Scott Halperin, University of British Columbia

Research

Vaccines

Latest papers

Postvaccination thrombocytopenia in Canada.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2010
The epidemiology of children hospitalized with herpes zoster in Canada: Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT), 1991-2005.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2008 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Vaccine preventable diseases in immunocompromised children in Canada - analysis of data from the Immunization Monitoring Program ACTive (IMPACT) Network
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$75,000
Upstream determinants of effective COVID-19 response: learning from comparisons across Canada's provinces
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$612,000
Rapid Pandemic Containment Using Real Time Contact Network Modeling and Wireless Technology
CIHR · 2009 · Co-investigator
$313,380

All 4 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Postvaccination thrombocytopenia in Canada.

Sauvé LJ, Bettinger J, Scheifele D, Halperin S, Vaudry W, Law B, Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program, and Active (IMPACT)

The Pediatric infectious disease journal2010

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e3181d2bb45 PMID: 20160658

02

The epidemiology of children hospitalized with herpes zoster in Canada: Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT), 1991-2005.

Wootton SH, Law B, Tan B, Mozel M, Scheifele DW, Halperin S, IMPACT Investigators

The Pediatric infectious disease journal2008Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e31815948b5 PMID: 18174867

Vaccine preventable diseases in immunocompromised children in Canada - analysis of data from the Immunization Monitoring Program ACTive (IMPACT) Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Op. Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts-Infection/Immunity

Principal investigators: Sadarangani, Manish; Bettinger, Julie A; Halperin, Scott A

Keywords: Vaccines

$75,000

Upstream determinants of effective COVID-19 response: learning from comparisons across Canada's provinces

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Berman, Peter; Allin, Sara; Fierlbeck, Katherine

Keywords: Comparisons Across Canadian Provinces; Governance Factors Affecting Public Health Response; Organizational Factors In Public Health Response; Political Determinants Of Public Health Response

$612,000

Rapid Pandemic Containment Using Real Time Contact Network Modeling and Wireless Technology

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Pourbohloul, Babak; Tellier, Raymond

Keywords: Contact Networks; Mathematical Modeling; Pandemic Preparedness Planning; Public Health; Surveillance; Transmission Dynamics

$313,380

Evaluation of Meningococcal C Conjugate Vaccine Programs in Canadian Children

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Bettinger, Julie A

Keywords: Cohort Study; Conjugate Vaccines; Infant Immunization Programs; Meningococcal Disease Prevention; Meningococcal Serogroup C Vaccination

$699,663

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

Frequent collaborators

Julie Bettinger

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2010

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Vaccines Dear Professor Halperin, 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 "Postvaccination thrombocytopenia in Canada." (2010), 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 "Vaccine preventable diseases in immunocompromised children in Canada - analysis of data from the Immunization Monitoring Program ACTive (IMPACT) Network" (2024), 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]