David McLeod, Université de Montréal

Research

evolutionary epidemiology host-pathogen co-evolution pathogen diversity adaptive immunity mathematical biology horizontal gene transfer evolutionary theory population genetics

Latest funding

The emergence, maintenance, and consequences of strain structure in pathogenic bacteria
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
The emergence, maintenance, and consequences of strain structure in pathogenic bacteria
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$36,000
Untangling heterogeneity in cytomegalovirus infection kinetics and evolution using mathematical modelling
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$90,000

All 3 grants and awards

The emergence, maintenance, and consequences of strain structure in pathogenic bacteria

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: McLeod, David

Keywords: evolutionary epidemiology; host-pathogen co-evolution; pathogen diversity; adaptive immunity; mathematical biology; horizontal gene transfer; evolutionary theory; population genetics

$12,500

The emergence, maintenance, and consequences of strain structure in pathogenic bacteria

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: McLeod, David

Keywords: evolutionary epidemiology; host-pathogen co-evolution; pathogen diversity; adaptive immunity; mathematical biology; horizontal gene transfer; evolutionary theory; population genetics

$36,000

Untangling heterogeneity in cytomegalovirus infection kinetics and evolution using mathematical modelling

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Craig, Morgan ML

Keywords: cytomegalovirus; ecology and evolution; immunology; mathematical modelling; virtual patient cohorts

$90,000

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: evolutionary epidemiology Dear Professor McLeod, 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 evolutionary epidemiology 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 NSERC-funded project "The emergence, maintenance, and consequences of strain structure in pathogenic bacteria" (2024), 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]