Danuta Skowronski

Research

Antibodies Attack Rate Covid-19 Household Sars Cov-2 Serology Transmission Viral Excretion

Latest funding

The test-negative design for the estimation of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness: design evaluation and development of statistical methods in the evolving context
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$275,400
COVID-19 household study to assess secondary attack rates and the proportion asymptomatic, including children
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$859,485

The test-negative design for the estimation of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness: design evaluation and development of statistical methods in the evolving context

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schnitzer, Mireille E; Talbot, Denis

Keywords: Biostatistical Methods; Case-Control; Causal Inference; Propensity Score; Simulation Study; Test-Negative Design

$275,400

COVID-19 household study to assess secondary attack rates and the proportion asymptomatic, including children

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Op Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Social Policy and Public Health Responses

Principal investigators: Tremblay, Cécile L; Boivin, Guy; De Serres, Gaston; Skowronski, Danuta Maria

Keywords: Antibodies; Attack Rate; Covid-19; Household; Sars Cov-2; Serology; Transmission; Viral Excretion

$859,485

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: Antibodies Dear Professor Skowronski, 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 antibodies 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 "COVID-19 household study to assess secondary attack rates and the proportion asymptomatic, including children" (2020), 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]