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Karina Top

ResearcherPediatricsDalhousie University

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Karina Top

Researcher

Pediatrics

Health Sciences

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2023.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (6 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Adverse Events Following Immunization Immunogenicity Population-Based Methodology Rapid Response Research Capacity Vaccine Coverage Vaccine Hesitancy Vaccine Safety Vaccine Effectiveness

Latest papers

Resource use and disease severity of children hospitalized for COVID-19 versus multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in Canada.
Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada · 2023
Is 'conflict of interest' a Misnomer? Managing interests in immunization research and evaluation.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2022
On-line virtual patient learning: a pilot study of a new modality in antimicrobial stewardship education for pediatric residents.
BMC research notes · 2020 · senior author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Renewal
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
Building capacity for systems biology analysis of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination in low- and middle-income countries
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$199,706
Canadian Immunization Research Network: COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator

All 6 grants and awards

7 publications.

Resource use and disease severity of children hospitalized for COVID-19 versus multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in Canada.

Farrar D, Hepburn CM, Drouin O, El Tal T, Morin MP, Berard R, King M, Thibodeau ML, Baerg K, Beaudoin-Bussières G, Beaufils C, Bennett TL, Benseler S, Chan K, Cyr C, Dahdah N, Donner E, Embree J, Farrell C, Finzi A, Forgie S, Giroux R, Kang K, Lang B, Laxer R, McCrindle B, Orkin J, Papenburg J, Pound C, Price V, Proulx-Gauthier JP, Purewal R, Sadarangani M, Salvadori M, Thibeault R, Top K, Viel-Thériault I, Haddad E, Scuccimarri R, Yeung R, Kakkar F, Morris S

Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada2023

DOI: 10.14745/ccdr.v49i04a03 PMID: 38356877

Is 'conflict of interest' a Misnomer? Managing interests in immunization research and evaluation.

McClymont E, Brophy J, Dubey V, Kwong J, Meyer S, Crowcroft N, Halperin S, MacDonald S, Simmons K, Top K, Ward B, Sadarangani M

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2022

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1879580 PMID: 33651972

On-line virtual patient learning: a pilot study of a new modality in antimicrobial stewardship education for pediatric residents.

Alshengeti A, Slayter K, Black E, Top K

BMC research notes2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13104-020-05170-7 PMID: 32664971

Neonatal seizures: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data.

Pellegrin S, Munoz FM, Padula M, Heath PT, Meller L, Top K, Wilmshurst J, Wiznitzer M, Das MK, Hahn CD, Kucuku M, Oleske J, Vinayan KP, Yozawitz E, Aneja S, Bhat N, Boylan G, Sesay S, Shrestha A, Soul JS, Tagbo B, Joshi J, Soe A, Maltezou HC, Gidudu J, Kochhar S, Pressler RM, Brighton Collaboration Neonatal Seizures Working Group

Vaccine2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.05.031 PMID: 31783981

Vasculitis as an adverse event following immunization - Systematic literature review.

Bonetto C, Trotta F, Felicetti P, Alarcón GS, Santuccio C, Bachtiar NS, Brauchli Pernus Y, Chandler R, Girolomoni G, Hadden RD, Kucuku M, Ozen S, Pahud B, Top K, Varricchio F, Wise RP, Zanoni G, Živković S, Bonhoeffer J, Brighton Collaboration Vasculitis Working Group

Vaccine2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.026 PMID: 26398442

Spontaneous reports of vasculitis as an adverse event following immunization: A descriptive analysis across three international databases.

Felicetti P, Trotta F, Bonetto C, Santuccio C, Brauchli Pernus Y, Burgner D, Chandler R, Girolomoni G, Hadden RD, Kochhar S, Kucuku M, Monaco G, Ozen S, Pahud B, Phuong L, Bachtiar NS, Teeba A, Top K, Varricchio F, Wise RP, Zanoni G, Živkovic S, Bonhoeffer J, Brighton Collaboration Vasculitis Working Group

Vaccine2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.027 PMID: 26392009

Fatal pneumococcal meningitis in a 7-year-old girl with interleukin-1 receptor activated kinase deficiency (IRAK-4) despite prophylactic antibiotic and IgG responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccines.

McKelvie B, Top K, McCusker C, Letenyi D, Issekutz TB, Issekutz AC

Journal of clinical immunology2014

DOI: 10.1007/s10875-014-9996-4 PMID: 24596024

Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Renewal

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Canadian Immunization Research Network - Full application

Principal investigators: Halperin, Scott A; Andrew, Melissa K; Bettinger, Julie A; Bolotin, Shelly; Brisson, Marc; Buchan, Sarah; Cowan, Juthaporn; Dubé, Eve; Greyson, Devon; Hatchette, Todd F; Heffernan, Jane M; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Langley, Joanne M; MacDonald, Shannon E; McNeil, Shelly A; Muller, Matthew P; Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Sadarangani, Manish; Top, Karina A

