Gary Kobinger

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Gary Kobinger
University of Montreal
University of Pennsylvania
Known forDevelopment of Ebola vaccine and treatment
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsGalveston National Laboratory
Doctoral advisorÉric A. Cohen
Other academic advisorsJames Wilson

Gary P. Kobinger

University of Texas.[1] He has held previous professorships at Université Laval, the University of Manitoba, and the University of Pennsylvania.[1] Additionally, he was the chief of the Special Pathogens Unit at the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, for eight years.[1] Kobinger is known for his critical role in the development of both an effective Ebola vaccine and treatment. His work focuses on the development and evaluation of new vaccine platforms and immunological treatments against emerging and re-emerging viruses that are dangerous to human health.[2]

Biography

Kobinger was born in

rVSV-ZEBOV
Ebola vaccine.

Kobinger and his colleague

glycoproteins on the virus’ outer membrane, which prevent it from replicating.[2] This development has since inspired the research of similar antivirals for other emerging pathogens in different labs around the world.[4]

The NML had been trying to get the rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine into

vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) backbone with an added ebolavirus glycoprotein, the NML had a viral vector vaccine ready when the epidemic occurred.[5]

After initially being rejected by the

FDA gave its approval.[5]

In 2016, Kobinger left the NLM to move back to Quebec to hold the role of Director at the Centre de Recherche en Infectologie (Infectious Diseases Research Center) at Université Laval, where he was also a professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Immunology.[1] As director, his goal was to develop a research framework that can respond rapidly to emerging and re-emerging pathogens. During this time, he was also an assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and an associate professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of Manitoba.[1]

Kobinger left Canada to become the director of the Galveston National Laboratory at the University of Texas Medical Branch in September 2021, as the result of an international search to fill the position.[1] His switch from a level 3 containment facility at Laval to a level 4 laboratory with “8 times the Canadian capacity in just one facility” allows him to continue his work unrestricted.[6] Facing financial restrictions back at home, amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, this new role will allow him to pursue his research with far fewer barriers.[7] One of his current goals is to develop a universal coronavirus vaccine in the next handful of years.[6]

Other activities

Awards and Committees

  • 2008-2014: WHO co-chair of the Emerging and Dangerous Pathogens Laboratory Global Network for Outbreak Response and Readiness[1]
  • 2014: Gully Award[9]
  • 2015: Scientist of the Year Award (ICI Radio-Canada)[9]
  • 2015: Faculty Teaching Award (University of Manitoba)[9]
  • 2016: Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) of the Governor General of Canada[1]
  • 2017: Ernest C. Manning Principal Award[1]
  • 2018: Governor General’s Innovation Award[2]
  • 2020: WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Infectious Hazards; expert in Viral Hemorrhagic Fever[1]
  • WHO Ad hoc advisor to the Strategic Advisory Group of Exports on Immunization (SAGE) committee[1]
  • WHO High Priority Pathogens committee[1]
  • Advisor to the WHO Deputy Director-General, Emergency Preparedness and Response[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Dr. Gary Kobinger to join GNL as new Director". Galveston National Laboratory. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Gary Kobinger". Universities Canada. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. ^
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  4. ^ "ZMapp treats patients with the Ebola virus". Governor General’s Innovation Awards. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Branswell, Helen (7 January 2020). "'Against all odds': The inside story of how scientists across three continents produced an Ebola vaccine". STAT. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b Carpentier, Camille (June 18, 2021). "L'éminent chercheur Gary Kobinger poursuivra ses recherches au Texas". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  7. ^ Larin, Vincent (June 17, 2021). "A prominent Quebec researcher leaves for Texas – The Canadian News". The Canadian News. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. ^ New experts appointed to join CEPI Scientific Advisory Committee Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), press release of 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "Gary Kobinger". Cercle des Ambassadeurs de Québec. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

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