Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater treatment plants to understand COVID-19 infection dynamics

Uyaguari Lab

Gradients in gene essentiality reshape antibacterial research

Cardona Lab

Viruses as indicators of fecal pollution in wastewater treatment processes

Uyaguari Lab

Multidrug Resistance Efflux Pumps in Acinetobacter

Kumar Lab

The molecular mechanism of chaperones for membrane proteins in type six secretion systems

Prehna Lab

Essential genes or essential domains?

Cardona Lab

News & Events

April
03

The Manitoba Group in Protein Structure and Function Seminar Series: Dr. Ben Bailey-Elkin

Join the Manitoba Group in Protein Structure and Function Seminar Series for a lecture from Dr. Ben Bailey-Elkin from the...

Location: 207 Buller,Fort Garry Campus

 
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Science Spark 3K Pitch Competition presented by the Science Innovation Hub

The pitch competition spotlights research innovations in the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Science, with teams pitching their ideas and...

Location: Marshall McLuhan Hall - room 204 University Centre

 
10

Final day of Winter Term classes

Final day of Winter Term classes.

 
12

Final exam period - Winter Term

Final exam period for the Winter 2024 term.

 
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Final exam period - Winter Term

Final exam period for the Winter 2024 term.

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Job Posting: Lab Assistant

The Applied Soil Ecology Lab is based out of the Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba under the leadership of Dr. Mario Tenuta. We have highly productive and impactful research programs with several important foci: soil ecology, nematology, plant disease, and the relationship between nutrient management and greenhouse...

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Introducing the winner of UM’s first Falling Walls Lab

Introducing the winner of UM’s first Falling Walls Lab SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 — On Sept. 13, 15 students and early career professionals pitched their grand idea with the potential to change the world at the University of Manitoba’s first Falling Walls Lab event. In three minutes, presenters explained their groundbreaking idea to the jury and to a...

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The 2022 Undergraduate Science Student 3MT Award Winners

The 2022 Undergraduate Science Student 3MT Award Winners SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 — The Faculty of Science hosted its annual undergraduate Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, held virtually on August 16, 2022. Twenty-two students competed in the 3MT competition, part of the Faculty of Science Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program (SURE). The 3MT competition challenges students to communicate...

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Meet Aleeza Gerstein, 2021 Rh Award Winner in the Health Sciences category

Aleeza Gerstein is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Science, who specializes in the evolution of human fungal pathogens. Her interdisciplinary lab combines clinical sampling, microbial experiments, and computational statistical methods to understand conditions that promote disease. Gerstein is the 2021 recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award...

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Elite researchers recognized with Rh Awards

MAY 27, 2022 — As UM Today reports: Eight UM faculty members will receive Rh Awards, recognizing excellence in research, scholarly work and creative activities. For more than 50 years, the Rh Awards have been in place to support the advancement of knowledge across disciplines at UM. Funds for the Rh Awards come from the royalties of...

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Joint Research Poster Symposium

This year, the Dept. of Microbiology and Dept. of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases is hosting a Joint Research Poster Symposium in virtual format on Monday April 11th 1-4 pm. MBIO 4530 project undergraduate students from the Dept. of Microbiology, and Graduate students from the Dept. of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, will be presenting...