CMHF

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Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity

1800
1832

Grosse Ile Quarantine Station opened

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1869

At the age of 26, Dr. Montizambert became medical superintendent at Grosse Île

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1883

Robert Koch discovered the cholera bacillus

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1892

Dr. Montizambert built a laboratory at Grosse Isle

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1894

Dr. Montizambert’s public health success did not go unnoticed

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1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1943

The Canadian Government re-established its Venereal Disease Control Division

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1947

A polio virus research program was launched

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1950
1960
1970
1979

Cyclosporine was discovered

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1980
1980

Dr. Allan Ronald travelled to Kenya to establish a research program for sexually transmitted infections in collaboration with the University of Nairobi

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1981

Dr. MacDonald became the country’s first paediatrician to be certified in paediatric infectious diseases by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

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1984

Along with Dr. Frank Plummer, Dr. Ronald established an AIDS clinic in Nairobi

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1985

Dr. Hankins is appointed to Canada’s National Advisory Committee on AIDS

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1988

Dr. Bergeron became the Director of the Clinical Research Unit for the treatment of AIDS in Quebec city and the eastern part of the province

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1990
1991

Dr. Simons’ research on asthma, the airways and anaphylaxis led to many other international appointments during the next 30 years

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1992

As the AIDS Crisis continued unabated, Dr. Montaner played a key role in the establishment of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

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1993

Canada’ first and only national HIV clinical cohort study is established

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1993

Dr. Ronald made many contributions to Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre

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1995

Dr. Bergeron facilitated the production of diagnostic inventions when he created Infectio Diagnostics Inc.

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1996

HAART became the new standard of care for HIV in North America and Europe

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1998

Lamivudine was licensed in Canada as Heptovir

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2000
2001

The Ugandan-based Academic Alliance for AIDS Care and Prevention in Africa was established

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2004

Co-founded the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology (CCfV)

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2005

Dr. Simons made history as the first foreigner to be elected as President by the Fellows of the America Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

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2006

In a landmark Lancet paper, Dr. Montaner postulated that wide availability of antiretroviral therapy immediately following HIV diagnosis would stop HIV/AIDS related morbidity and mortality and, at…

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2007

Dr. Bergeron established GenePOC

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2010
2016

Noni MacDonald launched MicroResearch Nova Scotia using skills learned from the earlier program developed in Africa

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2020
2020

Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) is Co-Chaired by Dr. Hankins

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2021