Abstracts Presented at Meetings July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2004



ABSTRACTS PRESENTED AT MEETINGS JULY 1, 2007 – JUNE 30, 2008

Adam HJ, Nichol KA, Zhanel GG, Hoban DJ. Rise in Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Respiratory Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from the Canadian Respiratory Organism Susceptibility Study (CROSS), 1997-2006. 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, IL, September 2007.

Alary M, Jayachandran AA, Pradeep BS, Mahapatra B, Lowndes CM, Ramesh BM, Washington R, Jagannathan L, Mendonca K, Moses S. HIV and STI prevalence in the general population of Mysore District, Karnataka State, South India [Abstract P-515]. XVII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for STD Research (ISSTDR), Seattle, Washington, USA, July 29 - August 1, 2007.

Al-Suwaidi A, Alharbi S, Van Caeseele P, Chernic V, Consunji-Araneta R. Clinical symptoms and outcomes of pediatric adenoviral lower respiratory tract infections in Manitoba: Fifteen year experience. Presented at Canadian Pediatric Society 2008.

Altanzaya Y, S. Booth, J. Labear, S. S. Moore and L.L. Guan. NAPPA - Promising Tool to Study Protein -Protein Interactions during TSE Disease Progression, PrPCanada2008, Toronto.

Andonov Anton, Gail Rock, Michael Morbey, Ken Swidinsky, Lisa Lin, Elsie Grudeski, Jun Wu and the Canadian Apheresis Group (CAG). Solvent detergent-treated plasma: risk of transfusion-transmitted non-enveloped viruses. XVIIIth Regional Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion, Hanoi, Vietnam, November 10-13, 2007.

Andonov, A., Lin, L., Osiowy, C., Grudeski, E. and Cameron, A. (2007) A Retrospective Study on Occult Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection in Indochinese Immigrants to Canada: Phylogenetic Analysis of the S-Gene. Vox Sanguinis 93 (S2):13 Presented at the XVIIIth Regional Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion, November 10-13, 2007, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Andonova M, Pupo M, Guzman M, Lindsay R, Artsob H, Drebot M. The detection of West Nile virus infections in humans and horses from Cuba: 2003-2005. AMMI Canada-CACMID Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 27-March 1, 2008.

Ao, Z-j, Z Yu, L Wang, Y-f Zheng, and X-J Yao. (2008). Efficient blocking of HIV-1 infection by a modified host innate defence molecule Apobec3G. Manitoba Health Research Day, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. June 03, 2008.

Ao, Z-J., Patel, A., Tran, K., He, X-Y., Fowke, K., Coombs, K., Kobasa, D., Kobinger, G., and Yao X-J. (2007). Characterization of a Trypsin-Dependent Avian Influenza H5N1-Pseudotyped HIV Vector System for High Throughput Screening of Inhibitory Molecules. 3rd Annual Child Health Research Day, p16. Winnipeg, October 11.

Arsenio Janilyn, Yvon Deschambault and Jingxin Cao. Antagonizing activity of vaccinia virus E3L against human interferons in Huh7 cells. 17th International Poxvirus and Iridovirus Conference, Grainau, Germany, June 7-12, 2008.

Arthur J, Tremblay G, Ronald A, Merke Epp, T. Sustaining HIV Prevention for the Future – A Canadian Forum to Discuss and Identify Strategies for Sustaining HIV Prevention for the Next Decade. Centre for Communicable Disease and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases.

Artsob H, Lagace-Wiens PR, Makowski K, Andonova M, Dawood M, van Caeseele PV, Dibernardo A, Lindsay R, Drebot M. California serogroup and Powassan virus infections in Canada. 62nd Annual Meeting of the International Conference on Diseases in Nature Communicable to Man. Madison, Wisconsin, August 12-14, 2007.

Baudry PJ, Nichol KA, DeCorby MR, Lagacé-Wiens PRS, Karlowsky JA, Zhanel GG, Hoban DJ. Comparison of phylogenetic groups and virulence factors in a collection of ESBL-producing and AmpC-producing Escherichia coli from Canadian intensive care units. 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Boston, Massachusetts. June 2008.

Baudry PJ, Nichol KA, DeCorby MR, Mataseje L, Lagacé-Wiens PRS, Karlowsky JA, Hoban DJ, Zhanel GG, Mulvey M. Plasmid analysis of AmpC (-lactamase-bearing plasmids from Escherichia coli in Canadian intensive care units. 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Boston, Massachusetts. June 2008.

Baudry T, Lagace-Wiens PRS, Mulvey M, Zhanel GG and Hoban DJ. Multi-drug resistant extended-spectrum (-lactamase producing Escherichia coli from patients Canadian hospitals: Results from CANWARD 2007. Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of Canada (AMMI), Vancouver, British Columbia, 2008.

Baudry, P.J., K. Nichol, M. DeCorby, L. Mataseje, D.J. Hoban, G.G. Zhanel and M.R. Mulvey. Plasmid Analysis of CTX-M Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Bearing Plasmids from Multi Drug-Resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli in Canadian Intensive Care Units (ICUs). 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Chicago, September 17-20, 2007.

Baudry, P.J., K. Nichol, M. DeCorby, L. Mataseje1, M.R. Mulvey, D.J. Hoban and G.G. Zhanel. Comparison of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing- (ESBL) and Plasmid-Mediated AmpC β-Lactamase Producing (AmpC) Escherichia coli (EC) from the Canadian Intensive Care Unit Surveillance Study. 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Chicago, September 17-20, 2007.

Baudry, P.J., K. Nichol, M. DeCorby, P. Lagace-Wiens, E. Becker, M.R. Mulvey, D.J. Hoban and G.G. Zhanel. Molecular Characterization of Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) from Patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) Across Canada. 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Chicago, September 17-20, 2007.

Beaudoin, C. M., Wood, M. M., Wylie, J. L., Dawood, M., Wong, T. 2007. Psychosocial determinants of STI risk among street-involved youth. Int. Soc. Sex. Transm. Diseases Res. Conf., Seattle, WA.

Beirnes J, J Hiebert, C Sevenhuysen, GA Tipples. Genotyping of mumps virus in Canada. Public Health Agency of Canada Research Forum. Ottawa, Canada, March 17-18, 2008.

Beirnes J, J Hiebert, C Sevenhuysen, GA Tipples. Genotyping of mumps virus in Canada. 24th Clinical Virology Symposium, Daytona Beach, FL, April 27 - 30, 2008.

Berard AR, Cortens JP, Krokhin O, Severini A, Coombs KM. 2007. Quantitative proteomic identifying host cell protein alterations after reovirus infection. American Virology Society 26th Annual Meeting - 14-18 July 2007, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.

Berard, AR, Cortens, JP, Krokhin, O, Severini, A and Coombs, KM. (2008) Quantitative proteomic analysis of reovirus-infected cells. June 3 – 5; Winnipeg, MB. Canadian student health research forum symposium.

Berard, AR, Cortens, JP, Krokhin, O, Severini, A and Coombs, KM. (2008) Quantitative proteomic analysis of reovirus-infected cells. May 29 – 31; Saskatoon, SK. Manitoba/Saskatchewan joint spring immunology retreat.

Berard, N. C., Holley, R. A., Ominski, K. H., McAllister, T. A., Wittenberg, K. M., and Krause, D. O. 2008.“Adaptation of non-archaeal prokaryotic rumen populations when monensin is used to reduce methane emissions.” 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, June 1-5.

Bernard, K.A., T. Burdz and M Yuen. Characteristics of Gilardi rod group 1 like isolates and assignment to the genus Ignatzschineria (formerly Schineria). 108th Annual General Meeting American Society for Microbiology. Boston MA. June 2, 2008 poster C-190.

Bernard K., B. Ng, A. Reimer, T. Burdz, D. Wiebe, J. Gagnon, C. Coignaud, J. Bellemare, G. Gouin, H. Boucher. Investigation of an Unusual Gram-Negative Bacillus Recovered from Contaminated Toothpaste, Identified as a Member of the Genus Halotalea in AMMI -CACMID 2008 (76th) Annual meeting, Feb. 29 2008 Vancouver BC; abstract P57.

Bernard K., E. Ongsansoy, B. Ng, D. M. Citron, Y. A. Warren, H. Marchandin, H. Jean-Pierre, E. Jumas-Bilak and J-P Carlier. Characteristics of Gram Negative Anaerobes closest to the genus Synergistes. 2007 107th Annual General Meeting American Society for Microbiology. Toronto, On. May 23, 2007 poster C -216.

Bilenky M. Dagpinar M, Thiessen N, He A, Robertson G, Fejes A, Varhol R, Marra M, Jones S. Bioinformatics pipeline for the genome-wide analysis of Transcription factor binding using chromatin immunoprecipitation and next generation-sequencing. Abstract submitted. BCCA Annual Cancer Conference, Vancouver, BC. November, 2007.

Blanchard JF, Gilligan B, Doshi M, et al. Concepts and strategies for scaling up focused prevention for sex workers in India.

Boese, D. J., Corbett, C. R., Mogridge, J., Kabani, A., Tsang, R. S., Plummer, F. A. and J. D. Berry. 2007. Development of a Neutralizing Recombinant IgG1/k Monoclonal Antibody to the Bacillus anthracis Protective Antigen Toxin. The 107th Annual General meeting of the American Society Microbiology.

