Alyson Kelvin, University of Manitoba

Research

Emerging Viruses Humans Incidental Hosts Monkeypox Virus One Health Reservoir Rodents Surveillance

Latest funding

Enhancing surveillance and detection of Mpox across Africa
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$350,000
A prospective and retrospective multi-center, cohort study for clinical, virologic and immunologic characterization of monkeypox virus clade IIb by the International Monkeypox Response Consortium (IMREC)
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,840,500
Characterization of monkeypox virus circulation and transmission from wildlife to humans in Africa and identification of wildlife species at elevated risk for infection in Canada
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$750,000

Enhancing surveillance and detection of Mpox across Africa

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: Monkeypox Rapid Research Response - Extension

Principal investigators: Kindrachuk, Kenneth J; Ansumana, Rashid; Mbala, Placide K

Keywords: Clades; Clinical Outcomes; Correlates Of Protection; Endemic; Monkeypox; Mpox; Publice Health; Serology; Surveillance; Vaccine Effectiveness

$350,000

A prospective and retrospective multi-center, cohort study for clinical, virologic and immunologic characterization of monkeypox virus clade IIb by the International Monkeypox Response Consortium (IMREC)

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Monkeypox Rapid Research Response

Principal investigators: Kindrachuk, Kenneth J; Ansumana, Rashid; Mbala, Placide K

Keywords: Clades; Clinical Outcomes; Correlates Of Protection; Endemic; Monkeypox Virus; Public Health; Serology; Surveillance; Vaccine Effectiveness

$1,840,500

Characterization of monkeypox virus circulation and transmission from wildlife to humans in Africa and identification of wildlife species at elevated risk for infection in Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Kindrachuk, Kenneth J; Evans, David H; Forbes, Kristian M; Kelvin, Alyson A

Keywords: Emerging Viruses; Humans; Incidental Hosts; Monkeypox Virus; One Health; Reservoir; Rodents; Surveillance; Wildlife; Zoonosis

$750,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Emerging Viruses Dear Professor Kelvin, 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]. Your research on emerging viruses 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 "Characterization of monkeypox virus circulation and transmission from wildlife to humans in Africa and identification of wildlife species at elevated risk for infection in Canada" (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]