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- The LKSIoV unites a consortium of over 45 exemplary and world-renowned researchers to promote scientific advancements aimed at expanding our understanding of viruses and other selected pathogens, their respective disease pathogenesis, and host immune responses to such infections.
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Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology. See the latest Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology news! About. We are a consortium of researchers aimed at understanding viruses & other pathogens, their respective disease pathogenesis, and host immune responses. Learn More. Membership.
- Founder and Director
D. Lorne Tyrrell is a Distinguished University Professor at...
- Founder and Director
D. Lorne Tyrrell is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Alberta. He is the Founding Director of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology. Beginning in 1986, he has focused his research on viral hepatitis.
About the LKSIoV. The research interests of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology (LKSIoV) members encompass viral pathogenesis, vaccine development, correlates of immunity, enhancement of vaccine efficacy, oncolysis, and development of novel antivirals.
May 21, 2020 · D. Lorne Tyrrell is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Alberta. He is the Founding Director of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology. He has focused his research since 1986 on viral hepatitis. His work on the development of antiviral therapy was supported by CIHR and Glaxo Canada.
- Institute Was Designed For Rapid Response to Viral pandemic.
- Projects Seek Test, Treatment and Vaccine For Covid-19
- Three-Pronged Approach to Fight The Pandemic
- Rapid Response to Potential Chronic Fatigue Virus and Zika Virus
When word started to trickle out of China in early January that a new and deadly virus was spreading fast, Lorne Tyrrell immediately pulled together more than 20 members of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, including some of Canada’s top virologists, to brainstorm how they could help. By the time the Government of Canada announced $26.8 millio...
Among those in the room for the brainstorming session were virologists David Evans and Tom Hobman, infectious disease specialist Nelson Lee, and Graham Tipples, medical-scientific director of Alberta Public Laboratories and associate adjunct professor of microbiology and immunology. After CIHR’s call for rapid responses to COVID-19, “we had a week ...
The institute recently received samples of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Permits were obtained to work with the virus. Level three containment precautions were put in place several years ago to accommodate work with pathogens such as COVID-19. The institute has custom-built sealed labs that allow researchers to work safely with deadly pathogens. ...
“We did set up in the beginning so that we would have funding to sponsor rapid responses to new viruses,” said Tyrrell, who pooled funding from numerous sources to found the institute. Hong Kong businessman Li Ka Shing donated $25 million to establish an endowment to operate the institute. The Canada Foundation for Innovationfunded research infrast...
Fighting the devastating effects of viral infections such as Hepatitis and H1N1 on human health and society is the focus of the newly established Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology at the University of Alberta. Supported by a $52.5 million investment from the Government of Alberta and Alberta Innovates, as well as a $25 million grant from the Li ...
The Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology (LKSIoV) unites a consortium of about 40 exemplary researchers affiliated with 14 departments and faculties at the University of Alberta and particularly...