Booth S. "Genomics, proteomics and integrative -omics approaches to prion disorders" Seminar Protein Folding Satellite meeting, PrPCanada2008, Toronto.

Booth, T. F., Beniac, D.R., deVarennes, S. L., and Andonov, A. Structure of SARS coronavirus: receptor binding and antibody neutralisation. Royal Society of Chemistry meeting “Virus Molecular Interactions: Therapeutic Targets”, Oxford University, U.K., 17-19 September, 2007.

Bouchard, J. J., Wittenberg, K. M., Ominski, K. H., and Krause, D. O. 2008.“ Inhibitory activity of Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia), a phytochemical rich forage and pure phenolic compounds on Escherichia coli.” 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, June 1-5.

Boyd, D., B.M. Willey, D. Fawcett, N. Gillani, J. Peto, K. Pike, O. Imas, M. Lum, C. Larocque, I. Davis, A. McGeer, G. Arlet, M. Mulvey. Molecular Epidemiology of a Multiclonal Outbreak of K. pneumoniae and E. coli Harboring Plasmid-Mediated DHA-1 and QnrB4 from a Toronto Community Hospital. 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Chicago, September 17-20, 2007.

Boyd, D., D. Fawcett, N. Gillani, B.M. Willey, M. Mulvey. Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis N06-0364 Isolated in Canada harbors a novel D-alanine-D-serine operon, VanL. 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Chicago, September 17-20, 2007.

Brabant D, Kirwan T, Michael P, Tonnos M, Kung S, Ramana CV, Omri A, Parrillo HE, Kumar A and Kumar A. Characterization of transcription factor signaling pathways in sepsis. International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research (ISICR) 2007.

Brabant D, Kirwan T, Michael P, Tonnos M, Kung S, Ramana CV, Omri A, Parrillo HE, Kumar A and Kumar A. Characterization of sepsis induced apoptotic pathways. International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research (ISICR) 2007.

Bryden, L., T. Zimmerman, E. Rubinstein, and M.R. Mulvey. Susceptibility of Bacillus anthracis to Quinolones and Other Antimicrobial Agents in the Canadian National Collection. 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Chicago, September 17-20, 2007.

Bucher, O., R.A. Holley, R. Ahmed, H. Tabor, C. Nadon, L.K. Ng and J-Y. D’Aoust. 2007. Isolation and characterization of thermal resistance of Salmonella spp. from raw, frozen chicken nuggets, strips and pelleted broiler feeds. International Association of Food Protection, July 9, 2007, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA.

Burdz, T.V., D. Wiebe, M. Walker and K. Bernard. Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Corynebacterium species including toxigenic and non-toxigenic strains of C. diphtheriae and C ulcerans submitted to the Canadian reference centre between 2003 and 2007. 2008 108th Annual General Meeting American Society for Microbiology. Boston MA. June 2, 2008 poster C-024.

Butler JRG, Kliewer EV, Demers A, Musto G, Lotocki R, Elliott L, Brisson M. The cost of treating anogenital warts in Manitoba, Canada. 24th international Papillomavirus Conference and Clinical Workshop, 2007, Beijing, China.

Butterfield Y, Wong K, Krzywinski M, Pugh T, Severson T, Field M, Mathewson C, Fejes A, Ali J, Varhol R,  Malhis N, Hirst M, Birol I, Holt R, Connors J, Schein J, Jones S, Marra M. DNA Sequencing for Detecting Genome Aberrations in Follicular Lymphoma. Abstract submitted. BCCA Annual Cancer Conference, Vancouver, BC. November, 2007.

Camus G., Ströher U., Strecker T., Hazelton P., Qiu X., Jones S. (2007). Generation of virus-like particles as a novel platform for vaccine development against Lassa fever. 13th International Congress of Immunology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Card CM, Wachihi C, Kimani J, Plummer FA and Fowke KR. Resistance to HIV-1 infection is associated with an elevated frequency of regulatory T cells. Oral Presentation, Infectious Immunology Research Interest Group Research Day, Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 29, 2007.

Card CM, Wachihi C, Kimani J, Plummer FA and Fowke KR. Role of regulatory T cells in resistance to HIV-1 infection. Keystone HIV Vaccines: Progress and Prospects, Banff, Alberta, March 17-April 1, 2008.

Chen R, Corbett C, Berry J and Dawood M (2007). Murine Monoclonal Antibodies Neutralizing Vaccinia Virus In Vitro: Characterization and Nucleic Acid Sequencing of Their Heavy and Light Chains. The American Society for Microbiology 107th general meeting, Toronto ON.

Choptiany M, Wiebe L, Limerick B, Sarsfield P, Cheang M, Light B, Hammond G, MacDonald K, Trepman E, Pappas P, Embil J. Risk Factors for Acquisition of Endemic Blastomycosis. Annual Conference Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of Canada. Vancouver, British Columbia. February 29, 2008. Abstract H1.

Clark, C., L-K. Ng, C. Nadon, F. Pollari, B. Marshall, A. Maki, F. Jamieson, D. Daignault, J. MacKinnon, K. Rahn, E. Taboada, N. Sittler. 2007. Comparison of molecular methods for subtyping Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli for prospective surveillance and case cluster detection. 14th International Workshop on Campylobacter, Helicobacter and Related Organisms (CHRO), September 2–5, 2007, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Clark, C.G. , F. Pollari, A. Maki, N. Sittler, D. Daignault, C. Grant, C. Barton, L-K. Ng, A. Cook, B. Marshall. Molecular typing of Campylobacter to detect clusters that may be outbreaks. 2008. 3rd Annual Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Research Forum, March 17 – 18, 2008, Marriott Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.

Coombs, K.M., Xu, W., Krokhin, O., Kobasa, D., and E.G. Brown. (2007). Quantitative proteomics identifies host cell protein alterations after Influenza virus infection. American Society for Virology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, July 14-18.

Dawood M, Roberecki S, Schellenberg F, Ahmed S, Chochinov D, Smart G and Van Caeseele P. (2007). Trends in West Nile Virus (WNV) Infection in Manitoba, Canada. A Public Health Laboratory and Office of the Manitoba Chief Medical Officer of Health Joint Study. AMMI CANADA - CACMID 2007 Conference Halifax NS.

DeCorby M, Laing N, Weshnoweski B, Vashisht R, McCracken M, Thompson K, Tailor F, Mulvey MR, Hoban DJ, Zhanel GG. Activity of Dalbavancin against S. aureus, MRSA, S. epidermidis, and VRE Isolated from Canadian Intensive Care Units: Results of the CAN-ICU Study. 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, IL, September 2007.

DeCorby M, Laing N, Weshnoweski B, Vashisht R, McCracken M, Thompson K, Tailor F, Mulvey MR, Hoban DJ, Zhanel GG. Activity of Daptomycin against S. aureus, MRSA, S. epidermidis, and VRE Isolated from Canadian Intensive Care Units: Results of the CAN-ICU Study. 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, IL, September 2007.

DeCorby M, Laing N, Weshnoweski B, Vashisht R, Tailor F, Chiu N, Nichol K, Wierzbowski A, Baudry P, Lagace-Wiens P, Walkty A, McCracken M, Mulvey M, Hoban DJ and Zhanel GG. Antimicrobial resistance in pathogens isolated from Canadian hospital outpatient clinics (C) emergency rooms (ER), medical/surgical wards (W) and intensive care units (ICU): Results of the CANWARD 2007 study. Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of Canada (AMMI), Vancouver, British Columbia, 2008.

DeCorby M, Weshnoweski B, Vashisht R, Karlowsky JA, Hoban DJ, Zhanel GG. Influence of Patient Age on Bacteriology and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Pathogens from Canadian Intensive Care Units (ICUs). 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, IL, September 2007.

DeCorby M, Weshnoweski B, Vashisht R, Laing N, Tailor F, Chiu N, Nichol K, Baudry P, Wierzbowski A, McCracken M, Mulvey MR, Lagace-Wiens P, Walkty A, Hoban DJ, Zhanel GG. AMMI Canada – CACMID 2008 Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Feb/March 2008.

DeCorby, M., N. Laing, P. Baudry, C. Siemens, M. McCracken, M. Mulvey, D.J. Hoban and G.G. Zhanel. Characterization of MRSA, VRE and ESBL-producing E. coli Isolated from Canadian Intensive Care Units: Results of the Canadian Intensive Care Unit (CAN-ICU) Study. 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Chicago, September 17-20, 2007.

Deering KN, Boily M-C, Ramesh BM, Blanchard JF, Moses S. Exploring the effects of seasonal migration of high-risk groups in rural southwest India: a mathematical modelling simulation [Abstract P-441]. XVII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for STD Research (ISSTDR), Seattle, Washington, USA, July 29 - August 1, 2007.

Deering KN, Boily M-C, Ramesh BM, Blanchard JF, Moses S. Understanding the impact of high-risk behaviour on heterogeneity in HIV prevalence in rural India: results from mathematical modelling [Abstract P-283]. XVII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for STD Research (ISSTDR), Seattle, Washington, USA, July 29 - August 1, 2007.

