The Team

Dr. Marina Klein is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases/Chronic Viral Illnesses Service at the MUHC where she is Research Director. She is the National Co-director of the CIHR-Canadian HIV Trials Network and co-leads the Mi4 Clinical Research Platform. Dr. Klein’s research program builds on years of multidisciplinary work leading one of the largest cohorts focused on HIV and HCV co-infection in the world. As Canada Research Chair in Clinical and Epidemiologic Studies of Chronic Viral Infections in Vulnerable Populations, she is documenting the impact of new HCV therapies on health outcomes, designing and testing tailored approaches to increase access to diagnosis and treatment, building capacity for research with Indigenous communities and using evidence generated to advocate for policy change. Her goal is to pave the way to eliminating HCV and other chronic viral infections in Canada and globally. To this end, she is leading an ambitious project called Montreal Sans Hep C which aims to make Montreal the first City in North America to eliminate HCV. In her spare time, she is an avid landscape photographer, gardener, and cook.

Chantal holds a professional degree in Office Systems Technology and has been working as Dr. Klein’s assistant since 2014. She is also the first port of call for all administrative issues for the Chronic Viral Illness Service (CVIS) Research Team of the McGill University Health Center (MUHC). Outside of work, Chantal loves all things DIY, especially crafting and baking.

Isabelle holds a Master of Social Work from the Université du Québec à Montréal. Her research project explored women living with HIV’s lived experience of structural stigma and discrimination in social services. Valuing community involvement, Isabelle serves as President on the board of directors for the Centre d’Action Sida Montreal and initiated a community research project on financial insecurity and people living with HIV with the Portail VIH/Sida du Québec. In her free time, she loves staying active and exploring film photography.

Alexandra completed a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Waterloo and a graduate certificate in Bioinformatics. She spent several years working in environmental toxicology curating toxicokinetics databases at Arnot Research & Consulting. She enjoys solving scientific questions using coding; her favorite words are projects and data. Her interests include creative writing, sewing, portrait photography, and other creative outlets.

Costas has a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems and Finance from Concordia University. He also completed a certificate program in Project Management from McGill University. He previously worked in a Project Management role in the video games industry so needless to say it’s one of the ways he likes to spend some of his downtime.

Jim has a doctorate in applied statistics and over the last twenty years, he's been a biostatistician specializing in analyses of observational data from HIV cohorts. He prefers to use Bayesian statistical methods and his work at the CCC has given him many opportunities to employ and develop these skills. Outside work he exercises excessively, running in the hills where he lives or trying to scale small mountains.

Shouao completed a Master of Science degree specialized in biostatistics and a Bachelor of Science degree majored in mathematics and statistics. He is responsible for conducting the statistical analysis and supporting the team members and collaborators. In his free time, he likes reading books about Asian history and playing video games. He is also a huge fan of the TV series “Friends”.

Reynan is a Registered Laboratory Scientist and currently occupies a position as Clinical Laboratory Coordinator/Research Laboratory Manager of the CVIS of the MUHC. As a laboratory scientist in the Philippines, he supervised Hematology and Clinical Microscopy departments performing phlebotomy procedures and different hematology and clinical microscopy tests. He started working as a laboratory staff at the CVIS in May 2014.