Faculty Member
Robyn Lee PhD
- Email Address(es)
- robyns.lee(at)utoronto.ca
- Website(s)
- PubMed
- Division(s)/Institute(s)
- Epidemiology Division
- Position
- Adjunct Professor
- SGS Status
- Associate Member
- Appointment Status
- Contract
- Currently Accepting Doctoral Students?
- No
Research Interests
Dr. Robyn S. Lee is an infectious disease epidemiologist with a background in research and applied public health practice. Her research focuses on integrating classical epidemiology, genomics and bioinformatics approaches to understand infectious disease transmission dynamics and identify risk factors for infection, in order to inform clinical and public health interventions. She has worked extensively on Mycobacterium tuberculosis – particularly among the Inuit in Northern Canada – as well as other pathogens of public health importance, including community and hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycobacterium abscessus, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, COVID-19, among others.
Dr. Lee’s educational background:
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- Honours BSc in Immunology – McGill University
- BSc in Nursing – McMaster University
- PhD in Epidemiology (Infectious diseases) – McGill University (transfer from MSc)
- Postdoc in Bioinformatics – Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The University of Melbourne (Australia)
- Postdoc in Infectious Disease Epidemiology / Genomics – the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (USA)
In terms of her clinical background, Dr. Lee was previously a Registered Nurse in both Ontario and Québec. She has worked as a nurse primarily in Intensive Care, but also has experience in tuberculosis outbreak management, study coordination, and ambulatory care. Dr. Lee is currently completing her MD.