Curtis Cooper

Curtis Cooper

MD, FRCPC

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Professor, Deptartment of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Head, Division of Infectious Diseases

The Ottawa Hospital

Contact

Kathleen Nasr ext. 72831
David Mackie ext. 72296

Bio

Curtis trained at the University of Saskatchewan (MD 1994). He received certification in Internal Medicine in 1997 and in Infectious Diseases in 1999 while at the University of Manitoba. He completed an HIV Research Fellowship and Masters of Epidemiology in 2002 while at the University of Ottawa. He is currently a Professor with the University of Ottawa, Senior Scientist with the Ottawa Health Research Institute and Head of the Ottawa Hospital Division of Infectious Diseases, . As a clinical researcher, his research activities encompass viral hepatitis, HIV and vaccine development. His work is focused on the development of viral hepatitis therapeutic agents and the delivery of treatments that maximizes safety, adherence and effectiveness. He also oversees cohort research related to HBV, HCV, HIV and COVID19. 
 

Research Goals and Interests

2021
A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Single and Multiple Dose Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of AB-836, an HBV Capsid Inhibitor, in Healthy Subjects and Subjects with Chronic HBV Infection

Identification and characterization of barriers to treatment in chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) patients followed by the Canadian Hepatitis B Network

A Randomized Phase 2a, Multicenter, Open-Label, Multiple-Cohort Study Evaluating Regimens Containing Vebicorvir in Subjects with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Identification and characterization of barriers to treatment in chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) patients in Ontario

Immunogenicity outcomes in people living with HIV following vaccination for COVID-19 (HIV-COV)

Clinical Practice Outcomes in HCV infected tReatment naive patients with compensatEd cirrhosis treated with 8 weeks of Glecaprevir/PibrentaSvir: A retrospecTive chart review

Phase 2, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo controlled Study of HepTcell (Adjuvanted FP-02.2) as an Immunotherapeutic Vaccine in Treatment-naïve Patients with Inactive Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB)

Canadian COVID-19 Cohort Study (CCCS): Study of the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Canadian healthcare workers

2020
A Study to Determine Benefits of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) Loss in a Multiethnic Cohort of Untreated and Treated Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection

Parallel Cohort Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Treatment with GSK3228836 in Participants with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (B-Clear)

Stop the Spread Ottawa: Analysis of Antibody Neutralization Efficiency and Cellular Immunity to SARS-CoV-2-Positive Individuals Identified in a Surveillance and Convalescence Survey of At-Risk Individuals

COVID-19 Ring-based Prevention trial with Lopinavir/ritonavir

A Phase II, Randomized, Adaptive, Open-Label Platform Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Multiple Combination Therapies in Participants with Chronic Hepatitis B

2018
Use of Immune Modulatory Properties of Ribavirin to Enhance Hepatitis B Virus Nucleotide Analog Antiviral Activity: Proposal for Pilot Clinical Trial

Determination of Clinical and Molecular Properties of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) in the Context of Concomitant Chronic Hepatitis B and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

2017
A Phase 3 Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare the Immunogenicity and Safety of a Three-dose Regimen of Sci-B-Vac™ to a Three-dose Regimen of Engerix-B® in Adults (PROTECT)

Characterizing Risk Behavior and Reinfection Rates for Successful Programs to Engage Core Transmitters in HCV Elimination (C-RESPECT)

An Observational Epidemiological Study Assessing the Real-World Utilization and Effectiveness of Elbasvir/Grazoprevir (Zepatier®) in Adult Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C (Z-PROFILE)

A Single Arm, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Glecaprevir (GLE)/Pibrentasvir (PIB) in Treatment Naïve Adults with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotype 1, 2, 4, 5 or 6 Infection and Compensated Cirrhosis

MK-3682B (MK-5172 + MK-3682 + MK-8408 Fixed Dose Combination (FDC)) in HCV GT1 or GT3 DAA Failures

The Canadian Network on Hepatitis C Clinical research Core: National HCV Registry Protocol (Prospective/Retrospective)

A multi-centre phase III study to evaluate pre-emptive Tenofovir for prevention of hepatitis B virus reactivation in HBsAg negative/anti-HBc positive individuals undergoing anti-CD20-based chemotherapy for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma or Chronic Lymphocytic Leu

Cross-Sectional Analysis on the Importance of Hepatitis C Treatment for Women of Child-bearing Potential

A Phase 2, Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir for 12 Weeks in Subjects with Chronic HCV Infection Who are on Dialysis for End Stage Renal Disease

2016
A Phase 2, Open-Label Clinical Trial to Study the Efficacy and Safety of 12 weeks of the Combination Regimen of MK-3682 + MK-8408 in Subjects with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotype 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 Infection

A Phase 1, Nonrandomized, Multicenter, Open-Label, Parallel-Group Study to Investigate the Effect of Hepatic Impairment (Mild and Moderate) on the Single-Dose Pharmacokinetics of Lonafarnib Plus Ritonavir in Hepatically Impaired Vs. Healthy Male and Female Subjects

A Phase 2 Randomized, Multi-Center Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of the V920 (rVSV G-ZEBOV-GP) Ebola Virus Vaccine Candidate in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents

A phase IV open-label, multicentre, international trial of paritaprevir/ritonavir, ombitasvir, dasabuvir with or without ribavirin for people with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection and recent injection drug use (D3FEAT)

A Prospective Study of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Immunity and Hepatitis B Vaccination in Patients with Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in Canada

Canadian Hepatitis B Network

What are the patterns of health and healthcare utilization among people with HIV and HCV infection, in particular retention in, transition between, and attrition from different care settings?

Antiviral-Experienced Subjects with Chronic HCV Infection who Have Not Received an NS5A Inhibitor POLARIS4-A Phase 3, Global, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir/GS-9857 Fixed-Dose Combination for 12 Weeks and Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir for 12 Weeks in Direct-Acting Antiviral-Experienced Subjects with Chronic HCV Infection who Have Not Received an NS5A Inhibitor

POLARIS 2-A Phase 3, Global, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir/GS-9857 Fixed-Dose Combination for 8 Weeks Compared to Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir for 12 Weeks in Direct-Acting Antiviral-Naïve Subjects with Chronic HCV Infection

 

The Canadian Foundation for Infectious Disease
John M. Embil Mentorship Award in Infectious Disease

The Canadian Treatment Action Council
Glen Hillson Humanitarian Award

Ontario HIV Treatment Network
Career Scientist Award 
“A Program of Research Focused on the Evaluation of Antiretrovirals and Vaccines for the Management and Prevention of HIV and Co-Infections Including Viral Hepatitis and Influenza”
 


News


Publications

Time to Hepatitis C Care Engagement and Treatment Outcomes in Canadian Immigrants Have Markedly Improved Over Three Decades

2026-01-01 Go to publication

Rapid Hepatitis C Virus Engagement and Treatment in Hospitalized Patients

2025-07-18 Go to publication

Chronic hepatitis B virus persistence: Mechanisms, consequences and implications for achieving cure

2025-07-01 Go to publication

Evaluation of the virtual care experience for persons in prospective cohorts with HIV during the COVID pandemic

2025-05-12 Go to publication

Systemic and Mucosal Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Variant-Specific Prime-and-Boost and Prime-and-Spike Vaccination: A Comparison of Intramuscular and Intranasal Bivalent Vaccine Administration in a Murine Model

2025-03-25 Go to publication

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