Gaston De Serres, Université de Montréal

Research

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

Latest papers

A multiprovincial retrospective analysis of the incidence of myocarditis or pericarditis after mRNA vaccination compared to the incidence after SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Heliyon · 2024
Immunizing Patients With Adverse Events After Immunization and Potential Contraindications to Immunization: A Report From the Special Immunization Clinics Network.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2016 · senior author
Transmission of acute gastroenteritis and respiratory illness from children to parents.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2014

All 5 publications

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
HPV vaccination effectiveness in a Canadian setting, 12 years after implementation: are we on the road to eliminate cervical cancer?
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$470,475
REinfection in COVid-19 Estimation of Risk (RECOVER)
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$2,112,471

All 4 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

A multiprovincial retrospective analysis of the incidence of myocarditis or pericarditis after mRNA vaccination compared to the incidence after SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Naveed Z, Chu C, Tadrous M, Veroniki AA, Li J, Rouleau I, Febriani Y, Calzavara A, Buchan SA, Nasreen S, Schwartz KL, Wilton J, Seo CY, Thampi N, Wilson SE, Naus M, De Serres G, Janjua NZ, Kwong JC, Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Provincial Collaborative Network investigators

Heliyon2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26551 PMID: 38439866

02

Immunizing Patients With Adverse Events After Immunization and Potential Contraindications to Immunization: A Report From the Special Immunization Clinics Network.

Top KA, Billard MN, Gariepy MC, Rouleau I, Pernica JM, Pham-Huy A, Quach C, Tran D, Vaudry W, Dobson S, Boucher FD, Carignan A, Jadavji T, McConnell A, McNeil SA, Halperin SA, De Serres G, Canadian Immunization Research Network’s (CIRN) Special Immunization Clinics Network investigators

The Pediatric infectious disease journal2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000001323 PMID: 27626920

03

Transmission of acute gastroenteritis and respiratory illness from children to parents.

Sacri AS, De Serres G, Quach C, Boulianne N, Valiquette L, Skowronski DM

The Pediatric infectious disease journal2014

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000220 PMID: 24476955

04

Genetic diversity and molecular evolution of the major human metapneumovirus surface glycoproteins over a decade.

Papenburg J, Carbonneau J, Isabel S, Bergeron MG, Williams JV, De Serres G, Hamelin MÈ, Boivin G

Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology2013

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.08.029 PMID: 24041471

05

Host and viral factors affecting clinical performance of a rapid diagnostic test for respiratory syncytial virus in hospitalized children.

Papenburg J, Buckeridge DL, De Serres G, Boivin G

The Journal of pediatrics2013

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.03.067 PMID: 23639327

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

HPV vaccination effectiveness in a Canadian setting, 12 years after implementation: are we on the road to eliminate cervical cancer?

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mayrand, Marie-Helene; Sauvageau, Chantal

Keywords: Case-Control Study; Cervical Cancer; Genotyping; High-Grade Cervical Precancer; Human Papillomaviruses; Test-Negative Design; Vaccination

$470,475

REinfection in COVid-19 Estimation of Risk (RECOVER)

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity - Diagnostics

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Boivin, Guy; Longtin, Yves

Keywords: Epidemiology; Healthcare Workers; Immunology; Reinfection

$2,112,471

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.

Frequent collaborators

Pediatrics
Microbiologie et maladies infectieuses
Medicine
Département de santé buccale
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Surgery
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1 shared papers, latest 2016

Gaston De Serres

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Antibodies Dear Professor De Serres, 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]. I read your paper "A multiprovincial retrospective analysis of the incidence of myocarditis or pericarditis after mRNA vaccination compared to the incidence after SARS-CoV-2 infection." (2024), and it 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]