Our Researchers in the News
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CTV National News: Malaria vaccinations
Dylan Pillai
Children in Cameroon became the first people in the world to be vaccinated against malaria. Click here to watch the video.
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Alberta doctors warn of symptoms as strep A cases across country break records
Daniel Gregson
Health experts across the province are sounding the alarm after a record increase in strep A infections across the country. According to Dr. Dan Gregson, a UCalgary infectious disease specialist, it’s pretty common for school-aged kids to get Group A strep in their throats. In adults, it quite often shows up as a skin infection. But, Gregson says the bigger problem is when the bacteria spread beyond the typical places. To read the full article click here.
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Proinflammatory CD14highCD16low
monocytes/macrophages prevail in Treponema phagedenis- associated bovine digital dermatitis
Priyoshi Lahiri, Rakel Arrazuria, Yi Lin Tan, Jeroen De Buck, Morley D Hollenberg, Karin Orsel, Eduardo R Cobo
Digital dermatitis (DD) is a skin disease in cattle characterized by painful inflammatory ulcerative lesions in the feet, mostly associated with local colonization by Treponema spp., including Treponema phagedenis. This manuscript describes the role of macrophages in the skin of cattle afflicted by lameness digital dermatitis. To read the abstract click here.
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Research Assistant
The UAlberta School of Public Health is hiring a Research Assistant. This position is split between Dr. Simon Otto's research group (HEAT-AMR: Human-Environment-Animal Transdisciplinary AMR) and Dr. Sherilee Harper's research group (CCGH: Climate Change and Global Health). Deadline to apply is Jan 29, 2024. For more info click here.
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Senior Research Fellow/Senior Policy Advisor
The AMR Policy Accelerator is hiring a Senior Research Fellow or Senior Policy Advisor! Ideal for someone passionate about social epidemiology, global health social sciences, with knowledge in mixed methods research designs. Deadline to apply is Feb 9, 2024. For more info click here.
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One Health and the Changing Global Health Landscape - The Neglected Heartbeat
Hybrid event in Vancouver, BC
Jan 25, 2024 at 7pm PST
By mapping connections among people, animals, and environments, the Simon Fraser University President’s Dream Colloquium in One Health: Connections and Collaborations reveals opportunities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to emerging and ongoing health threats. This public lecture series includes five free lectures. To register click here.
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OneHealth 2024: Indigenous Voices and Perspectives Conference
Iqaluit, Nunavut
Feb 1 & 2, 2024
Sustainable solutions that benefit both human and animal populations while preserving the environment are key actions moving forward. Elevating Indigenous voices is a crucial step towards achieving equity, justice, and mutual respect in scientific research and decision-making processes. For more info click here.
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8th AMR Conference
Basel, Switzerland
Mar 6 & 7, 2024
This conference is the one-stop shop to catch up with the latest trends in the development of AMR products, by covering scientific, regulatory, financial and policy topics. For more information click here.
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AMR – Genomes, Big Data and Emerging Technologies
Hybrid event in Cambridgeshire, England
Mar 13-15, 2024
This conference will focus on genomic evidence and how to implement it in clinical practice and policy for AMR control. The meeting will highlight the advances in machine learning, AI and computational tools to predict AMR. For more information click here.
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New Antibacterial Discovery and Development Gordon Research Conference
Ventura, California
Mar 17-22, 2024
The theme for the GRC is: Innovative Approaches in Antibacterial Research and Development to Fight the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis. For more info and to register click here.
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7th International Conference on the Environmental Dimension of AMR
Montreal, Quebec
May 26-31, 2024
Join the EDAR7 Conference, an event uniting global experts in AMR. Explore sessions and workshops, gain invaluable insights and participate in networking opportunities. Be part of this transformative event and contribute to the fight against AMR! For more information click here.
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One H International Symposium
Saint-Brieuc, France
Jun 12-14, 2024
This symposium will allow scientists and professionals to meet and discuss science covering the main One Health challenges to be faced in order to tackle infectious diseases. For more information and to register click here.
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Collaboration Opportunities
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Mourou-Strickland Program (for researchers)
This initiative is designed by the French Embassy in Canada with the aim to foster research collaboration between France and Canada, and encourage the discovery of specific research and innovation ecosystems in both countries. The program provides seed grants to encourage new cross-border bilateral cooperation and knowledge exchange, and could leverage new projects with the perspective of setting up a consortium to apply to the Horizon Europe program. Application deadline is Feb 4, 2024. For more info click here.
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High Level Scientific Fellowship (for PhD candidates and Postdocs)
The Embassy of France in Canada has partnered with Campus France to offer scholarships to PhD students or post-docs working in a Canadian university for a 2-month research mobility to France. The aim of this program is to facilitate and strengthen collaboration with academic researchers in scientific fields that are priorities for France and Canada. Application deadline is Feb 4, 2024. For more info click here.
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Explain It Like I’m 6: A Vaccine Education Contest
Can you explain a crucial and/or often misunderstood aspect of vaccine science in a way that a 6-year-old would understand? Submit your work as an essay, a short video or a series of images! Contest closes Mar 1, 2024. Click here for more info.
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Call for Papers!
Microbiology plays a pivotal role in contributing to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3, which aims to ensure good health and well-being for all at all ages. Microbial Biotechnology is pleased to announce a Special Issue on this theme, which will encompass opinion articles, mini-reviews, original research papers and brief reports with a broad scope. Submission deadline is Apr 30, 2024. Click here for more info.
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AMR Interventions 2024
JPIAMR is launching an international call for projects under the umbrella of JPIAMR and within the framework of the ERA-NET JPIAMR-ACTION. The call Interventions moving forward to promote action to counteract the emergence and spread of bacterial and fungal resistance and to improve treatments will involve 21 funders from 19 countries. The total estimated call budget is over 17.7M Euro. Click here for more info.
Pre-proposal deadline: Mar 14, 2024
Full proposal deadline: Jul 9, 2024
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Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Program
The WIL program in its current form is set to conclude April 1, 2024. There are a limited number of Vouchers left to distribute. $5000 in wage support goes a long way to funding a student or recent graduate to help your SME advance a project or product. Please contact Jamie Anderson-Reid at jamie@bioalberta.com for more details and how to apply.
Program application deadline: Winter 2024 term
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New Frontiers in Research Fund – 2022 Horizon Global Platform
The objective of the International stream is to support international research collaborations and position Canada and Canadian researchers as strategic partners at the international level. NFRF 2022 Horizon Global Platform grants are valued at up to $250K per year (including indirect costs) for a maximum of two years. For more info please click here.
Program application deadline: Jun 30, 2024
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Accelerating Agricultural Innovations (AAI) 2.0
RDAR invites eligible applicants to submit Letters of Intent that support research projects that demonstrate and accelerate the farm-gate adoption of agricultural innovations and processes for the livestock and crop industries in Alberta. Applications will be considered for approval on a case-by-case basis subject to the Program eligibility criteria, assessment criteria, and funding constraints. For more info please click here.
LOIs will be accepted on a continual basis.
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Looking for grant writing support? Seeking volunteer undergraduate trainees? Curious about potential collaborations? We have resources for you! Contact amronehealth@ucalgary.ca for more information.
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The following documents provide updates on the conduct of research and clinical trials for researchers and research teams. Please visit the following pages to keep up-to-date with institutional specific directives.
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