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Aaron Campigotto

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Aaron Campigotto

Researcher

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
37 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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286

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Research

Household Infection Transmission Influenza Rsv Sars-Cov-2 School Infection Transmission Viral Respiratory Infections Saliva Testing Sars-Cov-2 Testing

Latest papers

Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Persons Experiencing Postpandemic Homelessness in Canada
JAMA Network Open · 2026
Preexisting Humoral Immunity Against Seasonal Coronaviruses Enhances Antibody Responses on SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination.
Open forum infectious diseases · 2026
SARS-CoV-2 Coinfections and Severity in Hospitalized Children With Systematic Testing.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2026

All 53 publications

Latest funding

Viral Dynamics of Influenza, RSV and SARS-CoV-2 in Children and Secondary Transmission within Households and Schools
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,113,076
Promoting Optimal Treatment for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Emergency Rooms (PIONEERS): a multicentre randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$2,046,376
COVID-19 seroepidemiology in children Using Retrieved POPCORN site Leftover Samples (CURNLS)
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator

All 9 grants and awards

53 publications.

Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Persons Experiencing Postpandemic Homelessness in Canada

Kassee C, Dabaja-Younis H, Richard L, Golden AR, Zhong Z, Allen V, Almohri H, Armstrong I, Baqi M, Barker KR

JAMA Network Open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.57932

Preexisting Humoral Immunity Against Seasonal Coronaviruses Enhances Antibody Responses on SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination.

Nanishi E, Hwang M, Márquez AC, Byrne W, La Neve MR, Litosh A, Saini JS, Thompson K, Wisener N, Nanishi M, Upton JEM, Campigotto A, Barton M, Jassem AN, Allen UD

Open forum infectious diseases2026

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofag232 PMID: 42182844

SARS-CoV-2 Coinfections and Severity in Hospitalized Children With Systematic Testing.

Di Chiara C, Farrar DS, Bettinger JA, Campigotto A, Drouin O, Embree J, Halperin SA, Jadavji T, Kazmi K, Papenburg J, Purewal R, Sadarangani M, Sauvé L, Top KA, Kakkar F, Morris SK, for Members of the Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT) COVID-19 Study

The Pediatric infectious disease journal2026

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000005396 PMID: 42717388

A qualitative descriptive study exploring perspectives on a school-based take-home COVID-19 saliva testing program.

Moor S, Dharmaraj B, Bruno N, Bruce-Barrett C, Campigotto A, Science M, Orkin J

Paediatrics & child health2026

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxaf104 PMID: 41821842

Assessing measles immunity in individuals of childbearing age in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Osman S, Science M, McLachlan E, Severini A, Arnold C, Petel D, Hatchette T, Deeks S, Halperin SA, Wright J, Brown K, Richardson S, Campigotto A, Crowcroft N, Bolotin S

The Journal of infection2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2026.106701 PMID: 41692289

Acute Respiratory Tract Infections and Severe Disease Among Hospitalized Children.

Mtaweh H, Kaziev CL, Feinstein CA, Seaton C, Farrar DS, Datta RR, Mahant S, Campigotto A, Freire G, Yeung RSM, Bone JN, Buchanan F, Morris SK, Gill PJ, READAPT-Kids Study Group

JAMA network open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.17575 PMID: 42262751

Enhancing respiratory virus surveillance among hospitalised children: a machine learning-based predictive model.

Kant T, Datta RR, Farrar DS, Mtaweh H, Kaziev CL, Chen Y, Mahant S, Seaton C, Han M, Freire G, Campigotto A, Buchanan F, Morris SK, Gill PJ, READAPT-Kids Study

BMJ paediatrics open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2026-004505 PMID: 42167899

Evaluating Pan-Fungal PCR for Cutaneous Blastomycosis Detection: A Retrospective Case Series Comparison With Histopathology and Culture.

Stirton H, Bulir D, Campigotto A, Tadros M, Croitoru D

Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery2026

DOI: 10.1177/12034754261418265 PMID: 41615389

Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection in Children, 1992-2023

Dabaja-Younis H, Kandel C, Green K, Johnstone J, Zhong Z, Kassee C, Allen V, Armstrong I, Baqi M, Barker K

JAMA Network Open202526 citations

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.2861

Risk Factors for Severe Disease Among Children Hospitalized With Respiratory Syncytial Virus.

