2024 CIHR Funding Successes
Congratulations to our Microbiology and Immunology faculty members on their success in securing funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) in the Fall 2024 competition. Their success highlights ongoing excellence in research within the department.
Project Grants
Eric Arts (PI) and Steven Kerfoot - Development of an HIV-1 vaccine with enhanced CD4 engagement and inducing broadly neutralizing antibodies
David Heinrichs (PI) - The intersection of nutrient sensing and virulence potential in Staphylococcus aureus
John McCormick (PI) - Staphylococcal superantigens at the commensal-pathogen interface
Team Grants
Eric Arts (PI), Jimmy Dikeakos (PI), and Greg Dekaban - Targeted Therapeutics for HIV-1 Cure
Catalyst Grants
Eric Arts (PI) - Packing HIV-like particles with a punch for a cure
Jimmy Dikeakos (PI) and Jessica Prodger - HIV-1 Nef: A novel target to eradicate the reservoir
