Seminars in Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012
Coordinator: Dr. Xi Yang
Speaker
Dr. Adam Burgener
Dr. James Gern
Dr. Aaron Chiu
Dr. Hans Pasterkamp
Dr. Joanne Embree
Dr. Hana Weingartl
Dr. Grahame Tipples
Dr. Kangmin Duan
Dr. Maryanne Crockett
Dr. Anand Kumar
Dr. Ethan Rubinstein
Dr. Qingsheng Li
Dr. Edward Ellis
Dr. Pamela Orr
Dr. Sandra Kiazyk
Dr. Linda Larcombe
Dr. Renee Douville
Dr. George Golding
Dr. Michelle Alfa
Dr. Clifford Clark
Dr. Kamran Kadkhoda
Dr. Ben Liang
Dr. Kenneth Tyler
Dr. Michael Debrot
Dr. Alan Jackson
Dr. Marylou Solbrig
Dr. Ma Luo
Dr. James Karlowsky
Dr. Jun Liu
Title
The role of mucosal antiproteases in host defense against HIV
The ABCs of Rhinovirus Infections and Asthma
The Manitoba RSV Prevention Program
Long term Clinical Consequences of Viral Respiratory Infections in
Infancy
Preventing Viral Respiratory Infections in Infancy: The Science and
the Myths of Infection Prevention and Control
Contagion – the pig contribution. Pathogenesis of Nipah virus in
swine
Quality assurance – working to improve performance monitoring of
serological testing
Microbial interaction and its role in pathogenesis
Travel-related illnesses in pediatric VFRs
Optimizing Antimicrobials in Septic Shock: The Laboratory Side
Adult Immunizations
Vaginal and Rectal Transmission of HIV and its Prevention
Stopping TB in Canada – What Do We Need to Do
TB in North – Global Issues
Evaluating Immune Responses to Tuberculosis to Improve
Diagnostics and Identify at Risk Populations
Partnering with First Nations to Address Environmental, Genetic and
Cultural Determinants of TB
Viruses within Us: Do endogenous retroviruses contribute to motor
neuron disease?
Updated Activities of the Antimicrobial Resistance and Nosocomial
infections Section (ARNI)
Adaptation of MALDI-TOF to the Microbiology Diagnostic Lab for
Rapid Identification of Organisms
MALDI-TOF Mass Spectometry May Not Be Appropriate for
Identification of E. coli Pathotypese
The Lyme Paradigm: A Laboratory Medicine Focus
Application of 454 Pyrosequencing Technologies on HIV Drug
Resistant Mutation Testing
West Nile Virus Infections
Arboviral Infections of the CNS
Rabies
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
A novel HIV vaccine targets the protease cleavage sites
Emergence of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Urinary Isolates of
Escherichia coli
Lsr2: A Novel Global Regulator and Role in TB infection
Seminar Report 2010-2011
Speaker
Dr. Jim Strong
Dr. George Zhanel
Title
Medical Management of BSL4 infections
Antibiotic Resistance in Canadian Hospitals
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