Captivate Research

Our Research & Researchers

About Our Team

We have world-class Canadian and French researchers working together as a team to better understand Community-Acquired Pneumonia and find new, more effective prevention and treatment.

Why Our Team?

We have a long track record of important research discoveries that change care and treatment of sepsis (severe infection). Pneumonia is the commonest cause of sepsis.

Coordinating Centre Team

Dr. Jim Russell

Leading research in sepsis (severe infection).

His team’s research has changed the way sepsis is managed globally.

Dr. Joel Singer

Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia

Fagun Jain

Research Manager

Terry Lee

Statistician

Ligia Zampieri

Leading research in sepsis (severe infection).

His team’s research has changed the way sepsis is managed globally

Badri Soltani

Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia

His team’s research has changed the way sepsis is managed globally

Oksana Korolova

Research Manager

His team’s research has changed the way sepsis is managed globally

Michelle Lam

Statistician

His team’s research has changed the way sepsis is managed globally

Geraldine Hernandez

Leading research in sepsis (severe infection).

His team’s research has changed the way sepsis is managed globally

Senara Wanniarachchi

Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia

His team’s research has changed the way sepsis is managed globally

Drs. Grant Waterer

Research Manager

His team’s research has changed the way sepsis is managed globally

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Statistician

His team’s research has changed the way sepsis is managed globally

How we do our research and how the results can improve treatment and outcomes of diseases such as Community-Acquired Pneumonia?

1. Non-antibiotic Drugs

We start with a research question such as: Are there non-antibiotic drugs that can treat pneumonia?
What are they?

2. Clinical information

We obtain Clinical information and blood, spit and urine specimens to do research tests that help us gain insights about the cause, how pneumonia becomes severe, and discover better prevention and treatment of pneumonia.

3. Clinical Tests

Research seeks answers to important questions. If researchers make a discovery they proceed to test with people in the clinic to confirm the accuracy.

4. Publishing

Confirmed research results gets published in medical journals to inform doctors and caregivers globally.

5. Clinical Guidelines

Clinical Guidelines are written to guide doctors and caregivers to make decisions about diagnosis and treatments.

6. Reviewed by Doctors & Experts

Guidelines are written by Doctors and researcher experts who review the world’s medical research studies, grade the studies’ quality, and make recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia.

7. Application of Research for Treatment

Doctors can then apply the new treatment recommendations to improve people's recovery from pneumonia.

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