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Christopher Fernandez Prada
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Research
Latest papers
Predicting current and future areas of ecological suitability for Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato in the Americas.
Journal of medical entomology · 2026
Telomere-to-telomere assembly detects genomic diversity in Canadian strains of Borrelia burgdorferi.
Cell reports · 2026
Publisher Correction: Assessing current and future areas of ecological suitability for Lutzomyia shannoni in North America.
Parasites & vectors · 2025
Latest funding
- $1,400,000
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $63,000
LEISH-INSIGHT: Decoding AMR and fitness compensatory mechanisms in protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
i-NEVER REST: Invetigating the role and impact of Nano-sized Extracellular VesiclEs and dRug RESisTance in protozoan diseases
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
21 publications.
Predicting current and future areas of ecological suitability for Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato in the Americas.
DeWinter S, Nichol GK, Fernandez Prada C, Greer AL, Weese JS, Clow KM
Telomere-to-telomere assembly detects genomic diversity in Canadian strains of Borrelia burgdorferi.
Amin AB, Ibarra-Meneses AV, Gagnon S, Merhi G, Olivier M, Ndao M, Blanchette M, Fernandez-Prada C, Langlais D
Publisher Correction: Assessing current and future areas of ecological suitability for Lutzomyia shannoni in North America.
DeWinter S, Nichol GK, Fernandez-Prada C, Greer AL, Weese JS, Clow KM
Re-sensitization of antimony-resistant Leishmania by highly potent SbV-porphyrin through the involvement of ERG6-coding gene.
Oliveira EG, Lanza JS, Cojean S, Moreira POL, Tunes LG, Gomes ML, DeFreitas-Silva G, Silva VSD, Veltri ERP, Torres-Santos EC, Demicheli C, Pomel S, Loiseau PM, Frézard F, Fernandez-Prada C, Andrade-Neto VV, Monte-Neto RLD
Assessing current and future areas of ecological suitability for Lutzomyia shannoni in North America.
DeWinter S, Nichol GK, Fernandez-Prada C, Greer AL, Weese JS, Clow KM
Survival of the fittest: How Leishmania evades drug therapy.
Wagner V, Ibarra-Meneses AV, Freitas TR, Moreno J, Bhattacharya A, do Monte-Neto RL, Fernandez-Prada C
Critical loss: the effects of VEuPathDB defunding on global health.
Fernandez-Prada C, Moretti NS, do Monte-Neto RL
Ecological determinants of leishmaniasis vector, Lutzomyia spp.: A scoping review.
DeWinter S, Shahin K, Fernandez-Prada C, Greer AL, Weese JS, Clow KM
Extracellular Vesicles: Translational Agenda Questions for Three Protozoan Parasites.
Tandoh KZ, Ibarra-Meneses AV, Langlais D, Olivier M, Torrecilhas AC, Fernandez-Prada C, Regev-Rudzki N, Duah-Quashie NO
Systematic Exploration of Functional Group Relevance for Anti-Leishmanial Activity of Anisomycin.
Nguyen AMT, Shalev-Benami M, Rosa-Teijeiro C, Ibarra-Meneses AV, Yonath A, Bashan A, Jaffe CL, Olivier M, Fernandez-Prada C, Lubell WD
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
Principal investigators: Fernandez Prada, Christopher
Keywords: Crc
LEISH-INSIGHT: Decoding AMR and fitness compensatory mechanisms in protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania
Principal investigators: Fernandez Prada, Christopher
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; protozoan parasites; leishmania; genomics; transcriptomics; host-parasite interaction; phenotypic plasticity; re-sensitazion to antimicrobials; fitness cost; leishmania homeostasis mechanisms
i-NEVER REST: Invetigating the role and impact of Nano-sized Extracellular VesiclEs and dRug RESisTance in protozoan diseases
Principal investigators: Fernandez Prada, Christopher; Duah Quashie, Nancy O; Regev-Rudzki, Neta
Keywords: Biomarkers; Drug Resistance Biology; Extracellular Vesicles; Host-Parasite Interactions; Leishmaniasis; Malaria; Trypanosomiasis; Vector-Bone Zoonoses
One Health Against Pathogens (OHAP)
Principal investigators: Ronholm, Jennifer J
Keywords: animal health; environmental health; food-borne; human health; infectious disease; one health; public policy; vector-borne; water-borne; zoonotic
Safe and selective anti-parasite therapy targeting ribosome and glycosome function
Principal investigators: Lubell, William D
Keywords: Amino Acid Transporter; Anisomycin; Glycosome,; Leishmaniasis; Medicinal Chemistry; Organic Synthesis; Parasitic Infection; Resistant Strains; Ribosome,; Trypanosomatids
Acquisition of an ultracentrifuge to support research in the field of veterinary infectious diseases
Principal investigators: Gagnon, Carl
Discovery and characterization of novel genetic-exchange and drug-resistance mechanisms in Leishmania parasites
Principal investigators: Fernandez Prada, Christopher; Olivier, Martin
Keywords: Drug Resistance; Exosomes; Genetic Exchange; Leishmania; Multi-Omicapproaches; Protozoan Parasites
The Bhagirath Singh Early Career Prize in Infection and Immunity: Discovery and characterization of novel genetic-exchange and drug-resistance mechanisms in Leishmania parasites
Principal investigators: Fernandez Prada, Christopher
Keywords: Drug Resistance; Exosomes; Genetic Exchange; Leishmania; Multi-Omicapproaches; Protozoan Parasites
Innovative discovery and targeting of novel points of intervention to kill resistant life-threatening parasites
Principal investigators: Fernandez Prada, Christopher
Keywords: Medicinal chemistry, Anti-parasitic therapy, Vector-borne diseases, Drug discovery, Drug resistance, Leishmania, Chagas disease, Human African trypanosomiasis , Peptide-drug conjugate, Omic Sciences
Discovery of novel drug-resistance genes involved in lipid regulation of cell membrane structure and their impact in canine leishmaniasis treatment failure
Principal investigators: FernandezPrada, Christopher
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Pathologie et microbiologie vétérinaire
- Medicine
- Rheumatology
- Other
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