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Research
Latest papers
Impact of immunosuppression on the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection: A mechanistic study.
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society · 2021
A Double-Blind, Randomized Trial of High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Influenza Vaccine in Adult Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018
Evaluation of a Novel Global Immunity Assay to Predict Infection in Organ Transplant Recipients.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018
Latest funding
- $25,000
Planning a national approach to infectious disease and vaccine surveillance in transplantation
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $967,724
Expanding our understanding of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) disease pathogenesis in high-risk lung transplant recipients.
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $149,674
Pandemic Influenza Vaccine in Organ Transplantation (PIVOT Trial): SAFETY AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF PANDEMIC INFLUENZA VACCINE IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
3 publications.
Impact of immunosuppression on the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection: A mechanistic study.
Hall VG, Ferreira V, Kumar D, Humar A
A Double-Blind, Randomized Trial of High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Influenza Vaccine in Adult Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients.
Natori Y, Shiotsuka M, Slomovic J, Hoschler K, Ferreira V, Ashton P, Rotstein C, Lilly L, Schiff J, Singer L, Humar A, Kumar D
Evaluation of a Novel Global Immunity Assay to Predict Infection in Organ Transplant Recipients.
Mian M, Natori Y, Ferreira V, Selzner N, Husain S, Singer L, Kim SJ, Humar A, Kumar D
Planning a national approach to infectious disease and vaccine surveillance in transplantation
Principal investigators: Gongal, Patricia
Keywords: Infectious Diseases; Surveillance System; Transplantation; Vaccines
Expanding our understanding of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) disease pathogenesis in high-risk lung transplant recipients.
Principal investigators: Ferreira, Victor H
Keywords: Cytokines; Human Cytomegalovirus (Hcmv); Lung Transplantation; Machine Learning; T Cells; Virus-Inclusive Scrna-Seq
Pandemic Influenza Vaccine in Organ Transplantation (PIVOT Trial): SAFETY AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF PANDEMIC INFLUENZA VACCINE IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
Principal investigators: Hall, Victoria G; Ferreira, Victor H; Humar, Atul; Kumar, Deepali
Keywords: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza; Immunogenicity; One Health; Prevention; Transplant; Vaccination Strategies
SAFE LUNG: Short-course Antiviral and Focused Exposure to UV light in LUNG transplantation to prevent transmission of hepatitis B virus from donor organs.
Principal investigators: Ferreira, Victor H; Cypel, Marcelo; Feld, Jordan J; Humar, Atul; Kumar, Deepali
Keywords: Antiviral Treatment; Ex Vivo Organ Perfusion; Hepatitis B Virus; Lung Transplantation
Lung transplant to evaluate advanced novel organ modification therapies using a human decedent model
Principal investigators: Cypel, Marcelo; Gross, Jed A; Humar, Atul
Keywords: Bioethics; Donation; Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion; Human Decedent Model; Lung Transplantation; Organ Modification
Ex Vivo Treatment of Latent Human Cytomegalovirus in Donor Lungs Using F49A-Fusion Protein: Pre-Clinical Studies and a Safety Pilot Clinical Trial.
Principal investigators: Cypel, Marcelo; Humar, Atul; Kumar, Deepali
Keywords: Clinical Outcomes; Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion; Fusion Toxin Protein; Human Cytomegalovirus; Lung Tranplantation; Viral Reactivation Models
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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