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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 infectious diseases and zoonotic transmission. His laboratory aims to prevent, detect, and respond to high consequence pathogens such as: henipaviruses, bunyaviruses, filoviruses, coronaviruses and other (re)emerging pathogens.
Dr. Pickering's research interests includes: genomics, transcriptomics, host-pathogen interactions, pathogenesis and novel approaches to diagnostic detection.
Brad Pickering is the head of the Special Pathogens Unit at the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD) at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Dr. Pickering’s work focuses on high consequence emerging and re-emerging zoonotic viruses of veterinary importance with an emphasis on pathogenesis, host-virus interactions, and viral transmission.
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
