Published by: michadmin on April 29th, 2013
Macrophages are immune cells that are important in protection against infections. However, macrophage activity can also drive immune mediated disease and are prominent in fueling the inflammatory events of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Dr. Julia Rempel’s laboratory investigated macrophage activity in obese youth with and without type 2 diabetes in collaboration with Drs. Elizabeth Sellers, [...]
Published by: michadmin on January 30th, 2013
I had been off service for a few weeks so was not sure what to expect on my return. The Pediatric Palliative Care service had been fairly busy my last week on service with a string of several new consults, so I knew first day back can always be a long day. I first met up with [...]
Continue Reading: Chris Hohl- A day in the life of pediatric palliative care
Published by: michadmin on January 21st, 2013
Currently my lab is working on the mechanism involved in the disruption of tight junctions in the intestinal epithelium in graft-versus-host disease. We have postulated that this event occurs very early in the development of the disease and allows endotoxin to enter the lamina propria. Endotoxin plays a prominent role in driving the cytokine response [...]
Published by: michadmin on January 10th, 2013
My laboratory is devoting a full-time effort to understanding, identifying, and targeting biological mechanisms associated with processes of memory formation (synaptic plasticity) and memory impairment. Memory impairment can occur for a variety of reasons and can be a result of aging, brain injury, genetic predispositions, and/or from a disease state; this can include, but is [...]
Continue Reading: Dr. Ben Albensei-Lab looking at memory formation and impairment
Published by: michadmin on January 7th, 2013
My lab has been examining responses of host cells to infection by influenza virus and reovirus. we have been performing a number of complementary assays. These include: Quantitative proteomic” assyas to measure changes in host protein quantity after virus infection (recently published in: Berared et al. PLoS One; Kroeker et al. J. Proteome Research; Jiang [...]
Continue Reading: Dr. Kevin Coombs-Researching the influenza virus
Published by: michadmin on August 9th, 2012
WWW.RESEARCHMEDIA.EU 131 (International Innovation Journal Article) In this discussion, Professor Xi Yang, Canada Research Chair in Infection and Immunity, elucidates his research on host immune responses in chlamydial infections, alongside its projected impact Could you begin by offering an insight into the purpose and aims of your research? Why did you decide to focus your [...]
Published by: michadmin on August 8th, 2012
With the Olympics just getting underway a lot of attention is going to be on the performance of the athletes who have spent years training for this international event. Various strategies have been employed to improve physical performance by augmenting exercise to increase muscle mass, endurance and power. MICH research scientist, Dr. Vern Dolinsky is [...]
Continue Reading: Resveratrol May be a Natural Exercise Performance Enhancer
Published by: michadmin on July 12th, 2012
I woke up at 6. I checked Twitter and my favorite news sites, and listened to the morning news while I got ready for work. I got to spend a few minutes with my husband while we stopped by Tim’s on the way to work. This morning I had a research meeting at 8 with [...]
Continue Reading: A Day in the Life of MICH Researcher Carrie Daymont
Published by: michadmin on June 13th, 2012
By: Nora Nolette Working as a research technician can be very rewarding and challenging at the same time. All research technicians at the University of Manitoba are supported by research grants, or ‘soft’ money. Funding can range from six months to five years, so it is not unusual to change research paths. As a research [...]
Continue Reading: As a Research Technician You Never Stop Learning!
Published by: michadmin on May 28th, 2012
My career research focus has been the study of drug disposition and effects at extremes of age. I have had the opportunity to participate in pediatric research studies since the early 1970’s when I was on staff in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at McGill University. I developed one of the early HPLC assays for [...]
Continue Reading: Dr. Daniel S. Sitar, Professor Emeritus and MICH member
A MICH member is an individual who holds a faculty appointment at a Manitoba university, is involved in child health research, has successfully applied or has been invited to become a MICH member, and enjoys the benefits of affiliation with the Manitoba Institute of Child Health.
