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Paul Sandstrom

ResearcherUniversity of Manitoba

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Paul Sandstrom

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
26 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Research

Conflict Hcv Hiv Military Stbbi Ukraine

Latest papers

HIV Drug Resistance Among Key Populations in Nigeria: Insights From the 2020 Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2026
Antigenic Variation and Immune Recognition Inference From the COVID-19 Pandemic: An In Silico Comparative Analysis of Spike T Cell Epitopes From the SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern.
Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2026
Notable transmitted HIV drug resistance among people who inject drugs in Pakistan.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2026

All 58 publications

Latest funding

An exploratory investigation into the unmet STBBI prevention and treatment needs of military personnel throughout a protracted conflict in eastern Ukraine using complementary epidemiological, phylogenetic and mathematical modelling approaches
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$200,000
SCaPE Study: Syphilis in the Canadian Prairies Epidemiological Study
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$99,865
Examining HIV and HCV risk and prevalence during the conflict in Eastern Ukraine: a planning meeting to design and implement a bio-behavioural survey among military personnel
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$19,610

All 9 grants and awards

58 publications.

HIV Drug Resistance Among Key Populations in Nigeria: Insights From the 2020 Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey.

Melnychuk S, Green K, Ejeckam C, Adesina A, Aliyu G, Ashefor G, Aguolu R, Reimer A, Munyuza C, Chua R, Yang X, McClarty LM, Isac S, Emmanuel F, Blanchard JF, Sandstrom P, Ji H, Becker ML, Shaw SY, Cholette F

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2026

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003763 PMID: 40931993

Antigenic Variation and Immune Recognition Inference From the COVID-19 Pandemic: An In Silico Comparative Analysis of Spike T Cell Epitopes From the SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern.

Li KL, Sandstrom P, Ji H

Influenza and other respiratory viruses2026

DOI: 10.1111/irv.70286 PMID: 42477893

Notable transmitted HIV drug resistance among people who inject drugs in Pakistan.

Melnychuk S, Thompson LH, Archibald C, Blanchard JF, Emmanuel F, Reza T, Dar N, Sandstrom P, Shaw SY, Becker ML, Cholette F

The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2026

DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaf425 PMID: 41217897

Comparative proteomics reveal striking differences in biofilm formation and virulence potential of Gardnerella leopoldii, G. piotii, and G. vaginalis isolates.

Shvartsman E, Grant C, McQueen P, McCorrister S, Westmacott G, Sandstrom P, MacDonald KS

Journal of bacteriology2026

DOI: 10.1128/jb.00416-25 PMID: 42474312

Development and evaluation of dried urine strip for genital chlamydia and gonorrhea testing

Gibbons S, Klenke C, Roy F, Schulz V, Ta K, Simon S, Beirnes J, Shaikh S, Lidder R, Mesa C

Journal of Clinical Microbiology2026

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01618-25

"Big Events" and HIV Transmission Dynamics: Estimating Time Since HIV Infection from Deep Sequencing Data Among Sex Workers and Their Clients in Dnipro, Ukraine.

Cholette F, Herpai N, McClarty LM, Balakireva O, Pavlova D, Lopatenko A, Capiña R, Sandstrom P, Pickles M, Forget E, Mishra S, Becker ML, On Behalf Of The Dynamics Study Team

Viruses2025

DOI: 10.3390/v17081148 PMID: 40872861

Identification of circulating human papillomavirus types through high-throughput sequencing of Canadian municipal and institutional wastewater samples.

Giesbrecht SJ, Krosta SJ, Fox R, Kolsun K, Quill Z, Gibbons S, Sivro A, Sandstrom P, Mangat CS, Becker MG

Applied and environmental microbiology2025

DOI: 10.1128/aem.00348-25 PMID: 40470962

Joint HIV and hepatitis C virus phylogenetic analyses signal network overlap among women engaged in sex work and men who purchase sex.

Melnychuk S, Balakireva O, Pavlova D, Lopatenko A, McClarty LM, Lazarus L, Herpai N, Pickles M, Mishra S, Becker ML, Sandstrom P, Cholette F, Dynamics study team

International journal of STD & AIDS2025

DOI: 10.1177/09564624241287259 PMID: 39325924

A validated in-house assay for HIV drug resistance mutation surveillance from dried blood spot specimens.

Neufeld B, Munyuza C, Reimer A, Capiña R, Lee ER, Becker M, Sandstrom P, Ji H, Cholette F

Journal of virological methods2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2024.114939 PMID: 38604585

HIV phylogenetic clusters point to unmet hiv prevention, testing and treatment needs among men who have sex with men in kenya.

Cholette F, Lazarus L, Macharia P, Walimbwa J, Kuria S, Bhattacharjee P, Musyoki H, Mugambi M, Ongaro MK, Olango K, Musimbi J, Emmanuel F, Isac S, Pickles M, Becker ML, Mishra S, McKinnon LR, Blanchard J, Ho J, Henry O, Fabia R, Sandstrom P, Lorway R, Shaw SY

BMC infectious diseases2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-10052-5 PMID: 39567884

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Paul Sandstrom

Research

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HIV Drug Resistance Among Key Populations in Nigeria: Insights From the 2020 Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey.

Antigenic Variation and Immune Recognition Inference From the COVID-19 Pandemic: An In Silico Comparative Analysis of Spike T Cell Epitopes From the SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern.

Notable transmitted HIV drug resistance among people who inject drugs in Pakistan.

Comparative proteomics reveal striking differences in biofilm formation and virulence potential of Gardnerella leopoldii, G. piotii, and G. vaginalis isolates.

Development and evaluation of dried urine strip for genital chlamydia and gonorrhea testing

"Big Events" and HIV Transmission Dynamics: Estimating Time Since HIV Infection from Deep Sequencing Data Among Sex Workers and Their Clients in Dnipro, Ukraine.

Identification of circulating human papillomavirus types through high-throughput sequencing of Canadian municipal and institutional wastewater samples.

Joint HIV and hepatitis C virus phylogenetic analyses signal network overlap among women engaged in sex work and men who purchase sex.

A validated in-house assay for HIV drug resistance mutation surveillance from dried blood spot specimens.

HIV phylogenetic clusters point to unmet hiv prevention, testing and treatment needs among men who have sex with men in kenya.

Frequent collaborators

Sharmistha Mishra

James Blanchard

Parinita Bhattacharjee

Lisa Lazarus

Marissa Becker

John Kim

Robert Lorway

Michael Pickles

Joshua Kimani

Francois Cholette

Richard Harrigan

Lyle Mckinnon

Ma Luo

Hugo Soudeyns

Leigh McClarty

Jennifer Grant

Kevin Woodward

Kevin Woodward

Souradet Shaw

Sandra Seigel

Andrea Chittle

Gloria Vazquez-Grande

Adam Burgener

Jason Brophy

Stephen Moses

Michael Hawkes