by Jennifer Cleary | Nov 4, 2020 | Research Stories
Written by: Brian Cole Manitoba COVID-19 clinical trial team members Maggie Wilson (left) and Gloria Vazquez Grande review a patient’s chart in the intensive care unit at Health Sciences Centre. Treating COVID-19 patients with corticosteroids may reduce...
by Jennifer Cleary | Jul 27, 2020 | Research Stories
Written by: Brian Cole Wanda Phillips-Beck knew early on in life that she wanted to work in health care. But it wasn’t until she completed her third year at the University of Manitoba that she decided to focus her attention on becoming a nurse. That was just about 30...
by Jennifer Cleary | Jul 27, 2020 | Research Stories
Written by: Brian Cole Javad Alizadeh recently received a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. As a young university student in his native Iran, Javad Alizadeh was intrigued by the study of living organisms. “From the very beginning, I was very interested in...
by Jennifer Cleary | Jun 29, 2020 | Research Stories
Written by: Brian Cole In addition to providing patients with access to experimental therapies, the COVID-19 clinical trials now underway in Manitoba are also helping to enhance this province’s research capacity. Dr. Ryan Zarychanski, a hematologist, critical...
by Jennifer Cleary | Jun 29, 2020 | Research Stories
Written by: Brian Cole A microscopic look at the cells of a patient with COVID-19. The blue spheres are particles of SARS-CoV-2, the virus the disease. Source: Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. By early March, it was becoming increasingly clear that the...
by Jennifer Cleary | Jun 23, 2020 | Research Stories
Written by: Brian Cole Structural biologist Brian Mark is helping to develop a vaccine for the virus that causes COVID-19. The machine in the background is a protein X-ray diffractometer, which is used to create a three dimensional view of the components that make up...
