Research Profiles

A Manitoba clinician-scientist is investigating whether this well-known blood thinner could be used to help treat community-acquired pneumonia.

In honour of 2022's National Indigenous Month, below is a spotlight on three recent projects working with Indigenous communities.A Distinction-Based Study on Equity in COVID-19 Testing among Manitoba First Nations, Métis and Inuit Name: Nathan NickelInstitution:...

By Brian Cole People generally have a desire for truth and knowledge. Or do they? A few years ago, the answer to that question might have seemed obvious. Back then, the conventional wisdom was that the vast majority of Canadians preferred to learn about the facts...

Working as a health-care aide in a personal care home can be challenging, even at the best of times. Over the years, numerous studies have shown that those responsible for providing care to people living in personal care homes often feel burned out,…

Program and Year: 2021 Master’s Studentship AwardProject Title: Discovering and Dreaming: Long-term Care Healthcare Aide Perceptions of Structural EmpowermentDepartment: College of NursingFaculty: Rady Faculty of Health Sciences (Supervisor: Dr. Judith Scanlan)...

Program and Year: 2018 New Investigator Operating GrantProject Title: Blame and BeliefDepartment: PhilosophyFaculty: Faculty of Arts, Brandon University Synopsis: This research examines how we react to others when we perceive them to inquire irresponsibly; it aims to...

Program and Year: 2021 Master’s Studentship AwardProject Title: Role of Microglial NMDA Receptors in Synaptic PlasticityDepartment: Pharmacology and TherapeuticsFaculty: Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba (Supervisors: Dr. Tina M Kauppinen and Dr. Michael F...

Program and Year: 2021 Master’s Studentship AwardProject Title: Development of Smart and Biodegradable, Multilayered Food PackagingDepartment: Biosystems Engineering Faculty: Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba (Supervisors: Dr. David...

Written by: Brian Cole Dr. Thomas Turgeon knows a thing or two about joint replacements. That’s to be expected, given that he has performed more than 4,000 hip and knee replacement surgeries over the last 15 years. And if there is one thing he has learned during all...

Written by: Brian Cole The new knee replacement device arrived at the Concordia Hip and Knee Institute in 2009 with a certain amount of fanfare. Made of high-grade titanium, polyethylene (plastic) and a newly-developed metal alloy, the device was considered state of...

Written by: Brian Cole Mena Gainpaulsingh was in her teens when she first learned that she had a hip problem. The femoral head of her thighbone, also known as the “ball,” had stopped growing and was too small to properly fit in the socket of her pelvis bone. The...

Program and Year: 2021 – Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)Project Title: The Centre for Access to Information and Justice, the Access Lab, and Transparency in the Digital Age Faculty: Department of Criminal Justice, Faculty of...

Program and Year: 2020 Master’s Studentship AwardProject Title: Integrating Canadian Youth: Immigrants’ Multicultural RightsSupervisor: Dr. Danielle Gaucher, University of Manitoba Faculty: Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba Synopsis:  This research project...

Program and Year: 2019 – Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)Project Title: Project title:  An integrative approach to understanding shoulder movement across the lifespan.Faculty: Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management,...

Written by: Brian Cole Researchers say Canada's boreal forest is experiencing rapid climate change. The heat wave and wildfires that raged through much of Western Canada this summer are dramatic reminders of the damage that can be caused by climate change. But not all...

Written by: Brian Cole Innovation is key to economic development. But small companies can sometimes find it difficult to access the kind of research support they need to turn their ideas into viable products and services. This is where Research Manitoba can help. The...

Written by: Brian Cole In addition to being less invasive, a blood test for breast cancer would lead to earlier diagnosis. Cell biologist Mousumi Majumder arrived at Brandon University in 2016 with one goal in mind: to develop a simple blood test that would reveal the...

Program and Year: 2020 – Manitoba COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grant AwardProject Title: A Distinction-Based Study on Equity in COVID-19 Testing, Vaccination and Associated Outcomes for Manitoba First Nations, Métis and Inuit– First Nations Lead: Dr. Wanda...

Program and Year: Research Manitoba – 2020 Master’s Studentship AwardProject Title: Contribution of immune cells to successful spinal cord regeneration in zebrafishSupervisor:  Dr. Benjamin LindseyFaculty: Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Max Rady College...

Written by: Brian Cole Can telepresence robots like the TEMI model above assist in caring for people living with dementia? Researcher Amine Choukou is working with a team of investigators to help answer that question. A woman learns that her mother has just been...

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...

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...

Program and Year: 2018 New Investigator Operating GrantProject Title: Advanced Galvanic Isolated Solar Micro-InverterFaculty: Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba Synopsis: Solar Energy represents a...

Program and Year: 2020 Master’s StudentshipProject Title: MicroRNA-High Tumor Proteome Analysis to Identify Novel Breast Cancer BiomarkerSupervisor: Dr. Mousumi MajumderFaculty: Department of Biology, Brandon University Synopsis: Previous findings strongly suggest...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Written by: Brian Cole Researcher Xiao-Jian Yao (centre) with current and former members of his research team at the University of Manitoba. Research Manitoba is funding a local scientist in his efforts to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that to...

Written by: Brian Cole Renowned scientist Frank Plummer (centre) with Allan Ronald (left) and Keith Fowke in January at the 40th anniversary meeting of the HIV/AIDS collaborative in Nairobi. (Photo: Jo Kennelly) Dr. Francis (Frank) Plummer was 29 years old when he...

Written by: Brian Cole Andrea Kroeker says the CFIA lab is an "amazing place to work." In her early days as a student at the University of Manitoba, Andrea Kroeker never envisioned herself working as a researcher at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Nor did...

Written by: Brian Cole Can Manitoba do more to maximize the potential of its research and innovation sector? Judi Bahl believes the answer to that question is yes. As the newly-appointed Manager, Strategic Partnerships at Research Manitoba, Bahl has spent the last few...

Written by: Brian Cole As a senior executive for a medical technology company, Ian Maclean understands the challenges involved in trying to commercialize a new idea or product – especially when it comes to finding the cash required to make it happen. That’s because...

Written by: Brian Cole It happened, as these things so often do, almost by chance. In 2013, Winnipeg business consultant Grant Barkman was looking to build on his company’s capacity to help private and public sector organizations make better business decisions. That’s...