People | The Canadian HIV Cure Enterprise

Theme 1 - Active HIV reservoirs in tissues and viral rebound sources

Co-leaders

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Nicolas Chomont, PhD

nicolas.chomont@umontreal.ca

Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) Research Center

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Petronela Ancuta, PhD

petronela.ancuta@umontreal.ca

Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) Research Center

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Co-Investigators

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Zabrina Brumme, PhD

zbrumme@sfu.ca

Simon Fraser University

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Christina Guzzo, PhD

christina.guzzo@utoronto.ca

University of Toronto

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Christopher Power, MD

chris.power@ualberta.ca

University of Alberta

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Theme 2 - Persistence and immune escape of HIV reservoir cells in tissues

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Cecilia Costiniuk, MD

Knowledge Mobilization

Champion

cecilia.costiniuk@mcgill.ca

Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center

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Thomas Murooka, PhD

EDI Champion

thomas.murooka@umanitoba.ca

University of Manitoba

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Co-Investigators

Mohammad-Ali Jenabian, PhD

jenabian.muhammad-ali@uqam.ca

Université du Québec À Montréal (UQAM)

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Jérôme Estaquier, PhD

jerome.estaquier@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec

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Keith Fowke, PhD

keith.fowke@med.umanitoba.ca

University of Manitoba

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Steering committee

Nicolas Chomont, PhD

Scientific director and

co-chair

nicolas.chomont@umontreal.ca

Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) Research Center

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Eric A. Cohen, PhD

Co-chair

eric.cohen@ircm.qc.ca

Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM)

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Jonathan Angel, MD

Co-Chair

jangel@ohri.ca

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI)

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Coordination

Isabelle Turcotte, MSc

Coordinator

isabelle.turcotte.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) Research Center

Isabelle completed her Masters's degree in Nicolas Chomont's laboratory in 2020. Her background in fundamental HIV cure research is complemented by a strong experience in community-based research.

Theme 3 - Therapeutic Interventions

Co-leaders

Eric A. Cohen, PhD

Co-chair

eric.cohen@ircm.qc.ca

Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM)

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Jonathan Angel, MD

Co-Chair

jangel@ohri.ca

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI)

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Co-Investigators

Jean-Pierre Routy, MD

jean-pierre.routy@mcgill.ca

Research Institute of McGill University Health Center (MUHC)

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Elie Haddad, MD, PhD

elie.haddad@umontreal.ca

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine Research Center

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Guy Sauvageau,

MD, PhD

guy.sauvageau@gmail.com

Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of Université de Montréal

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Shari Margolese

Community Advisory Chair and principal knowledge user

Ms. Shari Margolese has over 30 years’ experience as a community engagement expert. As a person with lived experience and a treatment and cure advocate, she is a long-time member and contributor to many community organizations including CATIE and the Canadian AIDS Society. She has been engaged with CanCURE for over 10 years.

Tanguy Hedrich, PhD

Tanguy Hedrich worked in academic research in biomedical engineering for almost 10 years. In 2022, he switched to community-based research to work even more closely with the community. His work as a research coordinator consists of creating links between academic researchers, actors from community-based organizations and community members. The COCQ-SIDA regroups 36 community-based organizations involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS throughout Quebec.

Research Coordinator Coalition of Quebec Community Organizations Fighting AIDS(COCQ-SIDA)

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Claudette Cardinal

Claudette Cardinal - Wâpakwaniy is a wise woman from the Kehewin Cree Nation in Alberta. In her 30th year of living with HIV, and works thousands of hours on HIV, mental health, aging and Indigenous-focused research initiatives over the last two decades, a leader in HIV amongst Indigenous women in Canada. She collaborates with a wide range of organizations, including: the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity, THRIVE, COAST, and the Canadian HIV Observational Cohort (CANOC) and SHARE/CARE

Peer Research Associate Community Advocate at B.C. Center for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Indigenous Community Researcher and Member of the Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research, member of the International Community of Women Living with HIV–North America.

Renée Masching, PhD cand.

Working with the CanCURE team is an opportunity to share Indigenous values regarding research and to learn more about basic science. The “science buddy” is one of my favourite aspects of the Community Advisory Board/research team and students collaboration.

Indigenous community-Advocate & Researcher

Wangari Tharao

Wangari's work focuses on racialized women and women living in Canada who have migrated from countries with generalized HIV epidemics. She has co-founded several networks including, the African and Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO), the Canadian HIV/AIDS Black, African and Caribbean Network (CHABAC) and the African and Black Diaspora Global Network on HIV and AIDS (ABDGN).

Director of Research & Programs at Women's Health in Women's Hands (WHIWH) and community based researcher

Chris Mallais

Office Manager at the Canadian AIDS Society

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