Health officials in Winnipeg and Alberta says syphilis is rising at alarming rates. Click on the CBC links attached below for more information: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-syphilis-outbreak-rising-wrha-worsening-1.5137687 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/gonorrhea-syphilis-alberta-rates-increase-strong-1.5122463

The Cameron lab is thrilled to have Sean Waugh, Emily Tsao and Ethan Schovanek back as Honours students. We are also excited to welcome Nick Tang, our Work-Study student.

Sean Waugh was recently awarded a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters (CGS-M) award. Sean has been a valuable member of the Cameron lab since 2017 and we are excited to have him return as a graduate student this fall.

CBC interview link: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-93-all-points-west/clip/15772699-how-does-serology-testing-work-a-uvic-biochemistry-and-microbiology-professor-explains