Demers A, Kliewer EV, Musto G, Butler JRG, Shearer , Lotocki R, Elliott L, Brisson M. Burden of cervical dysplasia and occurrence of related procedures in a population-based screening program, Manitoba, Canada. 24th international Papillomavirus Conference and Clinical Workshop, 2007, Beijing, China.

Dillon, M., Plourde, P., Immigrant and refugee health management guidelines for primary care providers, Family Medicine Forum 2007, The College of Family Physicians of Canada, abstract 172G, 2007.

Drebot M, Artsob H , Makowski K, Andonova M. Imported cases of Chikungunya among Canadian travellers. Late Breaker session at the 56th Annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 4-8, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2007.

Dudley JP, Bunning M, Enria D, Gubler D, Morales MA, Pupo M, Artsob H. The continuing proliferation of West Nile virus in the western hemisphere. International Scientific Exchange. 13th International Congress on Infectious Diseases. June 19-22, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2008.

Dyck M, Thompson L, Lambert P, Hammond GWH. C. difficile Surveillance on a Population Basis. Cdn Public Health Association, September, 2007.

Elektorowicz, M., Huang, J., Oleszkiewicz, J., Reimers, R., Safaei, E., and K. Coombs. (2007). Response of different types of biosolids to simultaneous dewatering and pathogens inactivation by electrokinetic system. Water Environment Federation, San Diego, California, Oct. 13-17.

Fanella S, Skinner S, Embil J. The Clinical Manifestations and Outcomes of Pediatric Blastomycosis in Children and Youth: A 30 Year Experience. Annual Conference Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of Canada. Vancouver, British Columbia. February 29, 2008. Abstract H2.

Farber, J., G. Piette, D. Douey, L.-K. Ng, P. Delaquis, C. Clark, M. Nazarowec-White, S. Bidawid, B. Blais, A. Gill, M. Gilmour, and the VTEC Working Group. Joint federal integrated study on the detection and ecology of vero cyto-toxigenic Escherichia coli in fresh horticultural products. 2007. The 11th Annual Federal Food Safety and Nutritional Research Meeting (FFSNRM), October 17-19, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Foss A, Vickerman P, Chalabi Z, Watts C, Mayaud P, Weiss H, Ramesh BM, Reza-Paul S, Washington R, Blanchard J, Moses S, Lowndes CM, Alary M. Dynamic modelling of HSV-2 transmission: issues in structural uncertainty. International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, York, U.K., July 16-20, 2007.

Fowke KR, McLaren PJ, Card CM, Kimani J, Luo M, Ball TB, Plummer FA. The Role of Immune Quiescence in Resistance to HIV-1 Infection The 17th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR 2008), Montreal, Quebec, April 24-27 2008.

Franklin K, Crossley A, Braybrook E, Jewer M, Villegas A, Clark C , Kropinski A, Rahn K. Development of a Miniaturized Tube Array for Molecular Typing of Salmonella. Public Health Agency of Canada Research Forum, Ottawa, ON Mar 17-18, 2008 (Poster presentation).

Franklin K, Crossley A, Loker S, Villegas A, Clark C, Kropinski A, Rahn K. Development of a Miniaturized Tube Array for Salmonella Serotyping. 4th Annual MedVetNet Meeting, St. Malo, France June 11th-14th (Oral and Poster Presentation).

Franklin K, Crossley A, Loker S, Villegas A, Clark C, Kropinski A, Rahn K.. A Molecular Serotyping Method for Salmonella. Canadian Food Inspection Agency Professional Development Workshop, Guelph, ON May 9th and 27th, 2008 (Oral Presentation).

Franklin K, Crossley A, Loker S, Villegas A, Clark C, Kropinski A, Rahn K. Development of a Miniturized Tube Array for Salmonella Serotyping. Food Safety Research Forum, Guelph, ON, April 23th, 2008 (Poster Presentation).

Franklin K, Crossley A, Loker S, Villegas A, Clark C, Kropinski A, Rahn K.. Development of a Miniturized Tube Array for Salmonella Serotyping. Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses Scientific Retreat, Guelph, ON October 23rd, 2007 (Oral Presentation).

Gabor JY, Embil JM. New Seizures in a Previously Healthy Young Man – An Unexpected Case of Neurocysticercosis. Annual Conference Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of Canada. Vancouver, British Columbia. February 29, 2008.

Gadziola MA, Jackson AC, Faure PA: Vocal changes in rabid big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus). Presented at the Eighth International Congress of Neuroethology in Vancouver, British Columbia on July 26, 2007.

Gakhar, Naveen, Denis O. Krause, and Jan Plaizier. 2008. "Development of alternate markers for sub acute ruminal acidosis (SARA)." 26th Western Canadian Dairy Seminar, Capri Centre, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, March 4 – 7.

Gakhar, Naveen, Denis O. Krause, and Jan Plaizier. 2008. "Effect of alfalfa pellet and grain pellet induced sub acute ruminal acidosis (SARA) on feed and water intake, milk production, and endotoxin in feces and rumen fluid." 26th Western Canadian Dairy Seminar, Capri Centre, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, March 4 – 7.

Ghosh P.K., D.S. Jayas, M.L.H. Gruwel, P.Latta, Measurement of Water Diffusivity in Wheat Kernel Components Using Pulsed Field Gradient Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging. CLS Synchrotron Summer School, Saskatoon - August 2007.

Ghosh P.K., D.S. Jayas, M.L.H. Gruwel. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Moisture Movement during Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajun L.) Cooking. Annual International ASABE Meeting. Providence, Rhode Island, USA, June 2008.

Gilmour MW, Chui L, Van Domselaar GD and Ng L-K. An integrated molecular platform for detection, isolation and molecular serogrouping of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID). March 16-19th, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Pg. 42. 2008.

Gilmour MW and Van Domselaar GD. The E. coli O-Typer webtool for determination of O-serogroups of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. Federal Food Safety and Nutrition Research Meeting, October 17-19, 2007.  Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Page 5. 2007.

Gilmour MW, Tinmouth J, Kropp R, Mitterni L, Rachlis A, Salit I, Sikiri R, Wesson T, Wong T, Wood H. Prevalence of Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) Infection Amongst Asymptomatic Men Who Have Sex With Men, Ontario, Canada. 17th ISSTDR (International Society for STD Research). Seattle July 29 - August 1, 2007. Page 163. 2007.

Gilmour, M., G. Van Domselaar, L.- K. Ng, L. Chui. 2008.An integrated molecular platform for detection, isolation and molecular serogrouping of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 16-19, 2008, Atlanta, USA.

Gin AS, DeCorby M, Laing N, Hoban DJ, Zhanel GG.  Changes in Antibiotic Prescribing In Canada From 1996-2006 Due to Changing Physician Numbers?  Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Chicago, September 2007.  Abstract L-492.

Gin AS, DeCorby M, Laing N, Hoban DJ, Zhanel GG.  Systemic Antibiotic Use in Canada from 2002-2006 Using World Health Organization (WHO) Anatomic Therapeutic Classification (ATC) Defined Daily Doses (DDD) Methodology. Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Chicago, September 2007.  Abstract K-2137.

Glogowska A, Kehlen A, Weber E, Los M, Hoang-Vu C, Klonisch T (2008). ProEGF cytoplasmic domain (proEGFcyt)-mediated up-regulation of SNAP25 decreases cathepsin-L secretion and elastinolytic activity in human thyroid carcinoma cells. 10th European Congress of Endocrinology, 3-7 May, Berlin, Germany.

Grant C, Trout K, Andrysiak A, Gilmour MW, Tabor H, Ng L-K, Kropinski A, Franklin K, Rahn K and Clark CG. Escherichia coli O123 O antigen genes are conserved in Salmonella enterica O antigen evolution. PHAC Research Forum, Public Health Agency of Canada, March 17-18th, Ottawa, Ontario. Pg 36. 2008.

Grant, C., K. Trout, L-K. Ng, A. Kropinski, K. Franklin, C.G. Clark. 2008. DNA Sequencing Reveals Novel Salmonella enterica O antigens. 3rd Annual Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Research Forum, March 17 – 18, 2008, Marriott Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.

Grolla A, Fernando L, Jones S, Jones S, Kobinger G, Stroher S, Strong J, Yao M, Plummer F, Artsob H, Feldmann H. The diagnostic work-up for rare viral infections. European Society for Clinical Virology, March 12-15, Saariselkae, Finland, 2008.

Gruwel M.L.H. MR micro imaging of hard and soft materials. 4th Krakow-Winnipeg Workshop on Magnetic Resonance and Molecular Imaging. Krakow, Poland, September 2007.

Gruwel M.L.H., B. Lerner, S. Crawford-Young, R. Gordon. Early development of Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) embryos using MRI micro-imaging. Manitoba Institute of Child Health Annual Child Health Research Day, October 2007.

Haleis A., M.Alfa, K. Manickam, A.Ronald. Poster presentation at AMMI-CACMID, Vancouver, March 2008. First Case of Meningitis caused by Streptococcus suis Serotype 14 in North America.

