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COVID-19 Immunity Task Force

The COVID-19 Immunity Task Force is a Canadian initiative intended to organize resources to study natural and vaccine-induced immunity to SARS-CoV-2.

Affiliations

Team

Name Position Affiliation Notes
David Naylor Co-chair University of Toronto -
Catherine Hankins Co-chair McGill University -
Timothy Evans Executive Director McGill University -
Heather Hannah Executive Committee Northwest Territories -
Mona Nemer Executive Committee; Government of Canada representative Government of Canada Chief Science Advisor of Canada
Howard Njoo Executive Committee Public Health Agency of Canada Deputy Chief Public Health Officer and Interim Vice-President, Infectious Disease Programs Branch
Gina Ogilvie Executive Committee, Leadership Team University of British Columbia, BC Centre for Disease Control, Women's Health Research Institute -
Jutta Preiksaitis Executive Committee, Leadership Group University of Alberta -
Gail Tomblin Murphy Executive Committee, Leadership Group Nova Scotia Health Authority -
Paul van Caeseele Executive Committee, Leadership Group Cadham Provincial Laboratory, Manitoba Health, University of Manitoba -
Theresa Tam Government of Canada representative Public Health Agency of Canada -
Stephen Lucas Government of Canada representative Health Canada -
Vivek Goel Leadership Group University of Waterloo -
Philippe Gros Leadership Group McGill University -
Scott Halperin Leadership Group Dalhousie University, Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) -
Charu Kaushic Leadership Group Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), McMaster University -
James D. Kellner Leadership Group University of Calgary, Alberta Health Services -
Susan Kirkland Leadership Group Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority -
Gary Kobinger Leadership Group Laval University -
Mel Krajden Leadership Group University of British Columbia (UBC), BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) -
Christie Lutsiak Leadership Group Alberta Health -
Richard Massé Leadership Group Government of Quebec -
Allison McGeer Leadership Group University of Toronto -
Deborah Money Leadership Group University of British Columbia, Women's Health Research Institute -
Shelly Bolotin Provincial & Territorial representative Public Health Ontario (PHO) -
Marguerite Cameron Provincial & Territorial representative PEI Health and Wellness -
Catherine Elliot Provincial & Territorial representative Government of Yukon -
Richard Garceau Provincial & Territorial representative Dr. Georges L Dumont University Hospital Centre -
Jessica Minion Provincial & Territorial representative Saskatchewan Health Authority -
Michael Patterson Provincial & Territorial representative Government of Nunavut -
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