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1Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. robert.bortolussi@dal.ca.
Abstract:
Bob is a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Dalhousie University, where he did research on the ontogeny of the immune system in neonates. He was VP Research at the IWK Health Centre (1992-2007). He developed the curriculum for a CIHR train-ing program and edited "Handbook for Clinician Scientists". In 2008, he cofounded MicroResearch, which helps clinicians in Africa do research that will improve health programs there. He is also a Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University and current Editor-in-Chief of CIM.
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