Hampel U, Klonisch T, Paulsen F (2007). Relaxin, relaxin-like factor and relaxin-like factor receptors LGR7 and LGR8 at the ocular surface. 24. Arbeitstagung der Anatomischen Gesellschaft, September 26.-28, Wuerzburg, Germany.

Hayward PM, Cleaven RD, Pinto V et al (includes P Orr). The spectrum and frequency of infectious pathogens associated with acute infectious diarrhea in a remote First Nations community. American Society of Virology, Corvalis, Oregon, July 2007, Abstract W21-1.

He, R. World Cancer Conference, Shanghai China. June 2008. Activation of NFkB signal transduction by hepatitis B X protein.

Hiebert J, C Fung, C Sevenhuysen, J Beirnes, T Hatchette, G Tipples. Validation of RT-PCR methods for molecular diagnostics and epidemiology of mumps virus. Canadian Association of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CACMID) / Association of Medical Microbiologists of Canada (AMMI) Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, February 27 - March 1, 2008.

Hiebert J, J Beirnes, G Tipples. Genotyping of measles virus in Canada: 2002-2008. Canadian Association of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CACMID) / Association of Medical Microbiologists of Canada (AMMI) Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, February 27 - March 1, 2008.

Hiebert J, J Beirnes, GA Tipples. Genotyping of measles virus in Canada: 2002-2008. 24th Clinical Virology Symposium, Daytona Beach, FL, April 27 - 30, 2008.

Hoban DJ, Weshnoweski B, Vashisht R, DeCorby M, Zhanel GG. Incidence of Penicillin, Doxycycline, Macrolide, Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole and Fluoroquinolone Resistanc ein 12,045 Streptococcus pneumoniae (SPN) in Canada 1997-2006. 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, IL, September 2007.

Hoenen T., Balcewich B., Kolesnikova L., Ströher U., Becker S., Feldmann H. (2007). Molecular characterization of the role of VP24 in the life cycle of Ebola virus. American Society for Virology Annual Conference, Corvallis, USA.

Hoenen T., Zielecki F., Ströher U., Feldmann H., Becker S. (2007). EBOV VP40 homooligomerization is essential for the formation of virus-like particles. American Society for Virology Annual Conference, Corvallis, USA.

Hoenen T., Zielecki F., Ströher U., Feldmann H., Becker S. (2007). EBOV VP40 homooligomerization is essential for the formation of virus-like particles. Third European Congress of Virology, Nürnberg, Germany.

Holloway KA, Artsob H, Drebot MA. The application of a high throughput microsphere immunoassay platform for arbovirus diagnostics. Twenty-Fourth Annual Clinical Virology Symposium and Annual Meeting Pan American Society for Clinical Virology, April 27-30, Daytona Beach, Florida, 2008.

Horton M, Orr P. Atypical mycobacteria as a cause of neuropathy. Resident Research Day, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, May 2008.

Hunsperger E, Yoksan S, Buchy P, Chau V, Devi S, Enria D, Pelegrino J, Vazquez S, Artsob H, Gubler D, Halstead S, Guzman M, Margolis H, Peeling RW. Evaluation of commercially available dengue IgM tests by a WHO/PDVI laboratory network. Late Breaker session at the 56th Annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 4-8, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2007.

Hussein S, Kung S, Bleiblo F, Michael P, Brabant D, Kirwan T, Ramana CV, Parrillo JE, Kumar Anand and Kumar Aseem. Characterization of bacterial RNA- induced signal transduction pathways that cause cellular dysfunction. Northern Research Conference, Northern Ontario School of Medicine and Algoma University, Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada. June 2008.

Jackson AC Scott CA, Andrew RD, Rossiter JP, Jackson AC: Marked injury to neuronal processes in an experimental mouse model of rabies using YFP transgenic mice. Platform presentation at the American Society for Virology Annual Meeting in Corvallis, Oregon on July 15, 2007.

Jackson AC, Randle E, Lawrance G, Rossiter JP: Neuronal apoptosis does not play an important role in human rabies encephalitis. Presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL on April 15, 2008. Neurology 70(Suppl 1):A101, 2008.

Jackson AC, Scott CA, Andrew RD, Rossiter JP: Structural abnormalities in neurons explain the clinical disease and outcome in experimental rabies in yellow fluorescent protein transgenic mice. Platform presentation at the symposium of the Viral Diseases Panel of the United States - Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program in Baltimore, Maryland on July 24, 2007.

Jackson AC, Scott CA, Andrew RD, Rossiter JP: Structural abnormalities in neurons are sufficient to explain the clinical disease and fatal outcome in experimental rabies in yellow fluorescent protein-expressing transgenic mice. Platform presentation at the XVIIIth International Meeting on Research Advances and Rabies Control in the Americas in Guanajuato, Mexico on October 1, 2007.

Jackson AC, Scott CA, Andrew RD, Rossiter JP: The clinical disease and outcome are explained by morphological changes in experimental rabies in yellow fluorescent protein transgenic mice. Journal of Neurovirology 13(Supplement 1):88, 2007.

Jackson AC: Update on rabies pathogenesis: Emphasis on post-exposure events and approach to therapy. Presented at the National Teachers’ Training Course for Rabies Post-exposure Treatment by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Chengdu, China on November 24, 2007.

Johnson JL, Badal R, Hoban D, Hackel M, Bouchillon SK, Johnson BM, Evangelista AT, Yee C. Reliability of Etest for Doripenem (DOR) Susceptibility Testing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates with MICs Near the Susceptible Breakpoint of 2 mcg/ml. 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, MA, June 2008.

Juno JA, Tuff JF, Oyugi J, Farquhar C, Koesters S, Luo M, Plummer FA and Fowke KR,. Molecular Mechanisms of a GNB3 Polymorphism Affecting HIV Progression. University of Manitoba Research Days 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 3 2008.

Juno JA, Tuff JF, Oyugi J, Wachihi C, Kimani J, Luo M, Plummer FA and Fowke KR. The role of GNB3 C825T Polymorphism in HIV-1 Infection and Disease Progression. Infectious Immunology Interest Group Research Day, Winnipeg, MB, October 29 2007.

Juno JA, Tuff JF, Oyugi J, Wachihi C, Kimani J, Luo M, Plummer FA and Fowke KR. The role of a GNB3 Polymorphism in HIV-1 Infection. The 17th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR 2008), Montreal, Quebec, April 24-27 2008.

Karlowsky, J.A., N.M. Laing, M. Alfa, G. Hammond, G. Harding, E. Rubinstein, J. Wylie, J. Embil, M.R. Mulvey, and G.G. Zhanel. In Vitro Antimicrobial Activities of OPT-80, Rifaximin, Tigecycline, and Comparators against Toxin-Positive Clostridium difficile Cultured from Diarrheal Stool Specimens. 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Chicago, September 17-20, 2007.

Keynan Y, Skinner S, Walus T, Karlowsky JA, Rubinstein E. Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella: prevalence and clinical manifestations among bloodstream infections in Winnipeg, Canada. 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, Illinois. September 2007.

Khafipoor, E., Plaizier, J. C., and Krause, D. O. 2008. “BOX - PCR and A, B1, B2, and D Genotyping to evaluate Escherichia coli strain variation in dairy dattle experimentally induced with subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA).” 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, June 1-5.

Khafipoor, Ehsan, Denis O. Krause, and Jan Plaizier. 2007. "Grain-induced subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) stimulates translocation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) into the blood, and increases acute phase proteins in bovine plasma and milk." Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), Poultry Science Association (PSA), Asociacin Mexicana de Produccin Animal (AMPA), and the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), San Antonia, Texas, July 8 - 12.

Khafipoor, Ehsan, Denis O. Krause, and Jan Plaizier. 2007. "Induction of subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) by replacing alfalfa hay with alfalfa pellets does not stimulate inflammatory response in lactating dairy cows." Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), Poultry Science Association (PSA), Association Mexicana de Produccin Animal (AMPA), and the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), San Antonia, Texas, July 8 - 12.

Khafipoor, Ehsan, Shucong Li, Denis O. Krause, and Jan Plaizier. 2008. "Effects of subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) induced by feeding a pelleted diet on feeding behavior of lactating dairy cows." 26th Western Canadian Dairy Seminar, Capri Centre, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, March 4 – 7.

Khan A, Bokhari A, Blanchard JF. Type of female sex workers and volume of sexual encounters: implications for HIV prevention programs in Pakistan.

Kiarie, E., Slomonski, B., Krause, D., and Nyachoti, M. 2008. “Gastrointestinal ecology of piglets fed diets containing non-starch polysaccharide hydrolysis products and egg yolk antibodies upon challenge with Escherichia coli (K88).” Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), and the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), Indianapolis Convention Centre, Indiana, July 7-11.

Kiarie, Elijah, Denis O. Krause, Bogdan Slominski, and Charles, M Nyachoti. 2008. "Acute phase responses in piglets fed diets containing nonstarch polysaccharide (NSP) hydrolysis products and egg yolk antibodies upon Escherichia coli K88 oral challenge." Midwestern Section, American Dairy Science Association, American Society of Animal Science, Polk County Convention Center, Des Moines, Iowa, March 17-19.

