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Elisabeth McClymont
PhD

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital

Viruses that affect the health of women and their infants are plentiful. Many such infections are preventable through vaccination. My research aims to prevent viral infections in women and their infants using research that expands our understanding of these viruses as well as clinical studies that examine vaccines in action. Demonstrating how existing vaccines can be optimized and aiding the development of new vaccines will ultimately improve the health of women and their children globally.

Academic Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor, , Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Assistant Professor, , Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Healthy Starts
  • Research Group(s): Vaccines, Infections, and Host Defenses

Contact Information

Location

4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3N1

elisabeth.mcclymont@cw.bc.ca
Grants

Principal Investigator. International Papillomavirus Society Podcast. Funding Source: CIHR - Planning & Dissemination Grant (2024-2025).

Co-Investigator. PREGTRIAL: Inclusion of Pregnant and Lactating People in Clinical Trials. Funding Source: CIHR Operating Grant (2024-2027).

Co-Investigator. Towards the eradication of congenital syphilis in Canada. Funding Source: CIHR Operating Grant (2024-2025)

Co-Principal Investigator. NOVA-HIV: Establishing a community advisory committee and co-leading a clinical trial. Funding Source: MSHRBC Convening & Collaborating Grant (2023-2024).

Co-Principal Investigator. Community Engagement for A Study of Reduced Dosing of the Nonavalent HPV Vaccine in Women Living with HIV. Funding Source: UBC Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund (2023).

Co-Investigator. COVID-19 Surveillance in Pregnancy. Funding Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (2023-2024).

Principal Investigator. CMV DETAIL (Improving iDEntification of maTernAl reInfection and characterization of congenitaL CMV strains). Funding Source: National CMV Foundation Early Career Congenital CMV Research Award (2022-2024).

Co-Investigator. A Study of Reduced Dosing of the Nonavalent HPV Vaccine in Women Living with HIV (The NOVA-HIV Study). Funding Source: CIHR Project Grant (2022-2027).

Co-Investigator. Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Maternal, and Infant Outcomes (CANCOVID-Preg). Funding Source: COVID-19 Immunity Task Force/Public Health Agency of Canada (2021-2023).

Co-Investigator. Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Maternal, and Infant Outcomes (CANCOVID-Preg). Funding Source: CIHR Operating Grant (2021-2022).

Co-Investigator. CMV Dynamics and Transmission in Pregnancy: Comparison Between Women Living With and Without HIV. Funding Source: NIH R21 Grant (2021-2023).

Co-Investigator. CMV Dynamics and Transmission in Pregnancy: Comparison Between Women Living With and Without HIV. Funding Source: CIHR Project Grant (2021-2025).

Co-Investigator. Canadian COVID-19 Vaccine Registry for Pregnant and Lactating Individuals (COVERED): An Evaluation of Safety, Effectiveness, and Acceptability. Funding Source: Vaccine Surveillance Reference Group (2021-2022).

Co-Investigator. Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Maternal, and Infant Outcomes (CANCOVID-Preg). Funding Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (2020-2021).

Co-Investigator. Canadian Population Serological Survey Utilizing Antenatal Serum Samples. Funding Source: COVID-19 Immunity Task Force/Public Health Agency of Canada (2020-2021).

Co-Investigator. Rapid Response Maternal-Infant Clinical and Biospecimen Access Platform. Funding Source: UBC COVID-19 Strategic Investment Fund (2020-2021).

Co-Investigator. Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Maternal, and Infant Outcomes (CANCOVID-Preg). Funding Source: CIHR Operating Grant (2020-2021).

Honours & Awards

2020–2023 - MSHRBC Research Trainee. “Viral Determinants of Natural Human Cytomegalovirus Transmission”

2020–2022 - CTN Postdoctoral Fellowship. “Viral Determinants of Natural Human Cytomegalovirus Transmission in Women Living with HIV”

2020–2023 - Lundbeck Foundation Postdoc. “The Impact of the HPV Vaccine on Preterm Birth in Denmark and Sweden”

2016 - Dr. Bernard Duval Award for Vaccination

2016 - Young Investigator Award, Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics & Gynecology

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