Jessica Minion

Phenotypic diversity and shared genomic determinants among isolates causing a large incidence of disseminated gonococcal infections in Canada

The paper investigates genetic and phenotypic differences between Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains causing disseminated gonococcal infections (DGI) and non-invasive strains in Canada, identifying two porB alleles and other genetic determinants associated with DGI.

Tiled PCR amplification-based Whole Genome Sequencing and Phylogenetic Classification Accelerate the Implementation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Genomic surveillance in Canada as a Pilot Study

The paper develops tiled PCR assays for RSV whole genome sequencing, enabling high-throughput surveillance and improved phylogenetic analysis with more discriminatory mutations identified.