Keywords: Adverse Events Following Immunization; Immunogenicity; Population-Based Methodology; Rapid Response Research Capacity; Vaccine Coverage; Vaccine Effectiveness; Vaccine Hesitancy; Vaccine Modeling And Economic Analysis; Vaccine Safety; Vulnerable Populations

Building capacity for systems biology analysis of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination in low- and middle-income countries

Nominated PICIHR2021CIHR-CEPI Leadership Award for Vaccine Research

Principal investigators: Top, Karina A

Keywords: Covid-19; Immunization; Vaccination; Vaccine Safety

$199,706

Canadian Immunization Research Network: COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Canadian Immunization Research Network: COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness Funding Opp

Principal investigators: Halperin, Scott A; Andrew, Melissa K; Bettinger, Julie A; Bolotin, Shelly; Brisson, Marc; De Serres, Gaston; De Wals, Philippe; Deeks, Shelley L; Dubé, Eve; Hatchette, Todd F; Kellner, James D; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Langley, Joanne M; Loeb, Mark B; MacDonald, Shannon E; McNeil, Shelly A; Top, Karina A; Ward, Brian J

Keywords: Adverse Events Following Immunization; Clinical Trials Capacity And Readiness; Immunogenicity; Knowledge Translation; Population-Based Methodology; Rapid Response Research Capacity; Vaccine Coverage; Vaccine Hesitancy; Vaccine Modeling; Vaccine Safety And Effectiveness

Canadian Immunization Research Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Canadian Immunization Research Network - Full application

Principal investigators: Halperin, Scott A; Andrew, Melissa K; Bettinger, Julie A; Bolotin, Shelly; Brisson, Marc; Burchell, Ann N; Coleman, Brenda L; Crowcroft, Natasha S; De Serres, Gaston; De Wals, Philippe; Deeks, Shelley L; Doroshenko, Alexander; Dubé, Eve; Gagneur, Arnaud A; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Langley, Joanne M; Loeb, Mark B; McNeil, Shelly A; Sadarangani, Manish; Top, Karina A; Ulanova, Marina; Ward, Brian J

$932,667

Canadian Immunization Research Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2014Canadian Immunization Research Network - Full application

Principal investigators: Halperin, Scott A; Andrew, Melissa K; Bettinger, Julie A; Bolotin, Shelly; Brisson, Marc; Coleman, Brenda L; Crowcroft, Natasha S; De Serres, Gaston; De Wals, Philippe; Deeks, Shelley L; Dubé, Eve; Fisman, David N; Hatchette, Todd F; Isenor, Jennifer; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Langley, Joanne M; Loeb, Mark B; MacDougall, Heather A; Mahmud, Salaheddin; McNeil, Shelly A; Naus, Monika; Ogilvie, Gina S; Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Scheifele, David W; Top, Karina A; Van Buynder, Paul; Vaudry, Wendy L; Ward, Brian J; Watts, Tania H; Wilson, Kumanan; Wilson, Sarah

$583,497

Canadian Immunization Research Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2013Canadian Immunization Research Network - LOI

Principal investigators: Halperin, Scott A; Andrew, Melissa K; Bettinger, Julie A; Bolotin, Shelly; Brisson, Marc; Coleman, Brenda L; Crowcroft, Natasha S; De Serres, Gaston; De Wals, Philippe; Deeks, Shelley L; Dubé, Eve; Hatchette, Todd F; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Langley, Joanne M; Loeb, Mark B; Mahmud, Salaheddin; McNeil, Shelly A; Naus, Monika; Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Scheifele, David W; Skowronski, Danuta Maria; Top, Karina A; Vaudry, Wendy L; Ward, Brian J; Watts, Tania H; Wilson, Kumanan; Wilson, Sarah

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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Karina Top

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Resource use and disease severity of children hospitalized for COVID-19 versus multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in Canada.

Is 'conflict of interest' a Misnomer? Managing interests in immunization research and evaluation.

On-line virtual patient learning: a pilot study of a new modality in antimicrobial stewardship education for pediatric residents.

Neonatal seizures: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data.

Vasculitis as an adverse event following immunization - Systematic literature review.

Spontaneous reports of vasculitis as an adverse event following immunization: A descriptive analysis across three international databases.

Fatal pneumococcal meningitis in a 7-year-old girl with interleukin-1 receptor activated kinase deficiency (IRAK-4) despite prophylactic antibiotic and IgG responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccines.

Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Renewal

Building capacity for systems biology analysis of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination in low- and middle-income countries

Canadian Immunization Research Network: COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness

Canadian Immunization Research Network

Canadian Immunization Research Network

Canadian Immunization Research Network

Frequent collaborators

Manish Sadarangani

Shaun Morris

Julia Orkin

Jesse Papenburg

Samantha Meyer

Vinita Dubey

Susanne Benseler

Jesse Papenburg

Emily Black

Shannon MacDonald

Jeff Kwong

Elie Haddad

Scott Halperin

Jason Brophy

Rae Yeung

Brian Ward

Catherine Pound