title: Judie Alimonti
text: # Judie Alimonti
  
  Judie Barbara Alimonti (1960–2017) was a Canadian immunologist known for her research on the RVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine.
  
  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.
  
  Alimonti managed the Canadian testing of a human-grade Ebola vaccine at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba. When Ebola research at the lab began to founder, Alimonti set up a Skunkworks project within the lab to continue the research. Alimonti was employed as a contract scientist at the lab and left their employment in 2015.
  
  Alimonti died of cancer in December 2017 in Ottawa.
  
  