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  • Professor

    Max Rady College of Medicine
    Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
    University of Manitoba
    Room 543 Basic Medical Sciences Building
    745 Bannatyne Avenue
    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0J9

    Department of Clinical Microbiology
    St. Boniface Hospital
    L4025-10, 409 Taché Avenue
    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2H 2A6

    Phone: 204-237-2105
    jkarlowsky@sharedhealthmb.ca

Research

Research summary

Dr. James Karlowsky is the provincial medical director for Clinical Microbiology at Diagnostic Services/Shared Health Manitoba. He is actively involved in research on antimicrobial resistance and clinical microbiology methods. Dr. Karlowsky has published over 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts and presented more than 500 abstracts at national and international conferences. He contributes significantly to the Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA) group led by Dr. George Zhanel.

Research interests

  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • Clinical microbiology methods

Research affiliations

Provincial Medical Director, Clinical Microbiology

  • Diagnostic Services/Shared Health Manitoba

Volume Editor

  • Thirteenth edition of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) textbook, Manual of Clinical Microbiology

Editorial Board Member

  • Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Former Director

  • University of Manitoba’s Clinical Microbiology Fellowship Training Program (2007-2016)

Research themes

  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • Clinical microbiology methods

Biography

Brief bio

Dr. James Karlowsky is a professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba. He also serves as the provincial medical director for Clinical Microbiology at Diagnostic Services/Shared Health Manitoba. Dr. Karlowsky has held significant roles, including scientific director and director of laboratory services at a large U.S. national reference clinical microbiology laboratory. He has made substantial contributions to scientific literature and serves on various editorial boards.

Cross-appointments

Dr. Karlowsky does not hold any cross-appointments.

Education

  • Postdoctoral fellowship, medical microbiology, University of Iowa (2005)
  • Postdoctoral fellowship, pharmacy, University of Manitoba (1998)
  • PhD in medical microbiology, University of Manitoba (1996)
  • Bachelor of Science in pharmacy, University of Manitoba (1991)

Awards

2015

  • Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology [F(AAM)]

2007

  • Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America [F(IDSA)]

1996-1998

  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Canada-Health Research Foundation/Medical Research Council of Canada (PMAC-HRF/MRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship

1991-1996

  • Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC) Studentship

Contact us

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

204-789-3299
204-789-3926