Directory

COVID-19

The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of COVID-19 and develop better approaches for treatment and prevention. This page includes selected news stories about our COVID-19 research, links to researchers working in this area and related resources. Learn more below.


Labs and Groups

These research teams may include multiple scientists, investigators, staff and trainees all working towards a common goal, or they can represent a single scientist and their team.

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Research Group
Bell Lab
Our research program is directed towards the identification and characterization of novel cancer killing therapeutic viruses that selectively infec...
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Research Group
Crawley Lab
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is established in 80% of infected individuals and leads to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and ...
Research Group
Diallo Lab
Our research team is dedicated to exploring and advancing the field of "viral sensitizer" drugs, which enhance cellular susceptibility to viral m...
Research Group
Doug Manuel Lab
Big data, risk assessment tools, population health, health services, epidemiology, artificial intelligence
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Research Group
Hatching Ideas Lab
The Hatching Ideas Lab is a research lab headed by Dr. Simon Hatcher based out of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Our program of research f...
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Research Group
HERO Group (Dr. Thavorn)
Lead by Dr. Kednapa Thavorn, the HERO group's primary fields of research are health economics, health technology assessment and health equity.
Research Group
Ilkow Lab
Findings from our research will provide new light on the role of the tumour microenvironment during virus-based therapies and could contribute to t...
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Research Group
Presseau Group
The Presseau Group is multidisciplinary team of research staff and trainees focused on rigorously drawing from - and contributing to - behavioural ...
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Stewart Lab
The Stewart Lab is focused on translational research utilizing stem/progenitor cells (i.e. endothelial progenitor cells EPCs, mesenchymal stem cell...
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Venk Group
The strategic vision of our program is to improve care of patients with cardiovascular emergencies specifically syncope, presyncope, and chest pain...
Sibel Aydin
Scientist

Sibel Aydin

Associate Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
John Bell
Scientist

John Bell

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Philip Berardi
Clinician Investigator

Philip Berardi

Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research
Mary Beth Bissell
Clinician Investigator

Mary Beth Bissell

Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research
Bill Cameron
Scientist

Bill Cameron

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Curtis Cooper
Scientist

Curtis Cooper

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Juthaporn Cowan
Scientist

Juthaporn Cowan

Associate Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Angela Crawley
Scientist

Angela Crawley

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Jean-Simon Diallo
Scientist

Jean-Simon Diallo

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Darine El-Chaar
Scientist

Darine El-Chaar

Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Shane English
Scientist

Shane English

Senior Scientist, Acute Care Research
Dean Fergusson
Scientist

Dean Fergusson

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Jeremy Grimshaw
Emeritus

Jeremy Grimshaw

Senior Scientist Emeritus, Methodological and Implementation Research
Simon Hatcher
Scientist

Simon Hatcher

Scientist, Neuroscience
Carolina Ilkow
Scientist

Carolina Ilkow

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Manoj Lalu
Scientist

Manoj Lalu

Scientist, Acute Care Research
Douglas Manuel
Scientist

Douglas Manuel

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Shirley Mei
Investigator

Shirley Mei

Investigator, Regenerative Medicine
Smita Pakhale
Scientist

Smita Pakhale

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Justin Presseau
Scientist

Justin Presseau

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
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Clinician Investigator

Nadia Sant

Clinician Investigator, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
William Stanford
Scientist

William Stanford

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Duncan Stewart
Scientist

Duncan Stewart

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Kednapa Thavorn
Scientist

Kednapa Thavorn

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy
Scientist

Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy

Senior Scientist, Acute Care Research
Alan Tinmouth
Scientist

Alan Tinmouth

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Kumanan Wilson
Scientist

Kumanan Wilson

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research

Clinical Trials

The following list of clinical trials at The Ottawa Hospital is pulled from ClinicalTrials.gov, which is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and only available in English. If you find a clinical trial that interests you, you can bring the information to the next appointment with your care team and ask if you are eligible for the study. If so, they may be able to refer you to the study team. If you email the study team directly, we can guarantee a response. Learn more about participating in research and clinical trials.

Publications

The following research publications from The Ottawa Hospital are pulled from PubMed, with publication date of 2020 or later. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.

Decisional needs of older adults considering COVID-19 booster vaccinations: A systematic review comparing China with other countries.

2025-12-05 Go to publication

Necessary conditions for the future consideration of vaccine certificates.

2025-12-01 Go to publication

Revaccination of individuals with cardiac adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination: A Canadian Immunization Research Network study.

2025-11-28 Go to publication

A systematic review of published clinical studies using cell-derived extracellular vesicles: A focus on efficacy in COVID-19 and wound healing.

2025-11-24 Go to publication

Suicidal ideation across three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark - identifying vulnerable subgroups using COH-FIT data.

2025-11-15 Go to publication
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Resources

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