Dr. Nicole Basta

Associate Professor

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Biography

Nicole E. Basta is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health at McGill University. She also serves as the Associate Director of Clinical Research for the JD MacLean Centre Tropical Geographic Medicine Program and is the Program Director for the MSc in Epidemiology. Dr. Basta is a leading infectious disease epidemiologist and holds a Canada Research Chair in Infectious Disease Prevention. She leads the Vaccines, Infectious Disease Prevention, Epidemiology Research (VIPER) Group at McGill University, where she specializes in designing and implementing epidemiologic studies that generate rigorous empirical evidence to inform optimal disease prevention and control strategies, guiding health policy both locally and globally. Her expertise encompasses multiple diseases and vaccines, particularly focusing on Influenza, COVID-19, Meningococcal Disease, Pneumococcal Disease, Shingles, HPV, Measles, Lassa Fever, Nipah, and ETEC.

Research Interests

Requirements for McGill University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
B.Sc. degree or equivalent M.D. degree
Application Checklist
  • Transcripts
  • 2 Letters of Reference
  • CV
  • Personal Statement
  • Confirmation of Supervision
  • Research Project Proposal
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Medicine. Program: Experimental Medicine.