Lab Information
Nicole Basta (PhD)
InvestigatorCentre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (McGill)
Research Profile
https://www.nicolebasta.com/
Keywords
Infectious Disease Epidemiology • Vaccine-Preventable Disease • Vaccine Epidemiology • Global Health • Optimizing Disease Prevention and Control StrategiesResearch Interests
My research focuses on improving and optimizing disease prevention and control strategies for broad range of diseases including influenza, COVID-19, meningococcal disease, pneumococcal disease, RSV, shingles, HPV, measles, and others. I combine expertise from infectious disease epidemiology, clinical epidemiology, vaccinology, and public health to design, implement, and analyze rigorous research to generate evidence that can guide effective, accessible, and equitable infectious disease prevention across age groups, diverse populations, and both locally and globally. In particular, my research is designed to increase our understanding of how long and how broadly vaccines protect, to quantify the impact of vaccination on population and patient health, including among high-risk groups, and to elucidate complex patterns of vaccine awareness, willingness, uptake, and access to ensure that everyone can benefit from life-saving vaccines.Team Members
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Latest Publications
- Sakib, M. N., Griffith, L. E., Erbas Oz, U., Basta, N. E., Gerstein, H. C., Morgenstern, J. D., Kirkland, S., Thabane, L., Smith, B. T., Balion, C., McMillan, J. M., Raina, P. & Anderson, L. N. (2026). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obesity: a prospective cohort study of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). BMJ open, vol. 16, p. e116378.
- Regmi, N. P., Xie, T., Ulrich, A. K. & Basta, N. E. (2026). Trends in Meningococcal B Vaccine Uptake Among 16- and 17-Year-Old Adolescents in the United States: An Analysis of the National Immunization Survey-Teen, 2018-2023. American journal of public health, vol. 116, p. 851-854.
- Jorgenson, B., Basta, N. E., Searle, K. M., Huang, Z. & Widome, R. (2026). Disparities in Meningococcal Vaccination by Healthcare Facility Type Among US Teens, Findings From the 2022 National Immunization Survey-Teen. Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP, vol. 32, p. 608-615.
- Townsend-Payne, K., Hill, E., Ali, H., Mabey, L., Clark, S. A., Basta, N. E., Linley, E. & Borrow, R. (2026). Do the protein-based meningococcal group B vaccines, 4CMenB and MenB-fHbp, elicit serum bactericidal antibody against meningococcal serogroup X clonal complex 181?. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, vol. 169, p. 108752.
- Grewal, R., Alessandrini, J., Wilson, S. E., Hernandez, A., Basta, N. E., Burchell, A. N., Deeks, S. L., Lim, G. H., Navarro, C., Ogilvie, G., Paul, L. A. & Buchan, S. A. (2026). Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage and associated sociodemographic factors among individuals eligible for publicly funded vaccine in Ontario, Canada from 2007 to 2023: A Canadian immunization research network study. Vaccine, vol. 76, p. 128303.
- Sulis, G., Maredia, N., Wolfson, C. & Basta, N. E. (2026). Changes in pneumococcal vaccine coverage in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA): An analysis based on the 2018-2021 follow-up 2 survey. PloS one, vol. 21, p. e0338213.
- Nafade, V., Sule, N. O., Zhang, Y., Sassi, A. & Basta, N. E. (2026). Vaccine Candidates Designed to Prevent Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Diarrhoea: A Scoping Review of Clinical Trials Evaluating Vaccine Candidates in Development. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH, vol. 31, p. 295-306.
- Maredia, N., Laurie, C., Ramsay, T., MacDonald, S. E., McMillan, J., Basta, N. E., Fadel, S. A., Andrew, M. K., Wilson, K., Chyderiotis, S., Elliott, S., Bouzanis, K., Barratt, J. & Sulis, G. (2026). Assessing knowledge, attitudes, willingness, and barriers to Pneumococcal vaccination among Canadian older adults: a cross-sectional survey. BMC public health, vol. 26, p. 472.
- Ulrich, A. K., Bigalke, L., Arpey, M., Redepenning, S., Ostrowsky, J. T., Mehr, A. J., Mallick, S., Vestin, N., Basta, N. E., Norton, A., Bucher, A., Bresee, J. S., Osterholm, M. T., Moore, K. A. & Lackritz, E. M. (2026). Funding the priorities of the influenza vaccines research and development roadmap: an evaluation of global investment. Vaccine, vol. 69, p. 127967.
- Barha, C. K., Liu-Ambrose, T., Inkster, A. M., Falck, R. S., Burma, J. S., Kirkland, S., Griffith, L. E., Thompson, M., Basta, N. E., McMillan, J. M., Balion, C., Wolfson, C., Raina, P. & Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) Team (2025). Epigenetic age predicts depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: importance of biological sex. Aging, vol. 17, p. 2759-2777.
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