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Dr. Karmin O - Functional Food & Nutraceuticals (CCARM)
Positions available:

• A Full-time Post-Doctoral Fellow

A full-time post-doctoral fellow position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Karmin O, Professor, Department of Animal Science and Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, Principal Investigator, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre. Applicants should have a recent Ph.D. with a strong background in biological science, nutrition or related discipline. A successful candidate will participate in our on-going research projects and will use multidisciplinary approaches to investigate the following functions of nutraceuticals and functional food:
(1) antioxidative stress
(2) anti-inflammation
(3) lipid lowering.
The salary will commensurate with training and research experience. The research work will be mainly carried out in the St. Boniface Hospital Research Center which is well integrated with the University. The candidate is expected to work independently and proactively participate in collaborative research. This fellowship will enable the candidate to develop new approaches to metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and ischemia-reperfusion injury.  
Please send a curriculum vitae, a description of your research experience, a statement of your research interests, and the names of three referees to:

Dr. Karmin O
Professor and Principal Investigator
St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre
351 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2H 2A6
Email: karmino@sbrc.ca

Dr. Ermias Kebreab - Nutrition and Systems Modelling
Positions available:

• PhD – Mathematical modelling of monogastric nutrition

For more information please phone Dr. Kebreab at (204) 474-8188 or email ermias_kebreab@umanitoba.ca.

Dr. Denis Krause - Gut Microbiology
Positions available:

• PhD or MSc - Nutrtitional immunology/microbiology of inflammatory bowel disease using young pigs as a model for humans
• PhD or MSc - Microbial immune modulation of the ruminant digestive tract during cold stress
• PhD or MSc - Use of charcoal adjuvants to prevent Escherichia coli infections of the digestive tract of young pigs: microbial and immune responses
• PhD or MSc - Microbial and immune adaptation in dairy cows during transition to high grain diets under different management regimes

For more information, please phone Dr. Krause at (204) 474-6126 or email denis_krause@umanitoba.ca

Dr. J.C. Rodriguez-Lecompte - Avian Immunology

Many of our research scientists are looking for graduate students to assist with current projects or design new research programs. Please contact the department if you are interested and we can set you up with an advisor to discuss the available options.

For more information on applying for graduate studies in the
department of animal science, contact us at: