Research Today
At Research Manitoba we ensure that researchers and innovators can excel and follow their passion here in Manitoba, advancing and improving all aspects of our society.
Research Today is a special edition newsletter that highlights Manitoba’s research enterprise, features local talent working to advance research in the province, and illustrates Research Manitoba’s investments and partnerships in action. The Research Today platform provides an opportunity for us to champion the Manitoba research community, and promote the world-class research being done right here at home.
We hope you enjoy our latest stories!
Strategic partnership kicks off new research program
Written by: Brian Cole Research Manitoba's new Strategic Partnership program will help support research throughout the province. A number of local research projects will soon get the green light, thanks to a new strategic partnership between the Victoria General...
Winnipeg med-tech companies tackle COVID-19
Written by: Brian Cole Bob Schellenberg, COO & General Manager of Cubresa's Preclinical Division, works on the readout board assemblies for the NuPET scanner. (Photo: Cubresa) Four months ago, Research Manitoba made a number of strategic investments in several...
Steroids shown to reduce mortality among COVID-19 patients by 12 per cent
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 mortality by...
Q & A with Wanda Phillips-Beck, Manitoba’s first Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing
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...
Bright future: An Iranian student who came to Canada five years ago to further his education has evolved into one of this country’s most promising young scientists
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...
Young scientists get valuable experience working on COVID-19 clinical trials
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...
Stepping Up: Manitoba research team focuses on testing potential therapies for COVID-19
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...
Re-engineering SARS-CoV-2: How deconstructing the virus that causes COVID-19 could lead to a new vaccine
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...
Research Manitoba supports scholarship in memory of Winnipeg scientist Forough Khadem
Written by: Brian Cole 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 year. Khadem was one of eight Manitobans on board Ukrainian Airlines Flight...
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
Written by: Brian Cole 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 the founder of Microsoft and his wife, wanted to set up an appointment for a phone...