Robert Brunham
Board Member
Management Team
PREVENT PanProvincial Vaccine Enterprise Inc
Brazil
Biography
Dr. Brunham is a professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at UBC. He is an internationally recognized authority on infectious diseases. His research centres on the immunology and epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases and on the origins of emerging infectious diseases. Much of his research has dealt with developing a vaccine for Chlamydia trachomatis. Recently, in collaboration with UBC scientists, he pioneered a cutting edge proteomic approach to Chlamydia vaccine development which has generated international interest and financial support from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Brunham has received international recognition and awards for his contributions to the field of infectious diseases prevention. He was the 2004 recipient of the Thomas Parran Award from the American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association. In 2005 he received the the CIHR Partnership Award for his leadership in the SARS Accelerated Vaccine Initiative. In 2010 Dr. Brunham received the Order of British Columbia for his distinguished achievements in medical research. He has published over 260 articles and book chapters on various aspects of infectious diseases.
Research Interest
Immunology, Epidemiology
