medical microbiology News Archive

October 22, 2019 — 
Scientists discover virus lives on for months in male reproductive organs

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

May 16, 2019 — 
U of M students receive prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships to pursue trailblazing research

March 14, 2019 — 
More than $1.1 million in support of seven U of M research projects in areas such as disease, food processing and supercomputers

February 23, 2019 — 
A new antimicrobial-resistance gene, VCC-1, a ß-lactamase gene, has been discovered in benign close relatives of virulent Vibrio cholerae, which causes cholera. Now, a team of Canadian researchers has found a way to block the VCC-1 enzyme, which disables that resistance gene. The research is published February 19th in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

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

November 19, 2018 — 
CBC is doing its annual Future 40 under 40 and like always, U of M community members are a part of it. 

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

April 11, 2018 — 
More than $42 million in funding for research infrastructure projects across the country

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