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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
Max Rady College of Medicine
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Max Rady College of Medicine
745 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9 Canada
Phone: 204-789-7620
Fax: 204-789-2037
brad.pickering@umanitoba.ca
Does not hold any cross appointments.
Dr. Pickering’s research focuses on high consequence emerging and re-emerging zoonotic pathogens of veterinary importance.
Henipaviruses, ebolaviruses, bunyaviruses and emerging zoonotic coronaviruses are the primary agents under investigation.
Dr. Pickering’s work aims to better understand viral pathogenesis and host-microbe interactions for improved human and animal health.
Dr. Pickering is a research scientist with the Canadian Food Inspection Agencies National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease located at the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health.
He is cross appointed in the department of microbiology and Infectious diseases at the University of Manitoba and the department of Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine at Iowa State University.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (2012-2015)
Postdoctoral fellowship, Harvard Medical School/Children’s Hospital Boston (2009-2012)
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Manitoba (2010)
Bachelor of Science, University of Manitoba (2003)
President’s National Awards, Innovation and Best Practices, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2017.
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Max Rady College of Medicine
Room 543 - 745 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9 Canada
