Shawn Babiuk, University of Manitoba

Research

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Latest papers

Comparison of multiple antigens for use in indirect ELISAs for detection of anti-capripoxvirus antibodies in sheep, goats, and cattle.
Journal of clinical microbiology · 2026 · senior author
SARS-COV-2 Vaccination Response in Non-Domestic Species Housed at the Toronto Zoo.
Vaccines · 2025
Near-full-length vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus genome sequences representative of endemic strains circulating in Mexico.
Microbiology resource announcements · 2025

All 40 publications

Latest funding

Point-of-care impedance-based technology to diagnose important infectious disease in animals
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$250,000
Rapid, Low-cost Diagnostics and Deployable Surge Capacity for COVID-19
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
Animal models for SARS-CoV-2: vaccines and immune enhancement
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$999,793

All 6 grants and awards

40 publications.

01

Comparison of multiple antigens for use in indirect ELISAs for detection of anti-capripoxvirus antibodies in sheep, goats, and cattle.

Teffera M, McIntyre L, Babiuk S

Journal of clinical microbiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01191-25 PMID: 42283566

02

SARS-COV-2 Vaccination Response in Non-Domestic Species Housed at the Toronto Zoo.

Pagliarani S, Tuling J, Pham PH, Leacy A, Delnatte P, Lillie BN, Masters N, Sookhoo J, Babiuk S, Wootton SK, Susta L

Vaccines2025Open Access

DOI: 10.3390/vaccines13101037 PMID: 41150425

03

Near-full-length vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus genome sequences representative of endemic strains circulating in Mexico.

Hole K, Buchanan C, Lung O, Babiuk S, Nfon C, Navarro-Lopez R, Gomez-Romero N, Rodriguez LL, Bertram MR, Mire C, Velazquez-Salinas L

Microbiology resource announcements2025

DOI: 10.1128/mra.01103-24 PMID: 40062770

04

Phylogeographic Characterizations of Recent (2015-2023) Senecavirus A Isolates from Canada.

Hole K, Vernygora O, Handel K, Nebroski M, Lung O, Nfon C, Babiuk S

Viruses2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/v17020141 PMID: 40006896

05

Which Proteins? The Challenge of Identifying the Protective Antigens for Next-Generation Capripoxvirus Vaccines.

Teffera M, Boshra H, Bowden TR, Babiuk S

Vaccines2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/vaccines13030219 PMID: 40266091

06

Prevalence of Bluetongue and the distribution of Culicoides species in northern and southern regions of Kazakhstan in 2023-2024.

Zhugunissov K, Muzarap D, Sarsenkulova N, Mambetaliyev M, Kilibayev S, Azanbekova M, Kenzhebayeva M, Tabys S, Abayeva M, Melisbek A, Rametov N, Sultankulova K, Babiuk S, Ambagala A, Kerimbayev A

Frontiers in veterinary science2025

DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1559636 PMID: 40115834

07

Protein Expression Platforms and the Challenges of Viral Antigen Production.

Sookhoo JRV, Schiffman Z, Ambagala A, Kobasa D, Pardee K, Babiuk S

Vaccines202424 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12121344 PMID: 39772006

08

Field Trials of Live and Inactivated Camelpox Vaccines in Kazakhstan.

Mambetaliyev M, Kilibayev S, Kenzhebaeva M, Sarsenkulova N, Tabys S, Valiyeva A, Muzarap D, Tuyskanova M, Myrzakhmetova B, Rametov N, Sarbassova A, Nurgaziev R, Kerimbayev A, Babiuk S, Zhugunissov K

Vaccines2024

DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12060685 PMID: 38932413

09

Development and Validation of an Indirect and Blocking ELISA for the Serological Diagnosis of African Swine Fever.

Onyilagha C, Quizon K, Zhmendak D, El Kanoa I, Truong T, Ambagala T, Clavijo A, Le VP, Babiuk S, Ambagala A

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2024

DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13110981 PMID: 39599534

10

The Development of a Multivalent Capripoxvirus-Vectored Vaccine Candidate to Protect against Sheeppox, Goatpox, Peste des Petits Ruminants, and Rift Valley Fever.

Boshra H, Blyth GAD, Truong T, Kroeker A, Kara P, Mather A, Wallace D, Babiuk S

Vaccines2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12070805 PMID: 39066443

Point-of-care impedance-based technology to diagnose important infectious disease in animals

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Chen, Jie J

$250,000

Rapid, Low-cost Diagnostics and Deployable Surge Capacity for COVID-19

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Diagnostics

Principal investigators: Pardee, Keith I

Keywords: Capacity Building; Cell-Free Synthetic Biology; Covid-19; Low-Cost Diagnostics; Open-Source Hardware; Platform Technology; Point-Of-Need Diagnostics; Portable Diagnostic Surge Capacity; Technology Transfer

Animal models for SARS-CoV-2: vaccines and immune enhancement

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Vaccines

Principal investigators: Falzarano, Darryl

Keywords: Animal Model; Coronavirus; Covid-19; Immune Enhancement; One Health; Pre-Existing Immunity; Sars-Cov; Sars-Cov-2; Transmission; Vaccine

