Monthly Archives: April 2020
Research Manitoba supports scholarship in memory of Winnipeg scientist Forough Khadem
By Brian ColeSpring, 2020 Research Manitoba is donating $17,850 to a scholarship fund that is being established in memory of Forough Khadem, the Winnipeg scientist who was killed earlier this … Continue reading
Making a difference: With a $6.5 million grant from the Gates Foundation, researcher Meghan Azad is preparing to launch a new study that could enhance the health of infants around the world
By Brian ColeSpring, 2020 The e-mail arrived in Meghan Azad’s in-box around noon one day last April. Someone from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the philanthropic group started by … Continue reading
Q&A: Winnipeg researcher Xiao-Jian Yao discusses efforts to develop COVID-19 vaccine
Research TodaySpring, 2020 Research Manitoba is funding a local scientist in his efforts to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that to date has killed more than 70,000 … Continue reading
Remembering Dr. Francis (Frank) Plummer: A gifted physician and scientist, a wonderful human being
By Brian ColeSpring, 2020 Dr. Francis (Frank) Plummer was 29 years old when he accepted an invitation to join a clinic in Nairobi, Kenya, that had been set up to … Continue reading
