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Soren Gantt

ResearcherMedical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesUniversité de Montréal

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Soren Gantt

Researcher

Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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23 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Child Health Covid-19 Critical Care Data Infrastructure Emergency Department Epidemiology Inpatient Medicine Vaccine Safety And Effectiveness

Latest papers

Immunogenicity and Safety of Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine in Children and Youth With Solid Organ Transplants in Canada: A Canadian Immunization Research Network Study.
Pediatric transplantation · 2026
Brief Report: Herpesvirus Viremia, ART Response, and Growth Recovery in Kenyan Children Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in Hospital.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2025
A cost analysis of postpartum home visit programming in Kenya: estimates to aid policymakers.
Frontiers in health services · 2025

All 27 publications

Latest funding

Predictors for Early Characterization and Identification of Sequelae in Newborns with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: The PRECISE-CMV cohort Study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$585,226
Building Research Literacy with Youth: Engaging Youth Patient Partners to Co-Construct Meaningful Educational Materials
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$24,955
Towards a National Research Consortium for Congenital CMV: A Canadian Collaborative Initiative
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000

All 9 grants and awards

27 publications.

Immunogenicity and Safety of Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine in Children and Youth With Solid Organ Transplants in Canada: A Canadian Immunization Research Network Study.

Burton C, Chew JL, Sadarangani M, Blydt-Hansen T, Gantt S, Morris SK, Suresh S, Pham-Huy A, Otley A, Tapiero B, Mitchell H, Cowan J, Sivro A, Piché-Renaud PP, Comeau JL, Top KA, Special Immunization Clinic Investigators

Pediatric transplantation2026

DOI: 10.1111/petr.70314 PMID: 41937257

Brief Report: Herpesvirus Viremia, ART Response, and Growth Recovery in Kenyan Children Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in Hospital.

Njuguna I, Maleche-Obimbo E, Mugo C, Begnel ER, Chebet DJ, Onyango JA, Cranmer LM, Shrestha L, Huang ML, Gantt S, Okinyi H, John-Stewart G, Wamalwa D, Slyker J

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2025

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003741 PMID: 40772656

A cost analysis of postpartum home visit programming in Kenya: estimates to aid policymakers.

Ojee E, Odiyo J, Adhiambo J, Mabele E, Omondi V, Begnel ER, Chohan BH, Kinuthia J, Gantt S, Lehman DA, Aluvaala J, Were F, Were V, Wamalwa D, Slyker J

Frontiers in health services2025

DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2025.1644078 PMID: 41323153

Prenatal Screening for CMV Primary Infection: A Cost-Utility Model.

El Hachem G, Poder TG, McCarey C, Gantt S, Kakkar F, Sab M, Renaud C, Boucoiran I

BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology2025

DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.18080 PMID: 39895506

Reinfection With Cytomegalovirus During Pregnancy: A Prospective Cohort Study in Canada.

St-Georges J, Balegamire SJ, Larouche A, Boppana S, Renaud C, Mâsse B, Giguere Y, Forest JC, Lamarre V, Audibert F, Gantt S, Boucoiran I

Journal of medical virology2025

DOI: 10.1002/jmv.70261 PMID: 39992059

The Linda Kizazi study: a comparison of morbidity and mortality from birth to 2 years between children who are HIV-unexposed and HIV-exposed, uninfected in the era of universal antiretroviral therapy.

Begnel ER, Ojee E, Adhiambo J, Mabele E, Wandika B, Ogweno V, Lim ES, Gantt S, Kinuthia J, Lehman DA, Slyker J, Wamalwa D

BMJ global health2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015841 PMID: 39828431

Outcomes of a Population-Based Congenital Cytomegalovirus Screening Program

Dunn JKE, Chakraborty P, Reuvers E, Gallagher L, Kernohan KD, Lacaria M, Barton M, Leifso K, Pernica JM, Santander E

JAMA pediatrics202537 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.5562 PMID: W4406666567

Clinical and Immunologic Impact of CMV Coinfection Among Children Living With HIV in Canada

Fougère Y, Brophy J, Hawkes MT, Lee T, Samson L, Gantt S, Dufour M-SK, Renaud C, Dieumegard H, Diallo MA

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal20254 citations

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000004811

Factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in unvaccinated children and young adults.

Silverberg SL, Shulha HP, McMillan B, He G, Lee A, Márquez AC, Bartlett SR, Gill V, Abu-Raya B, Bettinger JA, Cabrera A, Coombs D, Gantt S, Goldfarb DM, Sauvé L, Krajden M, Morshed M, Sekirov I, Jassem AN, Sadarangani M

BMC infectious diseases2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08950-1 PMID: 38225625

Early-life infection depletes preleukemic cells in a mouse model of hyperdiploid B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Farrokhi A, Atre T, Salitra S, Aletaha M, Márquez AC, Gynn M, Fidanza M, Jo S, Rolf N, Simmons K, Duque-Afonso J, Cleary ML, Seif AE, Kollmann T, Gantt S, Reid GSD

Blood2024

DOI: 10.1182/blood.2024025038 PMID: 38875504

Predictors for Early Characterization and Identification of Sequelae in Newborns with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: The PRECISE-CMV cohort Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kakkar, Fatima

Keywords: Biomarkers; Congenital Cytomegalovirus; Cytokines; Neurodevelopmental Delay; Sensineural Hearing Loss; Viral Dynamics