Kirolos N, Mtaweh H, Datta RR, Farrar DS, Seaton C, Bone JN, Muttalib F, Kaziev CL, Fortini J, Mahant S, Campigotto A, Freire G, Yeung RSM, Rayment JH, Yang C, Srigley JA, Sadarangani M, Buchanan F, Morris SK, Gill PJ, READAPT-Kids Study Group Members

JAMA network open2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.4666 PMID: 40214990

Viral Dynamics of Influenza, RSV and SARS-CoV-2 in Children and Secondary Transmission within Households and Schools

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Science, Michelle E; Campigotto, Aaron J

Keywords: Household Infection Transmission; Influenza; Rsv; Sars-Cov-2; School Infection Transmission; Viral Respiratory Infections

$1,113,076

Promoting Optimal Treatment for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Emergency Rooms (PIONEERS): a multicentre randomized controlled trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pernica, Jeffrey

Keywords: Antimicrobial Stewardship; Diagnostics; Pneumonia; Respiratory Viruses

$2,046,376

COVID-19 seroepidemiology in children Using Retrieved POPCORN site Leftover Samples (CURNLS)

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: POPCORN Supplement

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Strang, Robert A; Basta, Nicole; Bhatt, Maala; Buchanan, Francine; Constantin, Evelyn; Côté, Sylvana; Drouin, Olivier; Dugas, Marc-André; Fontela, Patricia S; Foo, Cheryl P; Foster, Jennifer; Freedman, Stephen B; Gagneur, Arnaud A; Gantt, Soren M; Gill, Peter J; Kakkar, Fatima; Kellner, James D; Klassen, Terry P; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lalgudi Ganesan, Saptharishi; Li, Patricia T; Mahant, Sanjay; Mater, Ahmed; Muttalib, Fiona; Papenburg, Jesse; Sadarangani, Manish; Sehgal, Anupam V; 't Jong, Geert W; Wahi, Gita; Wright, Bruce

Keywords: Covid 19

COVID-19 Vaccine Responses among African Canadian Children with and without Sickle Cell Disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.:Emerging COVID-19 Res. Gaps & Priorities (July 2021) - Immune Responses

Principal investigators: Allen, Upton D

Keywords: African Canadians; Children; Immune Response; Sars-Cov-2; Sickle Cell Disease; Vaccines

$482,223

The School SPIT study (Saliva to Promote Improved Testing): A Stepped-wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Take-home Saliva to Promote Symptomatic Testing

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gap & Priorities - Testing models/surveillance

Principal investigators: Science, Michelle E; Campigotto, Aaron J; Jüni, Peter; Orkin, Julia

Keywords: Saliva Testing; Sars-Cov-2 Testing; Schools

$305,000

COVID-19 Variant Network - Are healthcare workers at higher risk of COVID-19 than other working adults?

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: SARS-CoV-2 variants supplement stream 2

Principal investigators: McGeer, Allison J; Brown, Kevin A; Buchan, Sarah; Coleman, Brenda L; Manuel, Douglas G; Mishra, Sharmistha; Patel, Samir; Sander, Beate H

Keywords: Adult; Covid-19; Healthcare Workers; Incidence; Propective Cohort; Risk Factors For Infection

$100,000

COVID-19 Vaccine Responses among African Canadians: Sustainability of Immune Responses and Safety Profiles.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps and Priorities - Vaccines

Principal investigators: Allen, Upton D

Keywords: African Canadians; Immune Response; Safety; Sars-Cov-2; Vaccines

$467,999

Influenza vaccines, statins, and laboratory-confirmed influenza outcomes in older adults: can vaccines and statins reduce the burden of influenza?

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kwong, Jeffrey C

Keywords: Epidemiology; Hospitalizations; Influenza Vaccines; Linked Databases; Mortality; Statins; Vaccine Effectiveness

$202,725

Canadian Immunization Research Network

Co-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

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

$932,667

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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Aaron Campigotto

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Persons Experiencing Postpandemic Homelessness in Canada

Preexisting Humoral Immunity Against Seasonal Coronaviruses Enhances Antibody Responses on SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination.

SARS-CoV-2 Coinfections and Severity in Hospitalized Children With Systematic Testing.

A qualitative descriptive study exploring perspectives on a school-based take-home COVID-19 saliva testing program.

Assessing measles immunity in individuals of childbearing age in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Acute Respiratory Tract Infections and Severe Disease Among Hospitalized Children.

Enhancing respiratory virus surveillance among hospitalised children: a machine learning-based predictive model.

Evaluating Pan-Fungal PCR for Cutaneous Blastomycosis Detection: A Retrospective Case Series Comparison With Histopathology and Culture.

Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection in Children, 1992-2023

Risk Factors for Severe Disease Among Children Hospitalized With Respiratory Syncytial Virus.

Frequent collaborators

Michelle Science

Marek Smieja

Samira Mubareka

Shelly Bolotin

Upton Allen

Allison McGeer

Gabrielle Freire

Sanjay Mahant

James Wright

Francine Buchanan

Andrew Simor

Michelle Murti

Liane Macdonald

Todd Hatchette

Manish Sadarangani

Ramzi Fattouh

Jennie Johnstone

Julianne Kus

Henry Wong

Irene Armstrong

Sumit Gupta

Lillian Sung

Julia Orkin

Sergio Borgia

Jonathan Gubbay

Vinita Dubey

Jean-Philippe Julien

Scott Halperin

Shelley Deeks

Michael Silverman

Gregory Tyrrell

Alexander Summers

Leanne Mortimer

Marc Desjardins

Robert Slinger

Elizabeth Leung

Sarah Wilson

Annette Bailey

Robert Kozak

Allison Chris