In partnership with the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) and the Sepsis Network, CFID will be holding a second Professional Development Workshop for Infectious Disease Researchers. This workshop will address this learning gap and offer participants the chance to learn from those with a wealth of experience in such domains as academic leadership, commercializing […]
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2019 AMMI Canada Medical Student Research Projects
1. “Screening and comprehensive infection prevention for antimicrobial-resistant organisms in high risk patients in long-term care facilities: A cost-effective analysis” Student: Dalton Budhram (University Health Network, University of Toronto) Supervisors: Dr. Beate Sander, Dr. Samir Patel Read research proposal 2. “Intermittent carriage of antibiotic resistant organisms and enteric pathogens among healthy fecal microbiota transplant stool […]
2019 CFID Undergraduate Summer Research Award Project
“Putative neuroprotective agents for cerebral malaria” Student: Urvi Rai (University of Alberta) Supervisor: Dr. Michael Hawkes Read research proposal
2019 Embil Mentorship Award: Dr. Yoav Keynan
Dr. Yoav Keynan, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Section of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology) at the University of Manitoba
2019 Embil Trainee Award: Dr. Ling Kong
Trainee: Dr. Ling Kong, Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medical Microbiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada Supervisor: Dr. Vivian Loo, McGill University Publication: Manuscript published in Clinical Infectious Diseases in 2019, entitled “Clostridium difficile: Investigating transmission patterns between infected and colonized patients using whole genome sequencing” Download Manuscript