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Magali-Wen St-Germain defends her thesis
An important moment for Magali-Wen St-Germain!
Apr 2


Conference of Benjamin Anderson
Dr. Anderson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Global Health at the University of Florida. He is also a member of the Emerging Pathogens Institute.
Apr 1


Caroline Duchaine at the Années lumières (In French)
Caroline Duchaine is interviewed on Radio-Canada's Années lumière program.
Feb 16


Émie Lachance takes her doctoral exam
Émie Lachance takes a big step.
Jan 9


Samantha Leclerc takes her doctoral exam
A milestone for Samantha Leclerc
Dec 17, 2024


19th webinar "ARG in bioaerosols"
The presentation will outline the imperative need for a comprehensive national surveillance strategy to monitor antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bioaerosols.
Nov 28, 2024


18th webinar "ARG in bioaerosols"
QMRA and Its Applications to Bioaerosol Research Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) is a research framework for relating environmental microbiological data to the probability of a health endpoint, such as infection.
Sep 18, 2024


Caroline Duchaine, winner of the WSC Murray Award
This award is presented by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists for lifetime achievement.
Jun 17, 2024


17th webinar "ARG in bioaerosols"
The use of antibiotics plays a central role in controlling infectious bacterial diseases. Intensive livestock farming conditions render animals particularly susceptible to such diseases, underscoring the significance of antibiotic use in this sector.
Apr 3, 2024


16th webinar "ARG in bioaerosols"
Dr. Sandra Isabel is a clinical researcher and pediatric microbiologist-infectiologist at CHU de Québec-Université Laval.
Feb 22, 2024


15th webinar "ARG in bioaerosols"
The contribution of agriculture in antimicrobial use (AMU) and resistance (AMR) is recognized globally.
Nov 23, 2023


Success for the Symposium on antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols - the NSERC Discovery Frontiers Project 2019
Success for the Symposium on antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols - the NSERC Discovery Frontiers Project 2019, held on November 1st and 2nd at the IUCPQ. Thanks to all participants.
Nov 7, 2023


Symposium on the NSERC Frontiers Project on antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols
Professor Caroline Duchaine's team is happy to welcome you to the Symposium on the NSERC Frontiers Project on antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols, to be held in auditorium Y2260 of the Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval on Wednesday November 1 and Thursday November 2, 2023. Professor Duchaine holds a Canada Research Chair in Bioaerosols and is the Research Director for the Discovery Frontiers (2019) project on antibiotic resist
Oct 31, 2023


14th webinar "ARG in bioaerosols"
Cécile Aenishaenslin Associate Professor Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal Groupe de recherche en épidémiologie des zoonoses et santé publique Centre de recherche en santé publique One Health Research Group The CoEvalAMR network: Evaluating integrated surveillance of antimicrobial use and resistance To register An integrated approach to surveillance for AMU and AMR spanning different sectors has been promoted by international organisations for more tha
Oct 4, 2023


Lecture by Florent Rossi
(In French) Étude de la dispersion des bactéries dans l’atmosphère: implication dans le transfert de gènes de résistance aux antibiotiques Click here to view the conference recording (In French) Tuesday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. Vachon Building, room 1168-COPL The Earth's atmosphere constantly receives large quantities of biological origin material, also known as bioaerosols, emitted from the surface (soil, water, phyllosphere, etc.) by mechanical disturbances such as wind essen
May 29, 2023


13th webinar "ARG in bioaerosols"
Christian Landry Professor, Département de biologie and Département de biochimie, microbiologie et bio-informatique Canada Research Chair in Cellular Systems and Synthetic Biology Director, NSERC CREATE training program on the evolution of fungal pathogens, Université Laval Fitness landscape of antimicrobial resistance genes: studying all mutations in a single tube To register Understanding the link between sequence and resistance for antimicrobial resistance genes is of ou
Feb 2, 2023


12th webinar "ARG in bioaerosols"
"Biological Engineering to Model Airborne Pathogens and Mitigate their Transmission" Maria King, CAAQES-Aerosol Technology Laboratory, Dept. BAEN, Texas A&M University To register Our research in the Aerosol Technology Laboratory (ATL) at the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at Texas A&M University addresses the needs for improved monitoring of public health emergencies by focusing on the collection, detection and tracking of hazardous bioaerosols includi
Jan 12, 2023


11th Seminar "ARG in bioaerosols"
Dissemination of antimicrobial resistant pathogens in healthcare settings: have all the stones been turned? You can register here. The three main objectives of this webinar are: Review the burden of antimicrobial resistance in healthcare settings Review the current theory of germ dissemination Identify potential gaps in our understanding
Dec 15, 2022


The team working on antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols on the Découverte show (FRENCH ONLY)
See the section of the Découverte program covering the Frontiers project on antiresistance in bioaerosols. Find it here . Congratulations to the entire team and thanks to André Bernard of Découverte for this great opportunity. Enjoy the show
Nov 7, 2022


Lecture by Professor Nora Chan
Lecture by Nora Chan, Novemebr 9th, 12:00 p.m. You are cordially invited to the lecture of Professor Nora Chan, National Defense Scientist and Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics at ULaval. The lecture will be presented in person and remotely on Wednesday, November 9 at noon.ain à midi.
Nov 2, 2022
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