Professor
Max Rady College of Medicine
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Room 543 Basic Medical Sciences Bldg.
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0J9
Phone: 204-787-4902
ggzhanel@pcsinternet.ca
The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Ojibwe-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Red River Métis. More
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
Max Rady College of Medicine
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Room 543 Basic Medical Sciences Bldg.
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0J9
Phone: 204-787-4902
ggzhanel@pcsinternet.ca
Master's - yes
PhD - yes
Discovery and development of agents used to prevent and/or treat infectious diseases including diagnostics, antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, antiparasitics, antituberculers, antiseptics, preservatives, disinfectants, sterilizers, agents with antimicrobial activity and vaccines.
Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA, www.can-r.com)
As research director of the Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance, Dr. Zhanel's research interests include:
Both community-associated and healthcare-associated infections and pathogens are of interest including respiratory infections (including Streptococcus pneumoniae, influenza and COVID-19 infections), urinary tract infections, skin/soft tissue infections, intra-abdominal infections, nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients as well as in intensive care units, bacteremic infections, Extended Spectrum b-lactamase (ESBL) producing and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) including community-associated CA-MRSA, vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), Clostridium difficile, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and antifungal resistant infections.
Dr. George Zhanel is a professor in medical microbiology/infectious diseases at the Max Rady College of Medicine and Research Director of the Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA).
He is the founding and chief editor of the Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA) website (www.can-r.com).
Dr. Zhanel has published over 1,000 papers, chapters and abstracts in the areas of treatment and prevention of infectious diseases, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics and discovery and development.
He has presented over 1,000 lectures as an invited speaker at international, national, and local in Canada, United States, Central and South America, Western and Eastern Europe including Russia, Australia, Southern and Northern Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Dr. Zhanel has been involved in treatment guideline development for a variety of infectious diseases and is also interested in antimicrobial usage/resistance in humans, animals and food (one health) and the impact of antimicrobial exposure on human and animal microbiomes.
He has received or been nominated for more than 80 teaching awards including the Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) merit teaching award in 2020.
Dr. Zhanel is a member of the Who’s Who in Medical Sciences Education (WWMSE).
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