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 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
Published by: michadmin on April 26th, 2012
By: Carolyn Snider I’m an emergency physician. We spend a lot of time trying to fix or mitigate people’s health problems and I, like all emergency physicians, love the adrenaline rush that comes with it. Whether it is a major resuscitation which results in a life saved or sending someone home with their arm stitched [...]
Continue Reading: Youth Violence – A Preventable Health Condition
Published by: michadmin on February 1st, 2012
Manitoba agencies team up to provide major financial support for health research projects. Drs. Marissa Becker, Bob Schroth, Shyamala Dakshinamurti and Rakesh Arora have all received awards from the Manitoba Research Council and the Manitoba Medical Services Foundation to carry out research in their respective fields. BY BOB ARMSTRONG Winnipeg Health Region Wave Magazine, Jan. [...]
Published by: michadmin on February 1st, 2012
Scientists at the U of M’s Faculties of Medicine and Engineering will soon be using artificial tissue to test a range of new drugs that could one day be used to treat diseases ranging from asthma to lung cancer. Drs. Richard Keijzer, Malcolm Xing and Andrew Halayko of the Biology of Breathing Group. BY JOEL [...]
Published by: michadmin on January 13th, 2012
According to recent findings by MICH scientist, Dr. Vern Dolinsky and his colleagues at the University of Alberta, a powerful antioxidant called resveratrol, can prevent the early onset of metabolic disorders in a preclinical model that is born with a developmental disorder, termed intrauterine growth restriction. Growth restriction affects approximately 10-15% of all pregnancies. Recently [...]
Continue Reading: Preventing the Early Onset of Metabolic Disorders
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.
