AIDS/HIV News Archive

May 31, 2021 — 
“Do these new powerful techniques for identifying transmission patterns represent a major breakthrough to effectively tackle HIV epidemics, or do they signify the emergence of a highly intrusive surveillance regime in HIV science?"

December 22, 2020 — 
A year to remember or a year to forget? The COVID-19 pandemic dominated headlines across the globe, including here at the University of Manitoba, but there was always light behind the dark clouds. Positive stories shone through.

December 1, 2020 — 
Dr. David McEwan has been named the recipient of the 2020 Suzanne Richmond-Crum Award, which annually honours a person who has made outstanding contributions to HIV/AIDS services in Hawai‘i.

January 24, 2020 — 
The University of Manitoba is marking the 40th anniversary of a research partnership with the University of Nairobi that has led to groundbreaking discoveries in the areas of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections.

July 18, 2019 — 
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has provided significant funding to two Rady Faculty of Health Sciences professors: Medical microbiologist Keith Fowke, and Obstetrics and Gynecology professor Adam Burgener

April 25, 2019 — 
A new interdisciplinary project, led by researchers from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, aims to understand the differences between HIV care for Indigenous people living in northern Manitoba First Nations communities and in Winnipeg

November 20, 2018 — 
Imagine if instead of targeting the virus, we could make people less susceptible to HIV

September 18, 2018 — 
Royal Society of Canada honours Dr. Frank Plummer for his outstanding contributions to biological science

August 9, 2018 — 
“These are highly promising results,” said the study’s lead author, Keith Fowke

March 9, 2018 — 
'We valued the opportunity to bring clinical microbiology to ill patients and make the lab an exciting venue for learning'