Judie Alimonti

Judie Barbara Alimonti (1960–2017) was a Canadian immunologist known for her research on the RVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine.^[1]

Early life

In 1991, Alimonti received a Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology from the University of British Columbia. She later earned a PhD in immunology from the University of Manitoba.^[1] Alimonti managed the Canadian testing of a human-grade Ebola vaccine at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba.^[2][3] When Ebola research at the lab began to founder, Alimonti set up a Skunkworks project within the lab to continue the research.^[4] Alimonti was employed as a contract scientist at the lab and left their employment in 2015.^[5][1]

Alimonti died of cancer in December 2017 in Ottawa.^[1]