Theo Moraes , MD, PhD, FRCPC
The Hospital for Sick Children
Staff Respirologist
Respiratory Medicine
Research Institute
Scientist-Track Investigator
Physiology & Experimental Medicine
University of Toronto
Assistant Professor
Department of Paediatrics
Phone: 416-813-2196
Fax: 416-813-6246
e-mail: theo.moraes@sickkids.ca
Brief Biography
Theo Morales graduated from medical school at the University of Toronto in 1997 and then completed his paediatric residency in Kingston, Ontario and a paediatric respirology fellowship in Toronto before pursuing his PhD in the laboratory of Dr. Gregory Downey. His postdoctoral training was done in Dr. Tania Watts' lab in the area of T cell immunity to influenza infection.
Research Interests
- Siminovitch-Salter Award, 2007
- Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program Postdoctoral Award, 2007
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fellowship, 2005
- Duncan L. Gordon Fellowship, 2002
Research Activities
We are broadly interested in viral inflammation in the lung. This type of inflammation is an important health concern, especially in the paediatric population. Adverse effects are related not only to the acute consequences associated with viral infection but also the downstream effects that may be related to a virally altered immune system.
Specifically we are currently studying the immune response to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and mechanisms to enhance protection from infection.