Assistant professor
Max Rady College of Medicine
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0W2
Stephanie Booth, B.Sc., D.Phil.
Cross appointments
Does not hold any cross appointments.
Research achievements
Research summary
The goal of Dr. Booth’s research program is to investigate the public health risks of prions (infectious proteins) and to understand how prions damage brain cells.
Her research involves the development of innovative molecular techniques for prion surveillance and detection.
Laboratory studies include identifying biomarkers for early diagnosis, the development of animal and novel cell culture and organoid infection models to better characterize human prion diseases, and the use transcriptomics and single cell sequencing to determine the molecular mechanisms by which prions kill brain cells.
Research themes
Prion diseases of humans and animals
Research affiliations
Research affiliations include:
Principle Investigator, National Microbiology Laboratory
Keywords
Organoid culture
Prions
Zoonoses
Biography
Dr. Booth joined the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1999, and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the University of Manitoba shortly after.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (D. Phil.), Virology and Biochemistry, University of Oxford
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Microbiology, University College London
Awards
Dr. Lester Janoff Award for Writing Excellence; Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (2013)
University of Manitoba Rh Award, for outstanding contribution to scholarship and research in the health science (2010)
University of Manitoba Merit Award for Research and Scholarship in the Sciences category (2010)
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