$999,793

Sex as a Biological Variable Supplement - Animal models for SARS-CoV-2: vaccines and immune enhancement

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Grant: Sex as a Biological Variable Supplement: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO

Principal investigators: Falzarano, Darryl

Keywords: Animal Model; Coronavirus.; Covid-19; Immune Enhancement; One Health; Pre-Existing Immunity; Sars-Cov; Sars-Cov-2; Transmission; Vaccine

$50,000

Second Annual Spring Prairie Infectious Immunology Retreat

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Planning Grants - Priority Announcement: Infection and Immunity

Principal investigators: Fowke, Keith R; Bretscher, Peter A; Uzonna, Jude E

Keywords: Collaboration; Hiv Vaccine; Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Networking

$10,000

Third Spring Prairie Infectious Immunology Meeting

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Planning Grants - Priority Announcement: Infection and Immunity

Principal investigators: Gerdts, Volker; Uzonna, Jude E

Keywords: Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Knowledge Translation/Training; Meeting And Networking; Public Health

$7,500

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Claudia Dos Santos and Claudia Santos: 358 shared papers
Hongquan Zhang and Chris Le: 79 shared papers
David Safronetz and Bryce Warner: 35 shared papers
Sarah Wootton and Leonardo Susta: 30 shared papers
Leonardo Susta and Brandon Lillie: 16 shared papers
Sarah Wootton and Bryce Warner: 13 shared papers
Sylvia van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk and Suresh Tikoo: 12 shared papers
Uladzimir Karniychuk and David Safronetz: 8 shared papers
Bryce Warner and Leonardo Susta: 6 shared papers
Yohannes Berhane and Brad Pickering: 5 shared papers
Yohannes Berhane and Shawn Babiuk: 5 shared papers
Brad Pickering and Shawn Babiuk: 5 shared papers
Sarah Wootton and David Safronetz: 4 shared papers
Brad Pickering and Logan Banadyga: 4 shared papers
Sarah Wootton and Brandon Lillie: 3 shared papers
David Safronetz and Yohannes Berhane: 3 shared papers
David Safronetz and Logan Banadyga: 3 shared papers
Jie Chen and Carmen Charlton: 3 shared papers
Jie Chen and Shawn Babiuk: 3 shared papers
Jean-Philippe Julien and Brian Barber: 2 shared papers
Keith Pardee and Shawn Babiuk: 2 shared papers
Uladzimir Karniychuk and Yohannes Berhane: 2 shared papers
Bryce Warner and Logan Banadyga: 2 shared papers
Suresh Tikoo and Shawn Babiuk: 2 shared papers
David Evans and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Sylvia van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk and Yohannes Berhane: 1 shared paper
Sylvia van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Donald Branch and Jean-Philippe Julien: 1 shared paper
Donald Branch and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Donald Branch and Brian Barber: 1 shared paper
Claudia Dos Santos and Keith Pardee: 1 shared paper
Claudia Dos Santos and Bryce Warner: 1 shared paper
Claudia Dos Santos and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Sarah Wootton and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Jean-Philippe Julien and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Keith Pardee and Bryce Warner: 1 shared paper
Keith Pardee and Claudia Santos: 1 shared paper
Janilyn Arsenio and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Uladzimir Karniychuk and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
David Safronetz and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Bryce Warner and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Bryce Warner and Claudia Santos: 1 shared paper
Leonardo Susta and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Hongquan Zhang and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Suresh Tikoo and Brad Pickering: 1 shared paper
Brandon Lillie and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Carmen Charlton and Chris Le: 1 shared paper
Carmen Charlton and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Chris Le and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Logan Banadyga and Shawn Babiuk: 1 shared paper
Shawn Babiuk and Claudia Santos: 1 shared paper
Shawn Babiuk and Brian Barber: 1 shared paper

Department of Pathobiology
Laboratory Medicine & Pathology Dept
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
VIDO-Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Public Health, School of
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Co-authors at University of Manitoba, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Darwyn Kobasa

Faculty

5 shared papers, latest 2024

Yohannes Berhane

Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization

5 shared papers, latest 2021

Bradley Pickering

Faculty

5 shared papers, latest 2023

Brad Pickering

Faculty

5 shared papers, latest 2023

Jie Chen

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

3 shared papers, latest 2023

Volker Gerdts

Faculty

3 shared papers, latest 2020

Suresh Tikoo

Public Health, School of

2 shared papers, latest 2015

Keith Pardee

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Claudia Santos

Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Brian Barber

Department of Immunology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Janilyn Arsenio

Department of Internal Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2011

Graham Tipples

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Uladzimir Karniychuk

VIDO-Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization

1 shared papers, latest 2020

David Safronetz

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Bryce Warner

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Leonardo Susta

Department of Pathobiology

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Hongquan Zhang

Laboratory Medicine & Pathology Dept

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Brandon Lillie

Department of Pathobiology

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Carmen Charlton

Laboratory Medicine & Pathology Dept

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Chris Le

Laboratory Medicine & Pathology Dept

1 shared papers, latest 2021

David Evans

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Logan Banadyga

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Babiuk, 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 "Comparison of multiple antigens for use in indirect ELISAs for detection of anti-capripoxvirus antibodies in sheep, goats, and cattle." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]