$585,226

Building Research Literacy with Youth: Engaging Youth Patient Partners to Co-Construct Meaningful Educational Materials

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Granikov, Vera; Dallaire, Clara; Hong, Quan Nha

Keywords: Capacity Building; Knowledge Mobilization; Partnership Development; Patient-Oriented Research; Pediatric Patient Engagement; Research Literacy; Youth Empowerment

$24,955

Towards a National Research Consortium for Congenital CMV: A Canadian Collaborative Initiative

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Kakkar, Fatima; Tétrault, Robert; Brophy, Jason C

Keywords: Congenital Infectious; Consortium; Cytomegalovirus

$20,000

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

COVID-19 seroepidemiology in children Using Retrieved POPCORN site Leftover Samples (CURNLS)

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: POPCORN Supplement

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Strang, Robert A; Basta, Nicole; Bhatt, Maala; Buchanan, Francine; Constantin, Evelyn; Côté, Sylvana; Drouin, Olivier; Dugas, Marc-André; Fontela, Patricia S; Foo, Cheryl P; Foster, Jennifer; Freedman, Stephen B; Gagneur, Arnaud A; Gantt, Soren M; Gill, Peter J; Kakkar, Fatima; Kellner, James D; Klassen, Terry P; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lalgudi Ganesan, Saptharishi; Li, Patricia T; Mahant, Sanjay; Mater, Ahmed; Muttalib, Fiona; Papenburg, Jesse; Sadarangani, Manish; Sehgal, Anupam V; 't Jong, Geert W; Wahi, Gita; Wright, Bruce

Keywords: Covid 19

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Op. Grant: Canadian Pediatric COVID-19 Research Platform

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Strang, Robert A; Basta, Nicole; Bhatt, Maala; Buchanan, Francine; Burstein, Brett S; Carwana, Matthew; Choong, Karen; Constantin, Evelyn; Côté, Sylvana; Drouin, Olivier; Dugas, Marc-André; Fontela, Patricia S; Foo, Cheryl P; Foster, Jennifer; Freedman, Stephen B; Gagneur, Arnaud A; Gantt, Soren M; Gill, Peter J; Kakkar, Fatima; Kellner, James D; Klassen, Terry P; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lalgudi Ganesan, Saptharishi; Li, Patricia T; Mahant, Sanjay; Mater, Ahmed; Morris, Shaun K; Muttalib, Fiona; Papenburg, Jesse; Sadarangani, Manish; Sehgal, Anupam V; 't Jong, Geert W; Top, Karina A; Wahi, Gita; Wright, Bruce

Keywords: Child Health; Covid-19; Critical Care; Data Infrastructure; Emergency Department; Epidemiology; Inpatient Medicine; Vaccine Safety And Effectiveness

$6,700,000

Human Cytomegalovirus as a Driver of Adverse Health Outcomes among Children Exposed to HIV in Utero

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kakkar, Fatima; Read, Stanley E

Keywords: Children; Cmv; Hiv; Infants; Perinatal; Transmission

$612,000

CMV Dynamics and Transmission in Pregnancy: Comparison Between Women Living with and without HIV

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Boucoiran, Isabelle; Gantt, Soren M

Keywords: Cmv; Congenital Infection; Hiv; Maternal Reinfection; Next-Generation Sequencing; Virscan

$707,624

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

Co-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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Soren Gantt

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Immunogenicity and Safety of Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine in Children and Youth With Solid Organ Transplants in Canada: A Canadian Immunization Research Network Study.

Brief Report: Herpesvirus Viremia, ART Response, and Growth Recovery in Kenyan Children Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in Hospital.

A cost analysis of postpartum home visit programming in Kenya: estimates to aid policymakers.

Prenatal Screening for CMV Primary Infection: A Cost-Utility Model.

Reinfection With Cytomegalovirus During Pregnancy: A Prospective Cohort Study in Canada.

The Linda Kizazi study: a comparison of morbidity and mortality from birth to 2 years between children who are HIV-unexposed and HIV-exposed, uninfected in the era of universal antiretroviral therapy.

Outcomes of a Population-Based Congenital Cytomegalovirus Screening Program

Clinical and Immunologic Impact of CMV Coinfection Among Children Living With HIV in Canada

Factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in unvaccinated children and young adults.

Early-life infection depletes preleukemic cells in&#xa0;a&#xa0;mouse model of hyperdiploid B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Untangling heterogeneity in cytomegalovirus infection kinetics and evolution using mathematical modelling

Frequent collaborators

Christian Renaud

Isabelle Boucoiran

Fatima Kakkar

Inna Sekirov

Mel Krajden

Kate Zinszer

Manish Sadarangani

Matthew Carwana

Caroline Quach

Quynh Doan

Yves Giguere

Peter Szatmari

Nadia Roumeliotis

Daniel Coombs

Soren Gantt

Jean-Claude Forest

Jason Brophy

Jeffrey (Des) Pernica

Tom Blydt-Hansen

Elisabeth McClymont

Juthaporn Cowan

Maryna Yaskina

Patricia Fontela

Jesse Papenburg

Jesse Papenburg

Melanie Lacaria

Karen Li-mei Choong

Rahul Chanchlani

April Kam

Early-life infection depletes preleukemic cells in a mouse model of hyperdiploid B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.