One Health at UCalgary Staff Updates
Samantha Larose has returned from maternity leave and is now the Manager of One Health at UCalgary (OH@UC). Dr. Michele Anholt has taken a new role as Senior Specialist. OH@UC is committed to being a transdisciplinary hub for research excellence, and offers a number of unique resources to support research, training, and community engagement. If you would like more information about OH@UC please click here.
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Our Researchers in the News
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Research explores how fungi become drug-resistant
Daniel Charlebois
Researchers are investigating how disease-causing fungi become resistant to antifungal drugs to help prevent potentially devastating consequences of the growing resistance harmful microbes are developing to drugs. Dr. Charlebois co-authored a study that showed when both genetically and non-genetically resistant cells are present, it takes longer for the population of cells to become fully genetically resistant because the two types of cells are competing for resources such as nutrients and space. Click here to read the article and here to listen to the interview on CBC Radio Active.
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Sask. 'well-positioned' to fill resource gaps left by war, sanctions on Russia: economic experts
Ellen Goddard
Saskatoon-based Cameco Corp. has agreed to a multi-billion-dollar contract with Ukraine's state-owned nuclear energy utility in order to meet Ukraine's full nuclear needs from 2024 to 2035. Dr. Ellen Goddard says, "It's complicated, but it looks like that demand will continue to be there for quite some time into the future," noting floods in Pakistan wiped out crops as well. "If farmers can produce and the weather obliges there's going to be quite a good demand for their output." Click here to read the full article.
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Microbiota is created during childbirth, not during gestation, study finds
Michael Gaenzle & Laura Sycuro
A meta-analysis of four microbiota studies concludes that bacterial colonization of the baby's digestive system occurs during delivery and not during gestation, thus refuting the existence of a fetal gut microbiota. UofA microbiologist Michael Gaenzle believes that in light of this conclusion, microbiota research needs to change direction. Click here to read the full article.
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Structural basis for substrate selection by the SARS-CoV-2 replicase
Brandon F. Malone, Jason K. Perry, Paul Dominic B. Olinares, Hery W. Lee, James Chen, Todd C. Appleby, Joy Y. Feng, John P. Bilello, Honkit Ng, Johanna Sotiris, Mark Ebrahim, Eugene Y. D. Chua, Joshua H. Mendez, Ed T. Eng, Robert Landick, Matthias Götte, Brian T. Chait, Elizabeth A. Campbell & Seth A. Darst
This publication outlines the Cryo-EM structure of the SARS-CoV-2 Polymerase with bound remdesivir. The data explains why remdesivir binds so well to this enzyme and supports the development of oral versions of the drug. Click here to read the full article.
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Clostridioides difficile near patient testing versus centralized testing: A pragmatic cluster randomized cross-over trial
Cody P. Doolan, Babak Sahragard, Jenine Leal, Anuj Sharma, Joseph Kim, Eldon Spackman, Aidan Hollis, Dylan R. Pillai
Management of suspected C. difficile infections (CDI) in the hospital setting typically results in patient isolation, laboratory testing, infection control, and presumptive treatment. This study investigated whether implementation of rapid near patient testing (NPT) reduced patient isolation time, hospital length of stay, antibiotic usage, and cost. Click here to read the abstract.
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Too many cows and excess nitrogen?
Tim McAllister
Join Tim and Kim as they talk to Dr. Trevor Coates of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada about cow density, the situation in the Netherlands with excessive nitrogen and the possible need for more Dutch bakeries in southern Alberta. Click here to listen to the podcast.
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Data Literacy Series:
WHO Guiding Principles for Pathogen Genome Data Sharing
Online
Mar 6, 2023
Join Genome BC for the next session in their Data Literacy Series as Dr. Vasee Moorthy presents the WHO Guiding Principles for Pathogen Genome Data Sharing. These principles chart a path for timely sharing of pathogen genome data, while acknowledging the legitimate concerns and needs of scientists around the world that are the originators of this data. For more information click here.
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7th AMR Conference 2023
Basel, Switzerland
Mar 16 & 17, 2023
This conference is a platform for SMEs, start-ups, big pharma, academia, investors and public institutions to discuss strategies and the specific challenges faced by SMEs in bringing new antimicrobial treatments and diagnostics to the market. For more information click here.
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Principles of Biostatistics
Online
May 8 - Jun 2, 2023
Section I: Fundamentals of Biostatistics (May 8-19)
This section will serve as a fundamental foundation for participants to understand the basic concepts of biostatistics with a focus on statistical testing in research studies.
Section II: Applied Statistical Modelling for Data Analysis in R (May 23-June 2)
This section will cover the basics of applied statistical modelling.
For more information and to register click here.
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ICOH 2023: 17. International Conference on One Health
London, United Kingdom
May 15 & 16, 2023
This conference provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of One Health. For more information click here.
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One Health Summer Institute 2023
Kananaskis, Alberta
Jun 10 - 17, 2023
This in-person one week program in Kananaskis Country will focus on a One Health approach to climate change in montane ecosystems. Using class and field-based learning, you will learn about the impacts of climate change on the health of interconnected and interdependent ecosystems. For more information click here.
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World AMR Congress 2023
Philadelphia, USA
Sep 7 & 8, 2023
Since 2015, the World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress has been the go-to conference globally for all stakeholders in the AMR space to meet, brainstorm ideas and formulate initiatives that can effectively tackle antimicrobial resistance. For more information click here.
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Agri-Food and Bioindustrial Innovation Program (ABIP)
The ABIP program aims to support the development and advancement of technologies that increase productivity, enhance competitiveness, boost the value of agriculture and forestry commodities, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. The Program provides up to $500K per project and up to 75% of total project costs, with the remaining funding (cash or in-kind) coming from the applicant, project partners or other funding agencies. For more information please click here.
Deadline: Application submission is on a continuous intake. There is no deadline to apply.
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NSERC Alliance Grants
Alliance grants encourage university researchers to collaborate with partner organizations, which can be from the private, public, or not-for-profit sectors. These grants support research projects led by strong, complementary, collaborative teams that will generate new knowledge and accelerate the application of research results to create benefits for Canada. Award amount and duration: Option 1: $20,000 to $1M per year / Option 2: $30,000 to $1M per year. Click here for more information.
Deadline: There is no deadline to apply.
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AMR diagnostics and surveillance 2023
The call Development of innovative strategies, tools, technologies, and methods for diagnostics and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance will involve 21 funders from 18 countries. The total estimated call budget is about 18.8M Euro. The results of the funded projects should contribute to improved understanding, monitoring, detection and mitigation of infection and AMR, or optimisation of antimicrobial use where efforts to curb AMR will have a global impact on human, animal and plant health and food safety and security. For more information please click here.
Pre-proposal Deadline: Mar 7, 2023
Full proposal Deadline: Jul 4, 2023
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Agriculture Funding Consortium
AFC Members support bold science that will support sustainability, diversification and long-term growth for agriculture and the food industry in Western Canada. The 2023-24 AFC Research Priorities target the food, agriculture, and agri-food research gaps that are needed to help Western Canadian producers succeed. For more information please click here.
LOI Deadline: Apr 6, 2023
Full Proposal Deadline: Jul 31, 2023
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2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition
This call aims to further the design and implementation of co-produced adaptation and mitigation strategies for vulnerable groups―those groups currently most impacted by the effects of climate change owing to both physical vulnerability and socioeconomic vulnerability. The maximum value per project in Canada is $1.5M. For more information please click here.
NOI Deadline: May 2, 2023
Full Application Deadline: Sep 12, 2023
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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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