RESEARCH

Spirochete Research
Understanding the mechanisms of pathogenesis of Treponema pallidum and Leptospira spp.

Vaccine Development
Translating basic research into novel vaccine candidates.

Diagnostics
Identification and production of new diagnostic antigens.
NEWS
Congratulations to our 2021/2022 honours students, Akash Ranasinghe and Bridget Mateyko, for doing an outstanding job with their honours defenses today!
Akash Ranasinghe and Bridget Mateyko will be joining the lab as honours students this fall. Welcome back!
Congratulations Akash Ranasinghe on your receipt of a Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award (JCURA).
The number of syphilis infections is skyrocketing across Alberta, reaching their highest levels in about 70 years.
Link to CBC article below:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/horrifying-number-of-syphilis-infections-in-alberta-reaching-pre-antibiotic-levels-1.6139240
FROM THE LABORATORY
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STAFF FROM CAMERON LABORATORY
Meet the Team

Caroline E. Cameron
Ph.DDr. Caroline Cameron is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at the University of Victoria in Victoria BC, Canada

Simon Houston
Ph.D., Research AssociateSimon is a Research Associate in the laboratory of Dr. Caroline Cameron in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at the University

Alloysius Martin Gomez
Lab ManagerAlloysius moved from Malaysia to Victoria to obtain his BSc in Microbiology (Minor in Biology) from the University of Victoria.

Mara Goodyear
Postdoctoral ResearcherMara joined the lab as a Postdoctoral Fellow after completing her PhD at the University of Guelph. During her PhD Mara studied antibiotic