Sara Matthews
Career Profiles
Researcher - Environmental Microbiology
I help identify sources of bacteria that cause disease and understand how they survive there.
Manpreet Kaur (She/Her)
Career Profiles
Postdoctoral Fellow
I work on research projects to discover drugs to treat infectious diseases.
Arinjay Banerjee (he/him)
Research Scientist and Principal Investigator
I am a scientist and I study how viruses evolve and interact with our immune system.
Marianne Torres-Heckford
Microbiology Technologist
I provide technical assistance to the University of Winnipeg Biology Department teaching and research labs.
Luana Langlois
Graduate Student (Biology)
Luana Langlois is a Graduate Student (Biology) at Western University.
Marine Microbiology: Meet the Microbes of the Sea!
STEM Explained
The ocean is full of very small but very useful creatures called microbes. Without them, none of the sea plants or animals you’ve seen would exist!
Are Microbes Your Friend or Foe?
STEM Explained
Microbes are everywhere, even in your digestive tract. Some of these microbes are helpful, and some aren’t.