AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization applauds Senator Patty Murray for her letter to U.S. Surgeon General. Link attached below for more information: AHF Applauds Sen. Patty Murray Blog link to Senator Murray's letter

Congratulations to our graduate student Karen Lithgow who gave an outstanding 680 talk on the 26th of October. Upcoming Seminars

Congratulations to our graduate student Brigette Church who gave an exciting 680 talk on the 23rd of November. Upcoming Seminars

Caroline Cameron wins the Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence from LifeSciences BC. https://lifesciencesbc.ca/announcements/2019-lifesciences-bc-annual-award-winners-announced/

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