Kimani, J. Reduced per-contact HIV transmission from male clients to female sex workers in Nairobi substantially predating declines in national HIV prevalence. Nairobi Annual Scientific Retreat April 2008.

Kirwan T, Michael P, Brabant D, Bleiblo F, Kung S, Hussein S, DeLongchamp J, Ramana CV, Omri A, Parrillo JE, Kumar Anand and Kumar Aseem. Characterization of the role of STAT, IRF and NF-κB signaling during sepsis. Northern Research Conference, Northern Ontario School of Medicine and Algoma University, Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada. June 2008.

Kirwan T, Michael P, Brabant D, Bleiblo F, Kung S, Hussein S, DeLongchamp J, Ramana CV, Omri A, Parrillo JE, Kumar Anand and Kumar Aseem. Human septic sera induces apoptosis and DNA Fragmentation Factor 40 activation in human fibroblasts. Northern Research Conference, Northern Ontario School of Medicine and Algoma University, Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada. June 2008.

Kliewer EV, Demers A, Musto G, Nugent Z, Lotocki R, Elliott L, Butler JRG, Brisson M. Lifetime risk and average number of anogenital warts episodes in Manitoba, Canada. 24th international Papillomavirus Conference and Clinical Workshop, 2007, Beijing, China.

Klonisch T, Hombach-Klonisch S (2008). New functions of relaxin-like peptides in human thyroid carcinoma. 5th International Conference on Relaxin-like Peptides. Maui, Hawaii, USA.

Kobasa Darwyn, Ami Patel, Michael Gray and Gary P. Kobinger. Generation of protective immunity against 1918 (H1N1) and divergent isolates of avian influenza (H5N1) viruses through different vaccination strategies. X International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections, Sentosa Island, Singapore, February 28, 2008.

Kobinger G. 3rd Annual PHAC forum: March 2008.

Kobinger G. ASGT: Boston May 2008.

Krause, D. O., Benstein, C. N., and Kotlowski, R. 2008. Global gene expression analysis of HT29 cells infected with adherent/invasive Escherichia coli isolated from inflammatory bowel disease tissues. GUT MICROBIOME: Functionality, interaction with the host and impact on the environment, The Polydôme, Clermont-Ferrand, France, June 18-20.

Krause, D. O., Setia, A., Nyachoti, C. M., House, J. D., and Bhandari, S. 2008. Response of nursery pigs to potato starch (prebiotic) and an anti-Escherichia coli K88 probiotic. GUT MICROBIOME: Functionality, interaction with the host and impact on the environment, The Polydôme, Clermont-Ferrand, France, June 18-20.

Kumar A, Suppes R, Gulati H, Halmarstrom E, Dodek P. The impact of initiation of inadequate antimicrobial therapy on survival in human septic shock. Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2007.

Kumar A, Suppes R, Gulati H, Halmarstrom E, Skrobik Y, Ellis P. The high mortality of Candida septic shock is explained by excessive delays in initiation of antifungal therapy. Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2007.

Lagace-Wiens P, Ormiston D, Embil J, Nicolle L, Hilderman T. The Diabetic Foot Clinic: Not a Significant Source of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Acquisition. Annual Conference Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of Canada. Vancouver, British Columbia. February 29, 2008. Abstract I3.

Lagace-Wiens PRS, Baudry T, DeCorby M, Mulvey M, Hoban DJ and Zhanel GG. Extended-spectrum (-Lactamase-producing Escherichia coli from Canadian ICUs are susceptible to mecillinam. Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of Canada (AMMI), Vancouver, British Columbia, 2008.

Lagace-Wiens PRS, Baudry T, DeCorby M, Mulvey M, Hoban DJ and Zhanel GG. Demographic and regional factors predicting antimicrobial susceptibility in Escherichia coli from Canadian Intensive Care Units. Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of Canada (AMMI), Vancouver, British Columbia, 2008.

Lagacé-Wiens PRS, Larios O, Alfa MJ, Manickam K, Karlowsky JA. Quantitative urine culture colony counts unchanged by automated streaking on chromogenic media. Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada-Canadian Association of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (AMMI Canada-CACMID) Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia. February-March 2008.

Lagacé-Wiens PRS, Makowski K, Andonova M, Drebot M, Lindsay R., Dawood M, Van Caeseele P, Artsob H. The Development and Application of Serological Diagnostics for the Surveillance of California (CAL) Serogroup Viruses in Canada and Manitoba. 2007. Presented at the 107th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Toronto, Canada.

Lamoureux, L, Plews, M, Simon S, Knox JD. Biochemical Identification of Prion Infected Mice by a Non-Invasive Method. PrP Canada, Toronto, Ontario, February 2008.

Larcombe L, Nickerson P, Lodge A et al (includes P Orr). NRAMP1 and CCR5 gene polymorphisms in northern Canadian First Nations populations. Presented at the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, Minneapolis, October 6, 2007.

Larcombe L, Nickerson P, Lodge A et al (includes P Orr). The frequency of cytokine gene polymorphisms in two northern Canadian First Nations populations. Presented at the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, Minneapolis, October 6, 2007.

Larcombe L, Nickerson P, Lodge A et al (includes P Orr). Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in northern Canadian First Nations populations: understanding tuberculosis susceptibility. Presented at the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, Minneapolis, October 6, 2007.

Leung S, Griffith OL, Phang T, Jones SJM, Masoudi H, Wiseman, S. Prognostic significance of Human Epidermal Growth factor receptor (HER) family expression in colon cancer patients: a TMA study. Abstract submitted. North Pacific Surgical Association Annual Meeting. Victoria, BC. November 2007.

Li G., L.Wang, B. Xiang, J. Deng, R. Arora, J. Wang, T. Kashour, M.L.H. Gruwel, B. Tomanek, R. Deslauriers, G. Tian. Adipose-derived stem cells repair damaged pig hearts. Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Quebec City, Canada, October 2007.

Li X, Hawkes M, Crockett M, Diassiti A, Liu J, Kain K. Deletion of CD36 confers protection against Mycobacterial infection (Abstract No. 920, page 183). ASTMH 56th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, November 2007.

Li, Shucong, Denis O. Krause, Ehsan Khafipoor, and Jan Plaizier. 2008. Effects of grain induced subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) on feeding behaviour of lactating dairy cows. 26th Western Canadian Dairy Seminar, Capri Centre, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, March 4 – 7.

Liang J., S. Huang, Xinyi Li, Mengjie Zheng, Meiling Wang, Arthur P. Hays, Pierluigi Gambetti, S. Booth, and Q. Kong. PrP-Mediated Myopathy in an Inducible Transgenic Mouse Model, NeuroPrion, Edinburgh, 2007.

Little, A. C., Ominski, K. H., Wittenberg, K. M., Cheng, S. M., and Krause D. O. 2008. Microbial Community Structure Changes as a Global Metric to Assess Manure Contamination of Groundwater. 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, June 1-5.

Liu, C., J. McCrea, W. Demczuk, J. Berry, L.-K. Ng and G. Wang. Method development for detecting Shiga toxins from pathogenic E. coli using ProteinChip antibody capture and MALDI TOF MS. The 11th Annual Federal Food Safety and Nutrition Research Meeting (FFSNRM) 2007, October 17-19, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Low R A, Ahsan AH, Chou H, Bahrainian M, Singh A, Kumar A and the CATSS Database Group. Central-line related septic shock: Early appropriate antimicrobial therapy and rapid catheter removal reduce mortality. 28th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. 2008 Brussels, Belgium.

Lowndes CM, Jayachandran AA, Pradeep BS, Ramesh BM, Washington R, Mahapatra B, Blanchard J, Moses S, Alary M. Higher levels of HIV-related risky behaviour reported in polling booth surveys compared to face-to-face interviews in a general population survey in Mysore District, Karnataka State, South India [Abstract P-339]. XVII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for STD Research (ISSTDR), Seattle, Washington, USA, July 29 - August 1, 2007.

Luong, Me-linh, S. Békal, D.C.Vinh, D. Lauzon, V.Leung, G. N. Al-Rawah, B. Ng, T. Burdz, K. Bernard. First Recovery of an Environmental Bacterium, Aurantimonas altamirensis from clinical material. In AMMI -CACMID 2008 (76th) Annual meeting, Feb. 28 2008 Vancouver BC; abstract SP24.

Majer, A., Robertson, C., Booth, S. A. and Booth, T. F. Host gene expression profiling of HSV-1 infected brain cells from a herpes simplex encephalitis murine model. 32nd Annual International Herpes Workshop, Asheville, N. Carolina, 7th-12th July, 2007.

Makowski K, Andonova M, Artsob H, Drebot M. Imported cases of Chikungunya virus-associated disease among Canadian travellers: 2005-2007. AMMI Canada-CACMID Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 27-March 1, 2008.

Makowski K, Lagacé-Wiens PRS, Andonova M, Drebot M, Lindsay R., Dawood M, Van Caeseele P, Artsob H. The Development and Application of Serological Diagnostics for the Surveillance of California (CAL) Serogroup Viruses in Canada. 2007. Presented at the 2007 meeting of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of Canada in Halifax, Canada.

