Pascal Lavoie, University of Toronto

Research

Immunization Infancy Pregnancy Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Latest funding

POPCORN-RSV: A Canadian Pregnant Individual-Infant Trial for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$3,411,901
The Clinician-reported Genetic testing Utility InDEx (C-GUIDE): Development and validation for neonatal intensive care
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$248,625

POPCORN-RSV: A Canadian Pregnant Individual-Infant Trial for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Morris, Shaun K; Boucoiran, Isabelle; Lavoie, Pascal; Li, Patricia T; Sadarangani, Manish; Sander, Beate H; Shapiro, Gilla

Keywords: Immunization; Infancy; Pregnancy; Respiratory Syncytial Virus

$3,411,901

The Clinician-reported Genetic testing Utility InDEx (C-GUIDE): Development and validation for neonatal intensive care

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hayeems, Robin Z

Keywords: Clinical Utility; Genomics; Neonatal Intensive Care; Outcome Measurement Development

$248,625

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: Immunization Dear Professor Lavoie, 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 immunization 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 "POPCORN-RSV: A Canadian Pregnant Individual-Infant Trial for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization" (2026), 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]