Shannon Majowicz, member of the WCMR and professor at the school ofÌýPublic Health and PublicÌýHealth Systems, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, has beenÌýawarded funding by the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) to study the economic and health risks associated with foodborne diseases.
Scientists have discovered a new type of Botox.
A new source of the botulinum neurotoxin was discovered by Canadian and American scientists including WCMR member Andrew Doxey in a strain of animal gut bacteria known as Enterococcus faecium. The neurotoxic protein is known for its paradoxical ability to remove wrinkles yet cause botulism, a potentially fatal illness associated with food poisoning.
ÌýWCMR members Brian Ingalls and Sherry Schiff are part of a team awarded funding through the program to study the problemÌýof algal and cyanobacterial blooms in lakes and reservoirs.
Shannon Majowicz, member of the WCMR and professor in the school of Public Health and PublicÌýHealth Systems, has been withinÌýthe 5th Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR).
WCMR members, Kirsten Müller and Josh Neufeld, in collaboration with other researchers have discovered the uniqueness of certain microbial communities among the class Mammalia.
EvenÌýSinorhizobium melilotiÌýsuffers from a weight gain once in a while.
Frank Gu, a À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ chemical engineering professor and member of the WCMR, is part of theÌýof the Royal Society of Canada'sÌý(RSC) prestigious College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Last week, the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ hosted the 67thÌýannual Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM) conference.
Organized by a committee co-chaired by members of the WCMR: ProfessorÌýJosh NeufeldÌýand Canada Research ChairÌýLaura HugÌýfrom theÌýDepartment of Biology, the CSM 2017 conference brought together 450 participants for a four-day gathering aimed at promoting new ideas and advances in microbiology.
The WCMRÌýhas been officially approved by the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Senate on May 15th, 2017. The official mission of the centre is that it will unify, catalyze, and promote multidisciplinary research at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ that explores and exploits microbes.
School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability professor and member of the WCMR Andrew Trant wasÌýÌýfor his outstanding contribution to the fields of plant ecology and biogeography.