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Canada Research Chair News Archive

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

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Meet Nandika Bandara, the new Canada Research Chair in Food Proteins and Bioproducts.

December 16, 2020 — 
Advancing the protein industry for farmers and industry

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Research and International

Meet Zulma Rueda, the new UM Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Sexually Transmitted Infection – Resistance and Control

December 16, 2020 — 
Studying the biomarkers for latent TB infection in HIV populations

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Faculty of Arts

Creative voice shines light on women’s stories

October 16, 2020 — 
Get to know Dr. Nancy Kang, a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Transnational Feminisms and Gender-Based Violence and an Associate Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies in the Faculty of Arts.

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Tracie Afifi

Research and International

Protecting children from maltreatment

July 22, 2020 — 
Professor Tracie Afifi, a world-renowned expert in child maltreatment and mental health, has been awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Childhood Adversity and Resilience.

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Nicole Rosen.

Canada Research Chairs to investigate electricity, linguistics, biodiversity, and stressed cells

June 18, 2019 — 
Federal government announces investment of over $275 million for 346 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 52 institutions across Canada for research excellence, including four at the University of Manitoba

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Image of silos from Ognjen Odobasic / Pixabay

Made-in-Manitoba technology helps farmers

April 26, 2019 — 
Every year, various organizations and governments highlight the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity

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