February 21, 2023 | Haligonia
“Studies are not possible without participants,” explains Dr. May Elsherif. “They are the lifeline of clinical trial research that aims at improving standard of care.”
Dr. Elsherif would know. She is a clinical scientist and the Director of Laboratory Operations at the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology’s (CCfV) Challenge Unit located at the IWK Health Centre. The CCfV’s Challenge Unit is Canada’s first and only fully integrated collaborative vaccine research facility where participants can be fully isolated and studies can be safely conducted and monitored 24/7 by experienced research staff and infectious disease experts.