Media Release from April 18, 2024 Modelling suggests advanced age does not have a strong effect on immune response once comorbidities are controlled for Thinking about getting a spring-time booster shot? A new study coming out of 快播视频鈥檚 Centre for Disease Modelling in the Faculty of Science shows that immunity after a COVID-19 booster […]
The One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections, Canada's pioneering national modelling network on One Health, and the Centre of Disease Modelling (CDM) hosted their hybrid Annual Meeting 2023-2024 on February 20-21, 2024, at the inaugural CDM OMNI-R脡UNIS Lab located at 快播视频. The event served as a platform to disseminate the collective work, research […]
Media Release from September 20, 2023 Those countries with the highest rates of severe infections also had the highest rates of reported cases A new analysis of COVID-19 cases in Africa shows that for most of the continent鈥檚 countries the rate of infection was likely much higher than reported in the initial stages, found York […]
Media release from January 19, 2023 快播视频 researchers say assuming you have COVID-19 and isolating may decrease influenza and COVID-19 infections, and help an already stressed health-care system Feeling sniffly, congested or have a sore throat and don't know if it's a cold, the flu or SARS-CoV-2? Researchers at 快播视频 say before heading […]
The One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections (OMNI-R脡UNIS) and Centre for Diseases Modelling (CDM) hosted their Annual Meeting 2022 on December 19, 2022, to share the work, research outcomes and training initiatives led by network members over the past year. The link to the archive of the Annual Meeting is now available. Professors H茅l猫ne […]
New research by a team at 快播视频 addresses limitations of current rapid antigen tests, reducing the potential for false-negative results. Rapid antigen tests, like the COVID-19 home test, use a technology called lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA), where a biological sample is placed on a strip of paper-like membrane and flows along this membrane to […]
As we wrap up the year, we highlight our standout moments of positive change in 2022. #10 Enhanced opportunities for undergraduate research and success Fifty-five students from Science and across the University attended our annual Summer Undergraduate Research Conference to present their summer research projects and network with their peers. The Faculty of Science also […]
The 2022 Canada-China Symposium on Modeling, Prevention and Control of Zoonoses, organized by the Canadian Center for Disease Modeling at 快播视频, took place Nov. 11 to 16 and examined how zoonotic disease spreads through humans. The 鈥2022 Canada-China Symposium on Modeling, Prevention and Control of Zoonoses,鈥 which took place from Nov. 11 to 16 […]
Haleema Ahmed, a second-year student in Faculty of Science, is part of the Prime Minister of Canada鈥檚 Youth Council and provides input into government programs and initiatives. She鈥檚 also a freelance writer with an impressive list of published stories. In between attending classes, studying, and volunteering, Haleema Ahmed is busy serving as a member of […]
Media Release from September 7, 2022 Five-year project aimed at ensuring vulnerable and at-risk populations are included in disease outbreak management and policies At a time when the risk of emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases (ERIDs) is increasing, an international team led by 快播视频 successfully competed to receive a CAD7.25 million grant from the […]