Dr. Bridle is an Associate Professor of Viral Immunology in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Guelph. His academic appointment as an independent researcher and faculty member began in January 2012. He received a MSc and PhD in immunology and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in viral immunology. His research program focuses on the development of vaccines to prevent infectious diseases and treat cancers, as well as studying host immune responses to viruses. He teaches in several courses at the undergraduate and graduate level on the topics of immunology, virology, and cancer biology. He is also involved in training Canada’s next generation of multidisciplinary researchers. With respect to COVID-19, Dr. Bridle received funding from the Ontario government (COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund, Ministry of Colleges and Universities) and federal government (Pandemic Response Challenge Program, National Research Council of Canada) to develop vaccines against COVID-19. He also holds numerous grants in support of his cancer research and basic viral immunology research programs. Since the beginning of the COVID-9 pandemic he has been actively involved in disseminating fact-based, balanced scientific information to the public and policy makers to assist people with making fully informed decisions. Additional qualifications can be found in his curriculum vitae