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Robert Kozak

ResearcherInfectious DiseasesUniversity of Toronto

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Robert Kozak

Researcher

Infectious Diseases

Health Sciences

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.
42 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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317

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Research

Transmission Clinical Trial Epidemiology Mathematical Modeling Prospective Cohort Vaccine Effectiveness Virology Nosocomial Outbreaks

Latest papers

Monkeypox Virus Shedding Despite Tecovirimat Treatment in a Cohort in Toronto, Canada.
The Journal of infectious diseases · 2026 · senior author
Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 variant pathogenicity in a long-COVID Syrian hamster model.
Virus research · 2026 · senior author
Evaluation of Phenotypic and Genotypic Susceptibility Testing Methods for Newer β-lactam/β-lactamase Inhibitor Combinations in Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
The Journal of infectious diseases · 2026

All 53 publications

Latest funding

Multivalent mRNA Vaccines for Broad Protection against Orthoparamyxoviruses
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$300,000
Investigating the genomic epidemiology, transmission, and infectivity of the non-influenza respiratory viruses
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$722,925
CAMP 2.0 An Ongoing Community-based Interdisciplinary Model for Mpox pandemic Preparedness
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$350,000

All 16 grants and awards

53 publications.

Monkeypox Virus Shedding Despite Tecovirimat Treatment in a Cohort in Toronto, Canada.

Hurst JR, Addo M, Li A, Khera SS, Persaud R, Bertucci C, Hummel M, Espinosa OJP, Chan AK, Walmsley S, Mishra S, Tan DHS, Kozak R

The Journal of infectious diseases2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf471 PMID: 40924858

Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 variant pathogenicity in a long-COVID Syrian hamster model.

Naghibosadat M, Hahn E, Molinaro S, Babuadze G, Kozak R

Virus research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2026.199711 PMID: 41812698

Evaluation of Phenotypic and Genotypic Susceptibility Testing Methods for Newer β-lactam/β-lactamase Inhibitor Combinations in Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Hall CW, Waglechner N, Choi E, Aftanas P, Katz K, Vermeiren C, Maguire F, Kozak R, Li XX

The Journal of infectious diseases2026

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf585 PMID: 41248977

Antibiotic-exposure guided prevalence screening for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: better value for hospitals.

Williams V, Chevrier J, Elligsen M, Lam PW, Kozak R, Powis JE, Leis JA

Infection control and hospital epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.10332 PMID: 41186330

Transmission of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective genomic analysis

Izydorczyk C, Lee R, Mataseje L, Golding GR, Edge TA, Boyd R, Braukmann T, Carroll A, Katz K, Kozak R

Emerging Microbes and Infections20262 citations

DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2025.2595794

Clinical presentation of Enterovirus D68 in adults with acute respiratory infections consulting in emergency departments in Quebec, Canada.

Mallet MC, Trottier S, Baz M, Redah I, Duvvuri VR, Kozak R, Vachon ML, Daigneault P, Boissinot M, Bergeron MG, Tremblay C, Longtin Y, Huletsky A, Gilca R, Berthelot S, Isabel S

IJID regions2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2025.100669 PMID: 40575491

Comparison of pharyngeal and invasive isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes by whole-genome sequencing in Toronto, Canada.

Zeppa JJ, Avery EG, Aftanas P, Choi E, Uleckas S, Patel P, Waglechner N, Jimenez H, Vermeiren C, Katz K, Li XX, Maguire F, Kozak R

Microbiology spectrum2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02141-24 PMID: 39945517

Developing Synthetic Full-Length SARS-CoV-2 cDNAs and Reporter Viruses for High-Throughput Antiviral Drug Screening.

Rohamare M, Kaushik N, Khan JQ, Balouchi M, Lopez-Orozco J, Kozak R, Hobman TC, Falzarano D, Kumar A, Wilson JA

Viruses2025

DOI: 10.3390/v18010044 PMID: 41600809

Some assembly required: Comparison of bioinformatic pipelines for analysis of viral metagenomic sequencing from nosocomial respiratory virus outbreaks.

Alhaboub A, Deschenes NM, Li XX, Williams VR, Katz KC, Park SY, Aftanas P, Wong H, Sjaarda C, Tozer K, Maguire F, Leis J, Sheth P, Kozak R

Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2025.105877 PMID: 41046678

Monkeypox Virus Transcriptional Profiles and Host Responses in Skin Lesion Swabs Among Individuals With Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Hurst JR, Tan DHS, Li A, Khera SS, Persaud R, Chan A, Walmsley S, Hummel M, Bertucci C, Espinosa OJP, Mishra S, Fraser RS, Kozak R

The Journal of infectious diseases2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf316 PMID: 40498594

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Robert Kozak

Research

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Monkeypox Virus Shedding Despite Tecovirimat Treatment in a Cohort in Toronto, Canada.

Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 variant pathogenicity in a long-COVID Syrian hamster model.

Evaluation of Phenotypic and Genotypic Susceptibility Testing Methods for Newer &#x3b2;-lactam/&#x3b2;-lactamase Inhibitor Combinations in Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Antibiotic-exposure guided prevalence screening for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: better value for hospitals.

Transmission of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective genomic analysis

Clinical presentation of Enterovirus D68 in adults with acute respiratory infections consulting in emergency departments in Quebec, Canada.

Comparison of pharyngeal and invasive isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes by whole-genome sequencing in Toronto, Canada.

Developing Synthetic Full-Length SARS-CoV-2 cDNAs and Reporter Viruses for High-Throughput Antiviral Drug Screening.

Some assembly required: Comparison of bioinformatic pipelines for analysis of viral metagenomic sequencing from nosocomial respiratory virus outbreaks.

Monkeypox Virus Transcriptional Profiles and Host Responses in Skin Lesion Swabs Among Individuals With Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Frequent collaborators

Samira Mubareka

Allison McGeer

Finlay Maguire

Henry Wong

Ramzi Fattouh

Darryl Falzarano

Sharmistha Mishra

Mario Ostrowski

Andrew McArthur

Darwyn Kobasa

Sharon Walmsley

Samir Patel

Anne-Claude Gingras

Kevin Yau

Arinjay Banerjee

Anand Kumar

Karen Mossman

Tony Mazzulli

Mia Biondi

Nick Daneman

Derek Stein

Steven Theriault

Mia Biondi

Jordan Feld

Elena Sheldrake

Sandra Isabel

Paul Arora

Morty Eisenberg

Arif Jetha

Ana Cabrera

Jesse Chao

Shelly Bolotin

Prameet Sheth

Susy Hota

Simon Berthelot

Evaluation of Phenotypic and Genotypic Susceptibility Testing Methods for Newer β-lactam/β-lactamase Inhibitor Combinations in Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.