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Internship & externship opportunities
One of the objectives of the AMR – One Health Consortium is to provide trainees with external industry experience. This helps the Consortium develop HQPs and gives trainees an opportunity to explore other potential career paths with various industry partners in Alberta. If you are interested in internship and externship opportunities in April/May 2021, please contact amronehealth@ucalgary.ca.
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Summer student opportunities
Are you or your lab interested in having a summer student? Funding may be available to support this position. Please contact Samantha Larose at samantha.larose@ucalgary.ca if interested.
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Presentation feedback
We would like to invite you to a “Presentation Feedback Opportunity” event! This event includes virtual sessions where Consortium post-docs will review research presentations and provide feedback. This opportunity is in line with the One Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference Mar 10 – 12, however, this review opportunity is open to all trainees regardless of their intent to present at the conference. Interested participants will be asked to submit a pre-recorded video which will be reviewed by Consortium post-docs. Sessions will be held in February. Keep an eye on your inbox for more details!
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How do I acknowledge the AMR - One Health Consortium in publications and presentations?
Example 1:
“This research is part of the AMR – One Health Consortium, funded by the Major Innovation Fund program of the Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Innovation, Government of Alberta.”
Example 2:
“This study was supported by grants to XX from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and from the Alberta Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Innovation, by the Major Innovation Fund Program for the AMR – One Health Consortium.”
Affiliation: AMR – One Health Consortium
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Banting Research Foundation Discovery Award
The Discovery Award is a one-year grant of up to $25,000 for innovative health and biomedical research projects by outstanding new investigators at universities and research institutes in Canada who are within the first three years of their first academic appointment. The intent is to provide seed funding so that applicants are able to gather pilot data to enhance their competitiveness for other sources of funding. At least 6 awards are funded per year. 2021 grant competition and E-portal access is now open! Click here for more information.
UofC RSO deadline: Jan 21, 2021
Sponsor application deadline: Jan 25, 2021
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NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants
The objective of the Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants is to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector and promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company. The I2I Grants provide funding to college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential. This is achieved through four defined phases by providing crucial assistance in the early stages of technology validation and market connection: Market Assessment, Phase I, Phase IIa, Phase IIb. Click here to learn more.
Sponsor application deadlines: Mar 29, Jun 28 & Sep 27, 2021
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Alberta Innovates Advance Program - NSERC Alliance
NSERC Alliance – Alberta Innovates Advance (Advance) is a new partnership program between AI and NSERC. Through this program, AI/NSERC will invest in projects that are aligned with Alberta’s innovation and technology strategies that advance discoveries to develop emerging technologies to generate economic, environmental, health and social benefits for Albertans and Canadians. The program provides grants of up to $150,000 per year for up to two years, to support eligible Alberta university researchers with promising discoveries in emerging technologies to begin advancing their research toward the marketplace. Project funding is available to bridge the gap between academic research and technology validation that could later lead to technology transfer and commercialization.
UofC RSO deadline: Dec 15, 2021
Sponsor application deadline: Dec 17, 2021
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Global 1HN: Seed Grants Competition and Student Research Assistance Grant
The Global One Health Network currently has two funding competitions open for applications:
Seed Grants (up to $10,000)
Global 1HN has announced its first Seed Grants Competition to provide financial support to researchers currently developing research projects relevant to Global 1HN and the four Research Enabling Platforms (REPs): (1) detection; (2) response; and (3) institutionalization in the global governance of Infectious Diseases (IDs) and AMR; while systematically considering aspects of (4) equity. This seed funding is specifically meant to encourage the development of new collaborative research proposals for major funding agencies and must incorporate applicants across the Network from various disciplinary backgrounds. Application consists of a maximum 2-page description of an original idea to be developed into a full-scale research proposal through the Seed Grant. Candidates should indicate to what funding agency and grant competition they will apply.
Student Research Assistance Grant (up to $11,250)
Global 1HN is offering a grant to support student research assistance in studies conducted by Network members relevant to at least one of the Network’s four REPs. Funding is to employ students to assist in research which contributes to the goals of Global 1HN over one year. The ‘Student Research Assistance Grant’ application form must be completed and submitted.
There is no specific deadline for submission of applications. Competitions will remain open throughout the year until all funds are allocated. For more information please contact Corinne Packer at cpacker@uottawa.ca
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Antibiotics Special Edition
An opportunity to showcase One Health AMR and Antibiotic research in Canada presents itself in a special edition of the journal Antibiotics dedicated to related research in Canada. It is hoped that this special edition will have between 10-15 contributions with no more than 3 reviews. Consider submitting your novel research in this area that describe clear advancements evaluated with strong scientific rigour. We want to showcase our excellent work and researchers in this area. If you would like to contribute a review, please email an outline to Dr. Ray Turner, UofC Dept. of Biological Sciences, at turnerr@ucalgary.ca. Reviews should be critical and contain well thought out opinions. For more information please click here.
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Critically important antimicrobials are generally not needed to treat nonsevere clinical mastitis in lactating dairy cows: Results from a network meta-analysis
There is ongoing debate regarding whether critically important antimicrobials (CIA) should be used to treat infections in food-producing animals. In this systematic review, Drs. Herman Barkema and Jeroen De Buck determined whether CIA and non-CIA have comparable efficacy to treat nonsevere bovine clinical mastitis caused by the most commonly reported bacteria that cause mastitis worldwide. Read the full review here.
