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
Welcome back and congratulations to our graduate student Angela Mitchell!
Work on syphilis vaccine development presented by Cameron lab members, Alloysius Gomez and Simon Houston at the 2023 STI & HIV World Congress was featured in the NIAID article below.
NIAID-Supported Research is Advancing the Response to Surging Syphilis Rates:
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/niaid-syphilis-research?utm_campaign=+57502051&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
Our graduate student Sean Waugh was one of the winners for best oral presentation by early career scholars at the 2023 STI&HIV World Congress.
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