microbiology News Archive
Faculty of Science
Dr. Aleeza Gerstein recipient of CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar Award
May 26, 2021 —
Congratulations! Dr. Aleeza Gerstein, Assistant Professor (microbiology and statistics) recipient of the 2021 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar Program Awards. Dr. Gerstein is one of 19 successful applicants out of a total of 300 who applied to the early career research program, which recognizes exceptional research from across the globe.
Faculty of Science
UM Science Co-op graduate Madison Chapel on frontline national watch for COVID-19 variants
May 6, 2021 —
In October 2020, Madison Chapel graduated with a BSc. Honours degree in Microbiology, now she’s at the frontlines of Canada’s national genomic surveillance program for the virus that causes COVID-19
Faculty of Graduate Studies
3MT finals on April 21
April 13, 2021 —
Mark your calendars – the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) final competition is coming up
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rady Faculty secures $9.5 million in support for health research
April 1, 2021 —
Nineteen research projects led by professors from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have received a total of $9.5 million in grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Faculty of Graduate Studies
2021 3MT finalists announced
March 10, 2021 —
The results are in: After three competitive heats, the 12 finalists for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition have been chosen
Faculty of Science
Meet our 2021 Honoured Science Alumni
February 3, 2021 —
On February 4, 2021, the Faculty of Science celebrates the Honoured Alumni Award recipients and their incredible accomplishments at the Pathways to Exceptional Achievement event. As these alumni prove a degree in science opens many doors.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Research project to analyze human viruses in Winnipeg’s rivers
January 15, 2021 —
A student in the VADA Program will test treated wastewater that flows into the Red and Assiniboine Rivers for human viruses, including the one that causes COVID-19.
Faculty of Science
Science and Art: Exploration, Imagination and Innovation – with Erwin Huebner
December 10, 2020 —
Please join Professor Emeritus Erwin Huebner on Wednesday, December 16th at 3:30 pm for his lecture, entitled “Science and Art: Exploration, Imagination and Innovation – Artist Books Inspired by Science”.
Faculty of Science
Winners of the 2020 3MT Undergraduate Student Competition
August 31, 2020 —
The winners of the 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience 3MT thesis competition hosted by the Faculty of Science are:
Faculty of Science
Cheer on the Undergraduate Science 3MT competitors!
August 10, 2020 —
Over forty undergraduate students enrolled in the Faculty of Science are participating in the first (virtual) Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Science Undergraduate Student Competition, August 11th, & 12th, 2020. A new initiative, part of the Faculty of Science, Student Undergraduate Summer Research Experience Program. Three Minute Thesis challenges students to communicate their ideas and research discoveries concisely to a non-specialist audience, in three minutes or less. There will be two competitions that will air live on the Faculty of Science YouTube channel.