Manickam K, Guenther G, Nagy R, Lenton P, Swan B, Alfa M. Detection of heterogeneously vancomycin intermediate resistant (hVisa) Staphylococcus aureus from blood stream infections (BSI). Presented at 13th International Congress on Infectious Diseases. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. June 17-23, 2008.

Mataseje L, Neumann N, Baudry T, Zhanel GG, Louie M, Mulvey MR and ARO water study group. Characterization of cefoxitin-resistant Escherichia coli from water sources in Canada. Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals and the Environment, France, 2007.

Mataseje, L., J. Xiao, S. Kost, L-K. Ng, K. Dore M. R. Mulvey and the Canadian Integrated Program on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance. 2008. Characterization of cefoxitin-resistant (FOX-R) Salmonella isolated from humans collected by the Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS). AMMI Canada - CACMID Annual Conference 2008, February 27 - March 2, 2008, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Mataseje, L., N. Neumann, P. Baudry, G. G. Zhanel, M. Louie, M.R. Mulvey and Aro Water Study Group. Characterization of cefoxitin-resistant Escherichia coli from water sources in Canada. 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Chicago, September 17-20, 2007.

McCarthy B, Fu W, Sullivan K, Peters C, Muggaberg S, Kravetsky L, Bohmeier R, Kumar R, Kosick T, Chan C, Ren J, Paulin H, Khan F, Campbell L, Kumar A and the CATSS Database Research Group. Cholecystitis-related septic shock: Impact of rapidity of antimicrobial therapy and source control. Canadian Critical Care Forum 2007.

McCormick R., A. Ellis, D. MacDonald, C. Nadon, C. Misfeldt, M. Leblanc, C. Gaulin, H. Akwar, M. Anderson, H. Bangura, S. Calvin, D. Everett, Outbreak Investigation Team. 2008. International outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infection associated with beef products, Canada, 2007. International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia USA.

McKenzie E.J., and M.L.H. Gruwel. Elevated phosphocholine as a marker of carcinogenisis in the woodchuck model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Sixteenth Scientific Meeting and Exhibition ISMRM, Toronto ON, Canada, May 2008.

Mehta P, Cleven R, Pinto V, Wylie J, Van Caeseele P, Rubinstein E, Hazelton P. The spectrum and frequency of infectious pathogens associated with acute infectious diarrhea in a remote First Nations community. Presented at American Society for Virology, 2007.

Mehta SD, Bailey RC, Agot K, Ndinya-Achola JO, Parker C, Pugh N, Maclean I, Moses S. Herpes simplex virus 2 infection among young uncircumcised men in Kisumu, Kenya [Abstract P-250]. XVII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for STD Research (ISSTDR), Seattle, Washington, USA, July 29 - August 1, 2007.

Mehta SD, Bailey RC, Agot K, Ndinya-Achola JO, Parker C, Pugh NL, Maclean I, Moses S. Identification of risk for non-ulcerative sexually transmitted infections among young uncircumcised men in Kisumu, Kenya [Abstract P-535]. XVII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for STD Research (ISSTDR), Seattle, Washington, USA, July 29 - August 1, 2007.

Nadon, C., L. Tschetter, C. Misfeldt, and PulseNet Canada Members. 2008. Laboratory Surveillance for Enteric Bacterial Disease: The Role and Impact of PulseNet Canada. 2008 Public Health Agency of Canada Research Forum. Ottawa, Ontario.

Ng B., K. Bernard, C. Munro, T. Burdz and M. Walker. Paracoccus yeei recovered from Human Clinical Specimens: Implication as Clinical Pathogens. (Poster P16)PHAC Research Forum, Ottawa ON March 17, 2008.

Ng, L.-K., A.Lau, I.Martin, G.Liu. Quinolone Resistance in Canadian Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strains (2001-2005). 13th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, June 19-22, 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Ng, L.-K., W. Demczuk, C. Nadon and the Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network. Canadian Integrated Laboratory-Based Surveillance of Human Salmonella Isolated During 2002 to 2006. 13th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, June 19-22, 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Nichol KA, Aoki FY, Hoban DJ, Zhanel GG. Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) and Serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae (SPN) in Manitoba (MB, Canada) Hospitals from 1999-2006. 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, IL, September 2007.

Nichol KA, DeCorby M, Laing N, Weshnoweski B, Vashisht R, Tailor F, Chiu N, Nichol K, Wierzbowski A, Baudry P, Lagace-Wiens PRS, McCracken M, Mulvey M, Hoban DJ and Zhanel GG. Comparison of community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) and hospital-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) in Canada: Results from CANWARD 2007. Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of Canada (AMMI), Vancouver, British Columbia, 2008.

Nichol, K.A., M.R. DeCorby, A. Walkty, M. Mulvey, D.J. Hoban, G.G. Zhanel. Comparison of Carbapenem-Susceptible and Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Canadian Intensive Care Units. 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Chicago, September 17-20, 2007.

Noreddin A, Salem AH, Haynes V, Hoban DJ and Zhanel GG. Pharmacodynamic profiling of dalbavancin daptomycin tigecycline linezolid and vancomycin in the treatment of community acquired and hospital acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) and HA-MRSA): Monte Carlo simulation analysis. Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), San Diego, California, 2007.

Noreddin AM, Salem AH, El-Khatib WF and Zhanel GG. Pharmacodynamic profiling of ceftobiprole versus vancomycin simulating different dosage regimens in the treatment of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. 4th International Symposium of Resistant Gram-Positive Infections, Buffalo, New York, 2008.

Olson, A. B., Sibley, C. D., Wilcox, M., Surette, M. G., and C. R. Corbett. 2008. Development of quantitative Real-time PCR using groEL, lcd and rnpB to detect the 3 species within the Streptococcus milleri group of bacteria. The 58th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists. Calgary, AB, Canada. June 9th to 12th 2008.

Olson, A.B, H. Tabor, G. Wang, C.G. Clark, D.M. Tracz, M. Mascarenhas, M.A. Karmali, T. Mailman, L.-K., Ng, M. Gilmour. 2007. Isolation and genetic characterization of a co-infection of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. The 11th Annual Federal Food Safety and Nutrition Research Meeting (FFSNRM), October 17-19, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Osiowy, C., Gordon, D., Borlang, J., Giles, E., and Villeneuve, J. (2008) Characterization of Hepatitis B Virus Genotype G Infection in Canada. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 22(Suppl.A):74A. Presented at the 2008 Canadian Digestive Diseases Week and 4th Annual CASL Winter Meeting, February 29 – March 3, 2008, Montreal, QC.

Osiowy, C., Larke, B., and Giles, E. (2007) Genotypic Characterization of HBsAg+ Sera from the 1983-1985 HBV Serosurvey of the Canadian Arctic. Presented at the 2007 Circumpolar Viral Hepatitis Working Group Meeting, October 16-17, 2007, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Osiowy, C., Larke, B., and Giles, E. (2008) Genotypic Characterization of Hepatitis B Virus from Chronic Carriers Living in the Canadian Arctic. Presented at the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks 2nd Workshop, April 9-11, Edmonton, AB.

Ota, K., K.E. Jones, I.E. Tamari, D.N. Fisman, F. Jamieson, L.-K. Ng, S.E. Richardson. 2008. Prevalence and characteristics of quinolone-resistant strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Ontario. AMMI Canada - CACMID Annual Conference 2008, February 27 - March 2, 2008, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Oyugi J, Alimonti J, Vouriot F, Plummer FA, Berry J and Fowke KR. The role of CD4 polymorphisms on HIV infections. HIV Vaccines: Progress and Prospects, Banff, Alberta, March 17-April 1, 2008.

Pagotto F, Clark C, Farber J, Ciampa N, Dore K, Ringuette L, Bernard K, Ng L-K and the CPHLN. The Canadian Listeriosis Reference Service: Surveillance for Listeria monocytogenes in Canada, 1995 – 2003. Federal Food Safety and Nutrition Research Meeting 2007. Oct. 17 – 19, 2007. Winnipeg, MB.

Pagotto, F, C. Clark, J. Farber, N. Ciampa, K. Dore, L. Ringuette, K. Bernard, L-K. Ng and the CPHLN. The Canadian Listeriosis Reference Service: Surveillance for Listeria monocytogenes in Canada, 1995 – 2003. The 11th Annual Federal Food Safety and Nutrition Research Meeting (FFSNRM), October 17-19, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Palfi-Berard, A., Severini, A., and K.M. Coombs. (2007). Quantitative proteomics identifies host cell protein alterations after reovirus virus infection. American Society for Virology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, July 14-18.

Pankiw C., R.Saba, A. Hatherell, C. Robertson, C. Siemens and S.A. Booth. Post-transcriptional regulation of a cholesterol homeostasis gene by differentially expressed miRNAs during prion disease, PrPCanada2008, Toronto.

Parchaliuk D., C. Robertson, C. Phillipson, A. Balachandran, A. Young, C. Mateo, C. Graham and S.A. Booth. The Search for Novel Biomarkers of Prion Disease using Surface Enhanced Laser desorption/ionization Protein Profiling, PrPCanada2008, Toronto.

