UM helps keep HIV program in Kenya running following U.S. funding cuts

One person holds a microphone and raises their hand. Nine people stand on a stage behind the person with the microphone.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM helps keep HIV program in Kenya running following U.S. funding cuts

October 22, 2025 —
Joyce Adhiambo has lived with HIV for the past 24 years, and she depends on antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to keep her alive.

department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, Dr. Keith Fowke, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Research and International

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2025 3MP winners, L to R: Mariela Rodriguez, Michael Saley, Olabisi Akinlabi, Asim Joshi

Big Ideas in Just Three Minutes

September 23, 2025 —
Postdocs showcase cutting-edge research at annual Three Minute Postdoctoral (3MP) Competition

art and architectural history, Chemistry, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, Food Sciences, occupational therapy, pharmacology and therapeutics, postdoctoral

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A presenter stands at the front of a seated audience during a 3MT Challenge Heat.

FGPS to Host Third Annual Three Minute Postdoctoral Speaking Competition

September 4, 2025 —
Eight postdoctoral fellows are set to take the stage this year, ready to share their groundbreaking work in a way that is both easy to understand and inspiring.

Agricultural and Food Sciences, Art, Chemistry, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, department of pharmacology and therapeutics, occupational therapy, postdoctoral

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM expert integral to international effort to tackle mpox

July 15, 2025 —
A UM expert is a vital part of an international team of scientists studying the alarming changes in the spread of mpox across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to better understand the rapidly evolving virus.

department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, Max Rady College of Medicine, mpox, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Research and International

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Celebrating Excellence: Faculty of Graduate Studies honours award recipients at 2025 awards reception

May 27, 2025 —
Recognizing outstanding achievements in mentorship, administration, and research within the UM graduate and postdoctoral community.

anthropology, Biological Sciences, college of nursing, department of anthropology, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, Faculty of Education, graduate students, health sciences, Peace and Conflict Studies, postdoctoral, Rady Faculty, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

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The Sanatorium Traveling Clinic van made the rounds to treat tuberculosis patients in the mid- 20th century. // PHOTO FROM UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ARCHIVES

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CTV Morning Live Winnipeg: World Tuberculosis Day

March 24, 2025 —
Dr. Rachel Dwilow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases physician from the University of Manitoba speaks to the rates of tuberculosis in Manitoba.

department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, Max Rady College of Medicine

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Julie Lajoie, an assistant professor in medical microbiology and infectious diseases at the University of Manitoba, said government efforts to prevent HIV transmission require various measures, including clean needles, condoms and supervised injection sites. (Justin Fraser/CBC)

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC Manitoba: Swan Valley’s spike in HIV cases triggers outbreak-like response from Manitoba health officials

February 26, 2025 —
More than 40 new HIV cases reported in a few months, 'many more' than normal

AIDS/HIV, department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases

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Dr. Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin is in her lab wearing a white lab coat. She is pouring a red liquid from one container to another.

UM health researchers receive more than $9.6 million in federal funding

February 14, 2025 —
Health researchers at the University of Manitoba have been awarded more than $9.6 million in the latest round of project grant funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).  

college of pharmacy, department of community health sciences, Department of Educational Administration, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, department of immunology, department of internal medicine, department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, department of pediatrics and child health, department of pharmacology and therapeutics, department of physiology and pathophysiology, department of surgery, Dr. Dake Qi, Dr. Deanna Santer, Dr. Donald Miller, Dr. Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin, Dr. Jarret Woodmass, Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, Dr. Jonathan McGavock, Dr. Liam O'Neil, Dr. Lucy Delgado, Dr. Marissa Becker, dr. michel aliani, Dr. Thomas Murooka, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Faculty of Education, Foundations and Psychology, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Research and International