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Michelle Science

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Michelle Science

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
42 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 13 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Publications

475

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Publications by year

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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

Serological Benefit of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Relative to Infection in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Pediatric blood & cancer · 2026
A qualitative descriptive study exploring perspectives on a school-based take-home COVID-19 saliva testing program.
Paediatrics & child health · 2026
Assessing measles immunity in individuals of childbearing age in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Journal of infection · 2026

All 78 publications

Latest funding

Viral Dynamics of Influenza, RSV and SARS-CoV-2 in Children and Secondary Transmission within Households and Schools
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$1,113,076
Improving patient safety and hospital hygiene through the efficient and accurate identification of patients with antimicrobial resistant organisms (AROs) using clinical support tools in electronic medical records
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$296,150
COVID-19 seroepidemiology in children Using Retrieved POPCORN site Leftover Samples (CURNLS)
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator

All 9 grants and awards

78 publications.

Serological Benefit of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Relative to Infection in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Shapiro JR, Qi F, Colwill K, Dorogy AD, Liu Y, Science M, Gingras AC, Rini JM, Gupta S, Alexander S, Bolotin S, Watts TH

Pediatric blood & cancer2026

DOI: 10.1002/1545-5017.70395 PMID: 42135995

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

Assessing inter-rater agreement within a point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Canadian acute care hospitals.

Lee D, Bartoszko JJ, Lybeck C, Hota SS, Science M, Ellison J, Mertz D, Smith S, Thirion DJG, Varsaneux O

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2026.10531

Antibiotic prescribing practices for acute otitis media and community-acquired pneumonia in a pediatric emergency department.

Petel DS, Cheong L, Harvey G, Ostrow O, Timberlake K, Science M

Paediatrics & child health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxaf036 PMID: 41049713

Outcomes of Preterm Infants Admitted to Canadian NICUs Before and During the SARS-COV Pandemic.

Campbell-Yeo M, Mireault A, Bacchini F, Beltempo M, Shah PS, Alcock L, Comeau J, Dol J, Grant A, Gubbay J, Hughes B, Hundert A, Inglis D, Lalani Y, MacNeil M, Luu TM, Mitra S, Narvey M, O'Brien K, Robeson P, Science M, Canadian Neonatal Network Cnn Investigators

Children (Basel, Switzerland)2025

DOI: 10.3390/children12020193 PMID: 40003295

The adoption and compliance to central line-associated bloodstream infection insertion and maintenance bundle programs in intensive care unit settings across Canada.

Zhou ZL, Silva A, Cannon K, Chow B, Comeau JL, Ellis C, Frenette C, Hadzic A, Happe J, Johnston L, Katz KC, Khan J, Langley JM, Lee BE, Lee S, Lefebvre MA, Lybeck C, McGeer A, Neitzel A, Parsonage J, Patterson C, Quach C, Science M, Smith SW, Thampi N, Titoria R, Tomlinson J, Vayalumkal J, Suh KN, Srigley JA, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program

Infection control and hospital epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.189 PMID: 39696922

Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination Among Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients and Their Caregivers.

Shapiro JR, Shapiro GK, Gupta S, Alexander S, Science M, Watts TH, Bolotin S

Pediatric blood & cancer2025

DOI: 10.1002/pbc.31696 PMID: 40152422

Investigating the measles susceptibility gap in Ontario infants.

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

Vaccine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.126908 PMID: 40048933

Trends in healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial-resistant organisms among adults in Canadian acute care hospitals: findings from four point prevalence surveys, 2002 to 2024

Mitchell R, Lee D, Bartoszko J, Lybeck C, Benoit M-È, Comeau J, Ellison J, Frenette C, Happe J, Haslam N

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology20254 citations

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.10259

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Michelle Science

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Serological Benefit of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Relative to Infection in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

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.

Assessing inter-rater agreement within a point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Canadian acute care hospitals.

Antibiotic prescribing practices for acute otitis media and community-acquired pneumonia in a pediatric emergency department.

Outcomes of Preterm Infants Admitted to Canadian NICUs Before and During the SARS-COV Pandemic.

The adoption and compliance to central line-associated bloodstream infection insertion and maintenance bundle programs in intensive care unit settings across Canada.

Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination Among Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients and Their Caregivers.

Investigating the measles susceptibility gap in Ontario infants.

Trends in healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial-resistant organisms among adults in Canadian acute care hospitals: findings from four point prevalence surveys, 2002 to 2024

Frequent collaborators

Aaron Campigotto

Dominik Mertz

Shelly Bolotin

Allison McGeer

Nick Daneman

Nicholas Mitsakakis

Todd Hatchette

Jeffrey (Des) Pernica

James Wright

Sumit Gupta

Srinivas Murthy

Julia Orkin

Philippe Jouvet

Patricia Fontela

Nisha Thampi

Patricia Fontela

Dat Tran

Mark Loeb

Susy Hota

John Conly

Andrew Simor

Lillian Sung

Sarah Khan

Scott Halperin

Dominik Mertz

Sanjay Mahant

Jonathan Gubbay

Jennifer Crosbie

Marc Beltempo

Upton Allen

Rinku Sutradhar

Jacqueline Khet-Ling Wong

Kyong-Soon Lee

Stephen Walter

Marsha Campbell-Yeo

Shelley Deeks

Karel O'Brien

Marek Smieja

Stanley Read

Monica Taljaard