Canada Research Chair News Archive
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Top stories of 2020
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.
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Research and International
Meet Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, the new UM Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Population Data Analytics and Data Duration.
December 16, 2020 —
Improving outcomes for maternal and child health
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Research and International
Meet Galen Wright, the new UM Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Neurogenomics.
December 16, 2020 —
Using DNA repair pathways and genomics to understand brain function
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Research and International
Meet Terry Klassen, the new Canada Research Chair in Clinical Trials.
December 16, 2020 —
Testing new treatments to improve the health of children and families
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Research and International
Meet Robert Mizzi, the new UM Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Queer, Community and Diversity Education.
December 16, 2020 —
Advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in education
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Research and International
Meet Danielle Gaucher, the new UM Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Social Inequity, Gender and Public Policy.
December 16, 2020 —
Investigating the contributors and barriers to equality
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Research and International
Meet Britt Drӧgemӧller, the new Canada Research Chair in Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine.
December 16, 2020 —
Using genetics to predict and prevent adverse drug reactions
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Research and International
Meet Nicole Wilson, the new Canada Research Chair in Arctic Environmental Change and Governance.
December 16, 2020 —
Community-based research approach working with partners
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Research and International
Meet Souradet Shaw, the new Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Program Science and Global Public Health.
December 16, 2020 —
Curbing the epidemic of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections
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Research and International
Meet Kristine Cowley, the new UM Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Function and Health after Spinal Cord Injury.
December 16, 2020 —
Increasing health, function and life quality after spinal cord injury