Exploring the overexpression of a central regulator of Aspergillus fumigatus asexual sporulation, brlA, as a way to reduce virulence through reduced vegetative growth Student – Mohamad Rabbani, McGill University (Bachelors Program) Supervisor – Don Sheppard MD, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University Read project report A Listeria monocytogenes-based Vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus […]
Grants and Studentships
2012 CFID Undergraduate Summer Research Award Projects
Conventional compared to biofilm antimicrobial susceptibility testing for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates from cystic fibrosis patients (submitted for publication). Student – Kitty Wu (Cells Systems Biology, University of Toronto) Supervisor – Dr. Valerie Waters, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children Accepted for publication in Antimicrobial Agents Chemotherapy, January 2, 2013 Read project abstract Deficits […]
2012 CFID Safe Drinking Water Pilot Project
Association of enteric viruses in source water for drinking (surface and ground water) and sporadic viral gastroenteritis and outbreaks in Alberta Dr. Bonita E. Lee MD, Division of Infectious Disease, Dept. Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Read project synopsis