medicine News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Researchers from UM, Central Africa team up to investigate mpox
January 10, 2023 —
Scientists from the University of Manitoba and the National Biomedical Research Institute in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are joining forces to investigate the recent global spread of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) and the evolving virus that causes the illness.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Data Quality Detective
January 4, 2023 —
Lisa Lix [M.Sc./91, PhD/95] took an unusual path to becoming an internationally recognized biostatistician.
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Six grad students receive Rady Dean’s Prize
December 6, 2022 —
The Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize was awarded to six exceptional graduate students in 2022.
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Rady Faculty research projects receive $6.9-M in CIHR funding
November 28, 2022 —
Six studies led by Rady Faculty of Health Sciences researchers received nearly $7 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
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UM researchers identify protein linked to heart failure in chemo patients: Finding could save millions of lives
November 4, 2022 —
A team led by Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and St. Boniface Hospital Research has identified a protein called TRAF2 that stops functioning in cancer patients taking the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin, which can result in heart failure.
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Pilot promoting health sciences grad studies, professional programs ‘helps students find their passion’
October 26, 2022 —
Organizers of the Multidisciplinary Health Research Experience (MHRE) say the pilot was a success and will be offered again this year to University of Manitoba undergraduate students interested in the health sciences.
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Med student, passionate researcher wins CMHF Award
October 20, 2022 —
Max Rady College of Medicine student Emelissa Valcourt is a winner of the 2022 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award.
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Immunology degree equips grad for scientific sales role
October 10, 2022 —
Alumna Natascha Fitch shares her journey from master's degree to scientific sales.
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$3.5-M in support of groundbreaking research for traumatic brain injuries through HSC Foundation, MPI and UM partnership
October 6, 2022 —
The Health Sciences Centre Foundation together with Manitoba Public Insurance and the University of Manitoba announced on Oct. 5 that $3.5 million in funding will be going towards Max Rady College of Medicine associate professor of surgery Dr. Frederick Zeiler’s research that’s looking at ways to provide more individualized care for patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
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Biochemistry prof branches out in business
September 10, 2022 —
"The problems are real, the stakes are high, and you have to rely on your training and experience to solve problems quickly,” says the entrepreneurial scientist.