Parmley EJ, Barker I, Bastien N, Bollinger T, Booth T, Bowes V, Breault A, Buck PA, Caswell DA, Daoust PY, Davies JC, Elahi SM, Fortin M, Gilchrist G, Kibenge F, King R, Lair S, Leafloor J, Lefebvre J, Li Y, McAloney K, North N, Ojkic D, Pasick J, Pryor SP, Robinson J, Rodrigue J, Soos C, Swendrowski M, Whitney H, Zimmer P, and Leighton FA. (2007). Canada’s national wild bird avian influenza survey: what are we doing, what have we found, and where are we going? The 56th Annual Meeting of the Wildlife Disease Association (WDA). YMCA of the Rockies; Estes Park, Colorado, USA (August 12-17, 2007).

Perdreau-Remington F, Zhanel GG, Vaughan D and Kaplan N. Activity of a novel anti-staphylococcal agent Api-1252 against genotypically unique strains of Staphylococcus aureus. Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, Illinois, 2007.

Phillips AE, Boily M-C, Lowndes CM, Gurav K, Ramesh BM, Anthony J, Watts R, Jayachandran AA, Moses S, Alary M. Bridging behaviour of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Bangalore [Abstract P-382]. XVII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for STD Research (ISSTDR), Seattle, Washington, USA, July 29 - August 1, 2007.

Reimer, A., K. Bernard, D. Wiebe, T. Burdz, B. Ng. Evaluation and Comparison of Commercial Immunological Reagents for Legionella spp. In AMMI -CACMID 2008. 76th Annual meeting, Feb. 29 2008 Vancouver BC; abstract P56

Robertson C., C. Graham, A. Balachandran, D. Parchaliuk and S. Booth. Plasma Derived Exosomes as a Source of Disease Specific Biomarkers, NeuroPrion, Edinburgh, 2007.

Ronald AR, Kaul R, Kimani J, Bwayo J, Moses S. Chancroid: a disappearing act? [Abstract P-311]. XVII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for STD Research (ISSTDR), Seattle, Washington, USA, July 29 - August 1, 2007.

Saba R., and S.A. Booth. Transcriptional Alteration of miRNAs in Prion Diseases, Keystone meeting RNAi, MicroRNA, and Non-Coding RNA. Whistler, 2008.

Saba R., C. Siemens, S. Hiebert and S. Booth. Microarray Expression Profiling in Prion Disease, NeuroPrion, Edinburgh, 2007.

Saba, R., R.L.C. Harris, C. Robertson, and S. A. Booth. Regulation of the Innate Immune System by MicroRNA miR-146 During Prion Pathogenesis, PrPCanada2008, Toronto.

Safronetz D, Drebot M, Artsob H, Lindsay LR. Development of an avidity assay to characterize Sin Nombre virus transmission. 62nd Annual Meeting of the International Conference on Diseases in Nature Communicable to Man. Madison, Wisconsin, August 12-14, 2007.

Schlie K, Strecker T., Ströher U., Camus G, Garten W. (2007). Spike protein derived VLPs versus matrix protein derived VLPs of Lassa virus. American Society for Virology Annual Conference, Corvallis, USA.

Schmidt, L., Sibley, C. D., Rabin, H. R., Berry, J. D., Surette, M. G., and C. R. Corbett. 2008. Serological Assessment of the Streptococcus milleri group. The 58th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists. Calgary, AB, Canada. June 9th to 12th 2008.

Schott R.H., S.A. Booth, L.M. Schang. Protein kinases in the pathogenesis of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, PrPCanada2008, Toronto.

Sepehri, S., Kotlowski, R., Bernstein, C. N., and Krause, D. O. 2008. Clonal analysis of Escherichia coli isolated from inflammatory bowel disease biopsy tissues using multi-locus sequence typing and fimH sequences. 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, June 1-5.

Setia, Amit, Sanjiv Bhandari, Denis O. Krause, and Charles, M Nyachoti. 2007. Response of nursery pigs to a synbiotic based on starch (prebiotic) and an anti-Escherichia coli K88 colicinogenic probiotic. Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), Poultry Science Association (PSA), Asociacin Mexicana de Produccin Animal (AMPA), and the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), San Antonia, Texas, July 8 - 12.

Sharma, M. Sept 2007. ICAAC, Chicago.

Siddiqui A, Bonfield J, Alekseyev V, Marth G, Bloom T, Zimmer A, Flicek P, Glassock J, Platt D, Knight J, Sorenson J, Thayer E, Brown C, Jones S, Attili M, Bainbridge M, Church D, Cox A, Du L, Huang W, Malek J, Manning J, Maisinger K, Messina D, Moulton K, Quinlan A, Stewart C, Stromger M, Warren R, Wylie T. SuRFING the Genome: A Common format for DNA Sequence Data. Biology of Genomes, Cold Spring Harbour, New York. May 2008.

Siddiqui F, Chateau D, Galbraith J, Kumar A and the CATSS Database Research Group. Early changes in serum creatinine and vasopressors are associated with mortality in septic shock. Canadian Critical Care Forum 2007.

Siddiqui F, Kumar R, Fu W, Chan C, Ren J, Kosick T, Peters C, Sullivan K, Muggaberg S, Kravetsky L, Bohmeier R, Tchokonte R, Khan F, Campbell L, Paulin H, Kumar A and the CATSS Database Research Group. The high mortality of candida septic shock is explained by excessive delays in initiation of antifungal therapy. Canadian Critical Care Forum 2007.

Siddiqui F, Woodward B, Wang Y, Kumar A and the CATSS Database Study Group. Cumulative Vasopressor Index (CVI) as an assessment of cardiovascular organ dysfunction and indicator of outcome in patients with septic shock. Canadian Critical Care Forum 2007.

Siemens, C. G. Saba, R. S. A. Booth, K. Haase and T. F. Booth. Differential Expression of Host MicroRNA during Poliovirus Infection. Keystone Symposium on RNAi, MicroRNA and Non-Coding RNA, Whistler, British Columbia, March 25-30, 2008.

Silaghi A., Fernando L., Stroeher U., Feldmann H., Jones S. VSVDG MARV GP1,2 and VSVDG ZEBOV GP1,2 induce strong and rapid anti-viral state in mouse peritoneal macrophages. (2007). American Society for Virology Annual Conference, Corvallis, USA.

Simon S, Lamoureux L, LeMaistre J, Knox JD: Prion-Induced Changes in the the Urinary Protein Profile NeuroPrion 2007, Edinburg, UK. , September 2007.

Simon, S, Lamoureux, L, Plews, M, Graham, C, Czub, S, Knox, JD: The Identification of Molecular BioMarkers in Bovine Urine. PrP Canada, Toronto, Ontario, February 2008.

Simpson EM, Banks KG, Ali J, Bonaguro RJ, de Leeuw CN, Komljenovic I, Swanson M, Wilson G, D’Souza C, Yang GS, Chopra V, Portales-Casamar E, Goldowitz D, Jones SJ, Holt RA, Wasserman WW. Pleiades Promoter Project: Human MiniPromoters for Region-Specific Brain Expression and Gene Therapy. The World Congress on Psychiatric Genetics, New York. October 2007.

Skinner, Stuart. The Clinical manifestations and Outcomes of Pediatric Blastomycosis in Children and Youth: A 30 Year Experience. Meeting of the Association of Medical Microbiologists and infectious Disease of Canada/Clinical Association of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (AMMI/CACMID), Vancouver, B.C. February 29th, 2008.

Skowronski DM, Kwint TL, De Serres G, Dickinson J, Fonseca K, Petric M, and Li Y. Component specific estimates of influenza vaccine effectiveness based on a sentinel physican network, 2006-07 season. The 11th Annual Conference on Vaccine Research, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (May 5-7, 2008).

Slominski, Bogdan, Elijah Kiarie, Denis O. Krause, and Charles, M Nyachoti. 2007. "Perfusing egg yolk antibodies in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88 infected piglet jejunal segments reduces fluid and electrolyte losses." Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), Poultry Science Association (PSA), Asociacin Mexicana de Produccin Animal (AMPA), and the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), San Antonia, Texas, July 8 - 12.

Stobart, MJ, Carpenter M, Knox JD: Neuroblastoma Cells Stably Expressing a prnp mRNA-Targeting RNAi Molecule Exhibit Increased Resistance to the Cytotoxic PrP106-126 Peptide. PrP Canada, Toronto, Ontario, February 2008.

Stobart, MJ, Lamoureux, L, Carpenter, M, Knox, JD: RNAi-mediated knockdown of genes essential to prion pathogensis enhances neuroblastoma resistance to PrP106-126 cytotoxicity. NeuroPrion2007, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 2007. (poster).

Swanson MI, Portales-Casamar E, Arenillas D, D’Souza C, Chopra V, Lee L, Varhol R, Kwon TJ, Lithwick S, Ticoll A, Holt RA, Goldowitz D, Jones S, Simpson EM, Wasserman WW. The Pleiades Promoter Project: A public resource of human minipromoters for region-specific expression in the brain. Abstract submitted. CSHL-Integrative Aproaches to Brain Complexity. Hinxton, UK. September 2007.

Szczerba S., T. Yanke, M. Jackson, E. McKenzie and M.L.H. Gruwel. Preliminary analysis of plaque formation associated with Alzheimer's disease in transgenic mice: a comparative longitudinal study. 52nd. annual CFBS Scientific Conference, Winnipeg, MB, June 2008.

