medical microbiology News Archive
Two UM researchers inducted into Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
September 13, 2021 —
Drs. Keith Fowke and Ruth Ann Marie of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have been appointed as Fellows.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Two Rady faculty members honoured for outstanding outreach during COVID pandemic
July 8, 2021 —
The 2020 winners of the Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Campbell Outreach Award have both played a critical role in supporting and improving the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic
New project to look at ethics behind epidemiological tools to curb HIV transmissions
May 31, 2021 —
“Do these new powerful techniques for identifying transmission patterns represent a major breakthrough to effectively tackle HIV epidemics, or do they signify the emergence of a highly intrusive surveillance regime in HIV science?"
Forbes: Why Early Wins Over Covid-19 Do Not Mean Victory: Canada’s Cautionary Tale
November 5, 2020 —
Jason Kindrachuk, Canada Research Chair in molecular pathogenesis of emerging & re-emerging viruses, explains
A treatment for COVID-19 will be found, reassures UM virologist
March 30, 2020 —
Winnipeg Free Press story notes that Dr. Yao is the lead investigator of a research team at UM studying a potential vaccine for COVID-19, one of six proposals selected by the federal government this month
How social media is changing research and reactions to coronavirus outbreak
January 30, 2020 —
Social media platforms have allowed the rapid exchange of information — and sometimes misinformation
CBC: U of M researchers head to West Africa to study how Ebola affects reproductive system
October 22, 2019 —
Scientists discover virus lives on for months in male reproductive organs
Six minds that will change our society now call the U of M home
May 16, 2019 —
U of M students receive prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships to pursue trailblazing research
Faculty of Science
ASM: Investigators Figure Out How to Block New Antibiotic Resistance Gene
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.
The Conversation: Aspirin could help reduce HIV infections in women
November 20, 2018 —
Imagine if instead of targeting the virus, we could make people less susceptible to HIV