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Isolation and Characterization of the Novel Bacteriophage AXL3 against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
The rapid increase in the number of worldwide human infections caused by the extremely antibiotic resistant bacterial pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is cause for concern. An alternative treatment solution in the post-antibiotic era is phage therapy, the use of bacteriophages to selectively kill bacterial pathogens. In this study, the novel bacteriophage AXL3 was isolated from soil and characterized. Dr. Jon Dennis' research in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, identifies a novel virulent phage and characterization suggests that AXL3 is a promising phage therapy candidate, with future research examining modification through genetic engineering to broaden its host range. Click here to read the full publication.
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Our Researchers in the News
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Take the Plunge to Become Water Wise
“Most Canadians don't understand the true cost of providing clean water when they turn the tap on every day,” says Lee Jackson, a professor in Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary and Scientific Director at Advancing Canadian Wastewater Assets (ACWA), a research facility that advances wastewater treatment technology to address environmental and human health issues. “One of the problems with not understanding the full cost of water is we don't put value on it, so we waste it.” Read the full article here.
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COVID-19 variant could 'spread like wildfire through schools' when classrooms reopen, pediatrician worries
Some Alberta doctors say a decision by the province to send kids back to classrooms next week could fuel another surge of COVID-19 infections. Calgary pediatric infectious disease physician, Dr. Jim Kellner says now is not the time for kids to return to schools. Kellner said while Alberta's COVID-19 numbers are improving, there is still a high level of disease in the community and sending kids back could ignite further spread. Read the full article here.
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A Fresh Look At Preconditioning Beef Calves
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) accounts for most of the disease and deaths in Alberta feedlots and feedlots in North America. Although BRD is a multifactorial disease, it is mainly associated with bacterial pathogens. Therefore, BRD is treated using antimicrobials, potentially playing a role in the development of antimicrobial resistance. Current management practices increases the risk of BRD and makes it difficult to control. Dr. Karin Orsel and her team are conducting a preconditioning study, using management practices to prepare calves to enter the feedlot, while keeping an eye on the economic value would help reduce the need for antimicrobials. Click here for more details!
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Veterinary Public Health Institute
Webinars
Jan 12 & 26, 2021
Veterinary Public Health (VPH), a relatively new discipline within veterinary medicine, has substantially gained importance in the context of the detection, control and prevention of animal diseases and animal welfare-related events. The "Research Priority Focus VPH-Herd health management“ is hosting a VPHI-Webinar series on topics from the fields of epidemiology, animal diseases, zoonoses, animal welfare and biostatistics. Webinars are held on Tuesdays from 6-7am MST (2-3pm CET). Everyone interested is welcome to attend. Registration is not required. For more information please click here.
Upcoming webinars:
Jan 12, 2021: Valuing health information? A call for interdisciplinarity and system thinking
Jan 26, 2021: OIE AMU and AMR related recent activities
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Global One Health Network
Webinar Series
Feb 8, 2021
The Global One Health Network (Global 1HN) brings together transdisciplinary researchers and knowledge users to improve the global governance of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance. Please join Global 1HN and One Health at UCalgary on for the first session: One Health Preparedness and Response During the COVID-19 Pandemic. This webinar will feature online presentations and discussion of COVID-19 preparedness and response in Mexico and Rwanda. Click here to register.
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ABVMA Stewardship Conference
Virtual Dates Announced!
Mar 10 - 12, 2021
The One Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference, postponed from May and Nov 2020, will now go forward as a virtual conference on March 10-12, 2021! Trainees are encouraged to submit abstracts or update previously submitted abstracts related to all aspects of antimicrobial stewardship in Animal Health, Public Health and/or Environmental Health. Deadline for submission is Jan 15, 2021. Click here for more information.
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5th International Conference on Responsible Use of Antibiotics in Animals
Virtual Meeting
Jun 7 - 9, 2021
This conference is an initiative discussing the importance of animal health in the medical industry. It started in 2005 and since then it has strengthened its position on Responsible uses of Antibiotics in Animals. Interested participants from research institutes and industry are strongly encouraged to submit poster presentations. Deadline for submission is May 1, 2021. For more information please click here.
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AACTING Conference
Hannover, Germany
Jul 1 & 2, 2021
Pleased to announce that we are planning the next AACTING conference on herd level antimicrobial consumption in animals. Conference topics include: (1) veterinary antimicrobial usage including companion animals; (2) quantification; (3) benchmarking, stewardship and action plans; and (4) antimicrobial usage worldwide. Call for abstracts in the first quarter of 2021. Visit the AACTING website for more information.
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Virtual One Health International Bachelor and Master Summer School
Online
Aug 16 - 20, 2021
This virtual course is organized by the University of Bern and offers a unique opportunity to explore the methods and current knowledge on the health of terrestrial food chains, from soils to plants, animals and humans. Open to third year Bachelor students and first year Masters’ students with a background in life sciences. The deadline for submitting completed applications is Feb 28, 2021. For more information click here.
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Recruitment Opportunities
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Postdoctoral Research Position in Data-analytics of the clinical and economic impact of antimicrobial resistance in patients with bacteremia.
The Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary in Conjunction with the AMR - One Health Consortium has an immediate opening for a postdoctoral research scientist with experience in the analysis of complex databases to analyze the effects of antimicrobial resistance on the economic and clinical consequences of anti-microbial resistance in patients with bacteremia.
The successful candidate will be working on a database already established to answer these important questions. Opportunities to collaborate with other members of the one health group will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Experience with statistical analysis using integrated databases is required and an interest of experience in health care economics is desirable. The position is a one year contract.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and CV to Dr. Daniel Gregson at dgregson@ucalgary.ca.
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Check out our website for more trainee opportunities.
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The following documents provide updates on the conduct of research and clinical trails for researchers and research teams. Please visit the following pages to keep up-to-date with institutional specific directives.
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