Welcome To

VIDO BIOINFO

Welcome to the Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Lab at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO). Our lab is dedicated to advancing the understanding of infectious diseases and vaccine development through cutting-edge computational and systems biology approaches.

Principal Investigator

Dr. Mohamed Helmy

VIDO BioInfo lab is led by Dr. Mohamed Helmy, a computational systems biologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan. He joined VIDO in 2023 to establish a research group focused on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology applications in vaccine and infectious diseases. His research interests are highly interdisciplinary including computer science, biomedical sciences, public health and immunology, with a special focus in software tools and database systems development.

Appointments:

Principal Scientist, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)

Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan

Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan

Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science, Lakehead University

Affiliate Faculty, Department of Computer Science, Idaho State University, USA

Visiting Research Scientist, Bioinformatics Institute (BII), A*STAR, Singapore

Contact Us

Our lab is located at VIDO, University of Saskatchewan

Address: 120 Veterinary Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E3

My office is in the International Vaccine Center (InterVac)

Address: Room G021, 117 Veterinary Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E3

Phone: +1 306 966 3245

Email: mohamed.helmy@usask.ca