaccine

SupervisorCIHR2013CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Shannon E

Keywords: Child Health; Drug Safety; Epidemiology; Health Policy; Health Protection; Immunizations; Infectious Diseases; Surveillance; Vaccines

$165,000

The Implementation and Evaluation of an Alberta Childhood Asthma Clinical Pathway.

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Johnson, David W; Westerlund, Christine

Keywords: Asthma; Childhood; Knowledge Translation; Web-Based Teaching Modules

$350,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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James Kellner

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Immunogenicity of 2 and 3 Doses of the Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine up to 120 Months Postvaccination: Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Barriers, supports, and effective interventions for uptake of human papillomavirus- and other vaccines within global and Canadian Indigenous peoples: a systematic review protocol.

Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE): epidemiology, emerging organisms, and economics

Social paediatrics: From 'lip service' to the health and well-being of Canada's children and youth.

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)

COVID-19 seroepidemiology in children Using Retrieved POPCORN site Leftover Samples (CURNLS)

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)

COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Household Transmission Dynamics and Vial Load among Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infected Children

A Prospective Pan-Canadian Cohort Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Disease Severity and Association with Long-Term Symptoms in Children

Household Transmission Dynamics and Vial Load among Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infected Children

Contribution of the microbiome to asthma risk in premature infants

The microbiome of premature infants in asthma risk

Safety and uptake of the Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (MMR-V) vaccine

The Implementation and Evaluation of an Alberta Childhood Asthma Clinical Pathway.

Frequent collaborators

Shannon MacDonald

Mo Eltorki

Hervé Walti

Deborah Money

Shelly McNeil

Tobias Kollmann

Samina Ali

Mel Krajden

Cheryl Barnabe

Rita Henderson

Bonnie Healy

Denis Daneman

Manish Sadarangani

Mohamed Eltorki

Lea Bill

Juliet Guichon

James Dickinson