Dr. Keith Fowke News Archive

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Pop culture sparks students’ interest in infectious diseases
August 22, 2019 —
Carmine Slipski was both terrified and intrigued when he saw the film Outbreak as a child. The 1995 movie about an Ebola-like virus captured his imagination and ignited his interest in infectious diseases. His path was set.

New hope in AIDS research
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

An aspirin a day may keep HIV away, U of M study finds
August 9, 2018 —
“These are highly promising results,” said the study’s lead author, Keith Fowke

Study sheds new light on why the effectiveness of a popular HIV prevention method varies in women
February 28, 2018 —
The study highlights the major role of genital inflammation in HIV risk and in modifying the efficacy of HIV prevention strategies

$9.7M investment in innovative health research
January 26, 2018 —
Manitoba researchers receive funding to study mental health, multiple sclerosis, Indigenous health, and more

Federal government invests $10.2 million towards research through CIHR’s project grant program
December 17, 2016 —
Researchers to advance knowledge in areas such as Indigenous health, HIV, kidney transplants, and antimicrobial resistance