Soren Gantt, University of Ottawa

Research

Cytomegalovirus Newborn Screening Congenital Infection Cost Effectiveness Diagnostics Cohort Study Hearing Congenital Cmv Infection

Latest funding

Congenital CMV ANd HEARing in Ontario: Optimizing Screening to Improve Child Health Outcomes (CAN HEAR ONTARIO)
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$950,896
TrAnslating KnowledgE and inspiring ACTION for parents of children with congenital CMV in Canada: TAKE ACTION for cCMV in Canada
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Establishing a Research Agenda for Optimizing the Diagnosis and Care of Infants with Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) Infection in Canada
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$10,000

All 4 grants and awards

Congenital CMV ANd HEARing in Ontario: Optimizing Screening to Improve Child Health Outcomes (CAN HEAR ONTARIO)

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Brophy, Jason C; Bitnun, Sean A; Chakraborty, Pranesh K; Dunn, Jessica; Gantt, Soren M; Kernohan, Kristin D

Keywords: Cohort Study; Congenital Infection; Cost Effectiveness; Cytomegalovirus; Diagnostics; Hearing; Newborn Screening

$950,896

TrAnslating KnowledgE and inspiring ACTION for parents of children with congenital CMV in Canada: TAKE ACTION for cCMV in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Brophy, Jason C; Tétrault, Robert; Dunn, Jessica

Keywords: Advocacy; Community Building; Congenital Infection / Congenital Cmv; Cytomegalovirus; Knowledge Dissemination; Policy And Public Health

$20,000

Establishing a Research Agenda for Optimizing the Diagnosis and Care of Infants with Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) Infection in Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Brophy, Jason C; Chakraborty, Pranesh K; Dunn, Jessica; Gantt, Soren M; Goldfarb, David M

Keywords: Congenital Cmv Infection; Cytomegalovirus; Infant Hearing Loss; Newborn Screening

$10,000

Relative benefits and cost effectiveness of universal newborn screening for cytomegalovirus by saliva versus dried blood spot PCR

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Brophy, Jason C; Bitnun, Sean A; Bulman, Dennis E; Chakraborty, Pranesh K; Gantt, Soren M; Goldfarb, David M

Keywords: Congenital Infection; Cost Effectiveness; Cytomegalovirus; Diagnostics; Newborn Screening

$100,000

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: Cytomegalovirus Dear Professor Gantt, 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 cytomegalovirus 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 "Congenital CMV ANd HEARing in Ontario: Optimizing Screening to Improve Child Health Outcomes (CAN HEAR ONTARIO)" (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]