Darwyn Kobasa, University of Ottawa

Research

Coronaviruses Drug Repurposing High-Throughput Screening Mouse Model Sars-Cov Sars-Cov2 Viral Entry

Latest funding

Characterization of filovirus host factors and small-molecule inhibitors of infection
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$750,000
COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Drug repurposing for the rapid development and evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$50,000
Sex as a Biological Variable Supplement - Drug repurposing for the rapid development and evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$40,000

Characterization of filovirus host factors and small-molecule inhibitors of infection

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

Principal investigators: Côté, Marceline

Keywords: Filovirus; Genome Editing; Macrophages; Neutralizing Antibodies; Small-Molecule Inhibitors; Vesicular Trafficking; Viral Entry; Viral Fusion Proteins

$750,000

COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Drug repurposing for the rapid development and evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: SARS-CoV-2 variants supplement stream 1

Principal investigators: Côté, Marceline; Giguere, Patrick M; Kobasa, Darwyn

Keywords: Coronaviruses; Drug Repurposing; High-Throughput Screening; Mouse Model; Sars-Cov; Sars-Cov2; Viral Entry

$50,000

Sex as a Biological Variable Supplement - Drug repurposing for the rapid development and evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals

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

Principal investigators: Côté, Marceline; Giguere, Patrick M; Kobasa, Darwyn

Keywords: Coronaviruses; Drug Repurposing; High-Throughput Screening; Mouse Model; Sars-Cov; Sars-Cov2; Viral Entry

$40,000

Drug repurposing for the rapid development and evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Therapeutics

Principal investigators: Côté, Marceline; Giguere, Patrick M; Kobasa, Darwyn

Keywords: Coronaviruses; Drug Repurposing; High-Throughput Screening; Mouse Model; Sars-Cov; Sars-Cov2; Viral Entry

$415,686

Deciphering the entry pathway of the Ebola and Marburg viruses

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Côté, Marceline

Keywords: Cell-Virus Interactions; Filovirus; Vesicular Trafficking; Viral Entry

$673,200

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Coronaviruses Dear Professor Kobasa, 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 coronaviruses 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 "COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Drug repurposing for the rapid development and evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals" (2021), 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]