Tarasuk J, Choudhri Y Fyfe M, Hennink M, Millson P, Morissette C, Singh AE, Snelling S, Wylie J, Archibald CP and the I-Track Study Team. 2007. Time since last HIV test and associated risk behaviours among people who inject drugs in Canada. 19th International Harm Reduction Association Conference, May 11-15, 2008, Barcelona Spain.

Thiessen S, Kent H, Gilmour MW and Van Domselaar GD. Development of a unique 16S rRNA sequence database for DNA sequence data coming from clinical samples. PHAC Research Forum, Public Health Agency of Canada, March 17-18th, Ottawa, Ontario. Pg. 89. 2008.

Tian G., L. Wang, J. Deng, B. Xiang, J. Wang, M.L.H. Gruwel, J. Rendell, M. Glogowski, B. Tomanek, D. Freed, R. Deslauriers, and R.C. Arora. Adipose-Derived Stem Cells are an Effective Therapy for Heart Failure. 52nd. annual CFBS Scientific Conference, Winnipeg, MB, June 2008.

Tohme S and Severini A. (2007) Comparing US11, a herpesvirus protein that inhibits PKR activity. American Virology Society 26th Annual Meeting - 14-18 July 2007, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.

Tyrell G, Lovgre M, Kellner J, Hoang L, Patrick D, Horsman G, Van Caeseele P, and the Serotype 5 Invasive Pneumococcal Investigation Team. Outbreak of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 5 in Western Canada. At Lancefield 2008 (International Sterptococcal Surveillance Society D).

von Messling Veronika, Darwyn Kobasa, Stephane Pillet, Shane Jones, Jason Green, Michael Gray, Heinz Feldmann and Gary P. Kobinger. Cellular immune responses correlate with conventional, adenovirus-, or DNA-based vaccine protective efficacy against the 1918 (H1N1) influenza virus in ferrets. X International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections, Sentosa Island, Singapore, February 28, 2008.

Wachihi C, Kimani J, Bwibo E, Mwangi J, Kamene J, Kaul R, Ball TB, Gelmon LJ; Delivery of Antiretroviral Therapy to Female Sex Workers; presented at the 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, Sydney, Australia, July 2007, Abstract WEPEB070.

Wagener, S. Nov 2007: Canadian Biosafety Symposium, Montreal, Canada. CWA International Standard for Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity.

Wagener, S. Oct 2007: ABSA National Conference, Nashville. Virtual Reality: A new training tool for Biosafety.

Walkty A, DeCorby M, Nichol K, Mulvey M, Hoban DJ and Zhanel GG. Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates obtained from patients in Canadian intensive care units (ICUs) as part of the CAN-ICU study. Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), San Diego, California, 2007.

Walkty, A., M. DeCorby, K. Nichol, M.R. Mulvey, D. Hoban, G. Zhanel. Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Obtained from Patients in Canadian Intensive Care Units (ICUs) as Part of the CAN-ICU Study. 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Chicago, September 17-20, 2007.

Wang L., W. Tian, J. Deng, B. Xiang, G. Li, R. Arora, J. Wang, T. Kashour, M.L.H. Gruwel, J. Rendell, M. Glogowski, T. Yang, B. Tomanek, R. Deslauriers, G. Tian. Adipose-derived stem cells are effective for treatment of heart failure. Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Quebec City, Canada, October 2007.

Wang X, Hackett A, Zhang C, Zhang L, Parker C, Zhou A, Li J, Huang Z, Li Y, and Lu S. Immunogenicity and cross protective antibody responses among HA antigens from different clades of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses. The 11th Annual Conference on Vaccine Research, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (May 5-7, 2008).

Wang, L., Jiang, J., and K.M. Coombs. (2007). Mammalian reovirus replicates independently of p53-dependent pathways. American Society for Virology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, July 14-18.

Wederell ED, Cullum R, Robertson G, Bilenky M, Thiessen N, Varhol R, Delaney A, Dagpinar M, Zhao YJ, Hirst M, Jones S, Marra M, Hoodless PA. Genome-wide analysis of FoxA2 binding sites in the mouse adult liver by ChIP-Seq. Keystone Symposium, January 2008.

Weingartl HM, Albrecht RA, Lager K, Babiuk S, Marszal P, Neufeld J, Embury-Hyatt C, Lekcharoensuk P, Tumpey T, García-Sastre A, Richt JA (2008) Infection of pigs with the human pandemic 1918 influenza Abstract, The 3rd EU Influenza Conference.

Wiebe, D and K. Bernard. A Review of C. ulcerans, an Emerging Zoonotic agent which can cause Diphtheria-like Disease in Humans when Acquired from Domestic pets. March 17, 2008 3rd Annual PHAC Research Forum Ottawa Ont.

Wierzbowski AK, Nichol K, DeCorby M, Hoban DJ, Zhanel GG. Streptococcus pneumoniae in Canadian Intensive Care Units: Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Results Obtained During 2005 and 2006 Canadian Intensive Care Unit Surveillance Study (CAN-ICU). AMMI Canada – CACMID 2008 Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Feb/March 2008.

Wierzbowski AK, Nichol K, DeCorby M, Karlowsky JA, Hoban DJ, Zhanel GG. Prevalence and molecular characterization of macrolide resistant S. pneumoniae: results of the Canadian intensive care unit surveillance study (CAN-ICU) 2005-06. 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Boston, Massachusetts. June 2008.

Wierzbowski, A.Z., K. Nichol, M.R. Mulvey, D. Boyd, D.J. Hoban, G.G. Zhanel. Incidence of mef(A) and erm(B) genes in Canada among clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Nine years (1997-2006) of Canadian Respiratory Organism Susceptibility Study (CROSS). 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Chicago, September 17-20, 2007.

Wiseman S, Griffith O, Leung S, Masoudi H, Phang T, Jones S, Moukhles H. Syntophin Expression Predicts colon Cancer Outcome. Abstract submitted. AACR Annual Meeting San Diego, California. April 2008.

Wong S, Wong A, Pabbaraju1 K, Severini A, Fox JD, and Tilley PA. (2008) Comparison of genotyping methods for human papillomavirus. Alberta Provincial Laboratory Centennial Symposium. May 7-9. Edmonton, AB, Canada.

Yang Y. J. Sun, M.L.H. Gruwel, V. Kupriyanov. Chelators do not affect Manganese-enhanced MRI contrast between normal and infarct myocardium in pig hearts. Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Quebec City, Canada, October 2007.

Yang Y., J.Sun, M.L.H. Gruwel, X. Yang, V. Kupriyanov. Manganese-enhanced MRI of chronic myocardial infarction in pig hearts. Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Quebec City, Canada, October 2007.

Yao-X-J., Ao, Z-J., Patel, A., Tran, K., He, X-Y., Fowke, K., Coombs, K., Kobasa, D., Kobinger, G. (2007). Development and Characterization of A Safe and Efficient Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus Entry System for Virological and Antiviral studies. The 5th Anniversary Congress of International Drug Discovery Science and Technology (IDDST)-2007, Xi'an  and  Beijing, China. Nov 7-13.

Yoksan S, Artsob H, Pelegrino J, Rizzo N, Nathanson C, Peeling R. Evaluation of dengue IgM diagnostics. Expert meeting on Dengue Diagnostics and Clinical Aspects. Havana, Cuba, August 6-10, 2007.

Zhanel GG, Laing NM, Kaplan N, Vaughan D, Karlowsky JA, Hoban DJ. Activity of API-1252 a novel FabI inhibitor, against methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis from Canadian intensive care units. 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, Illinois. September 2007.

Zhanel, G.G., M. DeCorby, N. Laing, B. Weshnoweski, R. Vashisht, K. Thompson, F. Tailor, J. Karlowsky, M. McCracken, M.R. Mulvey and D.J. Hoban. Antimicrobial Resistance in Pathogens Isolated from Canadian Hospital Outpatient Clinics (C), Emergency Rooms (ER), Medical/Surgical Wards (W) and Intensive Care Units (ICU): Results of the National CANWARD Study 2007. 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Chicago, September 17-20, 2007.

Zhanel, G.G., M. DeCorby, N. Laing, B. Weshnoweski, R. Vashisht, A. Noreddin, M.R. Mulvey and D.J. Hoban. Activity of Ceftobiprole Against Pathogens Isolated from Canadian Intensive Care Units: Results of the Canadian National Intensive Care Unit (CAN-ICU) Study. 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Chicago, September 17-20, 2007.

Zheng Y-F, Z-k Xu, Z-j Ao, A. Mouland, P. Belhumeur , ÉA. Cohen, and X-J Yao. (2008). The critical role of HIV-1 integrase for HIV-1 chromatin binding and viral replication. Manitoba Health Research Day, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. June 03, 2008.

Zheng Y-F., Xu, Z-K., Ao, Z-J., Zhe. Y., Mouland, A., Cohen, EA., and Yao X-J. (2008). Contribution of the C-terminal catalytic core domain of integrase to its chromatin tethering and HIV-1 replication. The 17th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research. The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Montreal, Canada. April 24-29.

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