Arthur Poon, University of British Columbia

Research

Bioinformatics Hiv Prevention Molecular Evolution Next-Generation Sequencing Phylogenetics

Latest funding

Applied phylogenetics for HIV prevention
CIHR · 2012 · Nominated PI
$300,000
Measuring mitochondrial aging, application to HIV infection and therapy
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
$330,150
Hepatitis C virus transmission dynamics among injection drug users
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$336,569

All 4 grants and awards

Applied phylogenetics for HIV prevention

Nominated PICIHR2012New Investigator Award - PA: CHVI Vaccine Discovery and Social Research

Principal investigators: Poon, Arthur F

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Hiv Prevention; Molecular Evolution; Next-Generation Sequencing; Phylogenetics

$300,000

Measuring mitochondrial aging, application to HIV infection and therapy

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant - PA: HIV/AIDS Research Initiative - Biomedical/Clinical Stream

Principal investigators: Côté, Hélène

Keywords: Aging; Antiretroviral Therapy; Deep Sequencing; Hiv; Mitochondrial Aging; Mitochondrial Dna Mutations; Next Generation Sequencing

$330,150

Hepatitis C virus transmission dynamics among injection drug users

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant - PA: Hepatitis C - Psycho-social/behavioural/epidemiological

Principal investigators: Krajden, Mel; Grebely, Jason

Keywords: Cohort Study; Epidemiology; Hepatitis C Virus; Injection Drug Users; Natural History; Phylodynamics; Phylogenetics; Public Health; Transmission

$336,569

Improved Screening Methods for CCR5-Antagonists Use by Ultra Deep Sequencing and Quantitative Population-Based Sequencing Techniques: Analyzes of the Phase III Human Clinical Trials of Maraviroc (08-09).

Principal investigatorCIHR2008Operating Grant: Industry-partnered Collaborative Research - Rx&D partner

Principal investigators: Harrigan, Richard P; Poon, Arthur F

$690,659

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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