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Using Animal Models to Prevent Future Pandemics
Webinar Description: Animal models are a critical tool in the development of vaccines and antiviral therapeutics, as well as for defining mechanism of disease. In this seminar, the critical role played by animal models in the development of novel strategies to prevent future influenza virus and coronavirus pandemics will be discussed. How animal models have been used to develop insights into the neurological consequences of certain viral infections will also be described.
Presenter: Matthew S. Miller, PhD – Director, M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Canada Research Chair in Viral Pandemics, McMaster University
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Dr. Miller is Director of the M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University. He also holds a Canada Research Chair in Viral Pandemics. Dr. Miller completed his PhD in Microbiology & Immunology at the University of Western Ontario, where he studied the molecular virology and pathogenesis of DNA viruses. He went on to complete a CIHR-funded postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. Peter Palese at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, NY where his research focus shifted to the study of pandemic influenza and the design of “universal” influenza virus vaccines. Dr. Miller was recruited to McMaster University in 2014 has been focused on issues related to pandemic preparedness – especially vaccinology, and the impact of viral infections on the onset and progression of neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., ALS). He has been awarded a CIHR New Investigator Award, the CIHR Bhagirath Singh Early Career Award in Infection and Immunity, and an Early Researcher Award from the Government of Ontario, and a Distinguished Alumni Award for Excellence in Basic Science from Western University. Since early 2020, Dr. Miller has been heavily engaged in COVID-19 research, including development of next-generation COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. He is a member of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) COVID-19 Working Group, the Federal Variants-of-Concern Leadership Group, and the Federal Pandemic Science Coordination and Action Group. He just completed his term as Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Society for Virology. |
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