Barbara Porto (@barbaraporto16) 's Twitter Profile
Barbara Porto

@barbaraporto16

Assistant Prof in Dept of Med Micro & Infectious Diseases @umanitoba • Scientist @CHRIManitoba • Innate immunity to respiratory viruses 🦠🫁🔬#NewPI 🇧🇷🇨🇦

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Dr. Deanna Santer (@drdeannasanter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Such a fun meetup for WISDOM MB mentorship group #9 🥳🎉👩‍🔬 Barbara Porto & I are looking forward to sharing our experiences and learning from everyone in the whole group 😀

Such a fun meetup for <a href="/um_wisdom/">WISDOM MB</a> mentorship group #9 🥳🎉👩‍🔬
<a href="/BarbaraPorto16/">Barbara Porto</a> &amp; I are looking forward to sharing our experiences and learning from everyone in the whole group 😀
Barbara Porto (@barbaraporto16) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Looking forward to a fantastic #Respi-DART meeting with lots of great discussions on respiratory viruses, esp. RSV! 🦠🧪🧫🫁

Barbara Porto (@barbaraporto16) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Looking forward to giving a lecture to Brazilian graduate students tomorrow and sharing some of the work we are doing in the lab 🧫🦠🫁

Dr. Deanna Santer (@drdeannasanter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🥳Super excited to share our new #Immunology tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor job posting to join us Dept of Immunology @ UofM in 2025! Happy to answer any Qs about our dept/University of Manitoba & the amazing collaborative research community here in Winnipeg🇨🇦 Plz RT! Canadian Society for Immunology The American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

🥳Super excited to share our new #Immunology  tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor job posting to join us <a href="/UM_Immu/">Dept of Immunology @ UofM</a> in 2025!
Happy to answer any Qs about our dept/<a href="/umanitoba/">University of Manitoba</a> &amp; the amazing collaborative research community here in Winnipeg🇨🇦 Plz RT!
<a href="/CdnImmunol/">Canadian Society for Immunology</a> <a href="/ImmunologyAAI/">The American Association of Immunologists (AAI)</a>
The Lancet (@thelancet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is responsible for a high burden of hospital admission & mortality in children. A Lancet—The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Series highlights the staggering impact of RSV on people of all ages & presents the latest research advancements: hubs.li/Q02Qzrb40

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is responsible for a high burden of hospital admission &amp; mortality in children. 

A Lancet—<a href="/LancetRespirMed/">The Lancet Respiratory Medicine</a> Series highlights the staggering impact of RSV on people of all ages &amp; presents the latest research advancements: hubs.li/Q02Qzrb40
Barbara Porto (@barbaraporto16) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Manitobans urged to protect all newborns against RSV with antibody shots – Winnipeg Free Press winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2… via Winnipeg Free Press

The Lancet (@thelancet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of illness and death in infants and older adults. A Review in The Lancet Infectious Diseases discusses the different RSV vaccines available and emphasizes the need to ensure these vaccines reach the most vulnerable: hubs.li/Q02-5q340

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of illness and death in infants and older adults.

A Review in <a href="/TheLancetInfDis/">The Lancet Infectious Diseases</a> discusses the different RSV vaccines available and emphasizes the need to ensure these vaccines reach the most vulnerable: hubs.li/Q02-5q340
WISDOM MB (@um_wisdom) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you a woman in health sciences at U of M Rady Faculty passionate about guiding future leaders? #WISDOM’s 2025 Mentorship Program is seeking mentors to support and inspire women trainees through collaboration, professional development, and networking. Apply by March 15 #womeninscience

Are you a woman in health sciences at <a href="/UM_RadyFHS/">U of M Rady Faculty</a> passionate about guiding future leaders? #WISDOM’s 2025 Mentorship Program is seeking mentors to support and inspire women trainees through collaboration, professional development, and networking. Apply by March 15 #womeninscience
Keith Klugman (@findingpneumo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Promising news: for the first time, World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified a maternal RSV vaccine to protect infants. Now, we are working on how to deliver it in lower-income countries, where 99% of RSV deaths occur to protect those most at risk. rb.gy/vti4ox

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WISDOM Mentorship 2025: Mentee Registration Now Open! Are you a woman in health sciences at UManitoba Science? Sign up for our mentorship program to connect with experienced mentors who can support your growth. Open to undergrads, Master’s, PhD students and postdocs. #womeninscience

WISDOM Mentorship 2025: Mentee Registration Now Open!
Are you a woman in health sciences at <a href="/umanitobasci/">UManitoba Science</a>? Sign up for our mentorship program to connect with experienced mentors who can support your growth. Open to undergrads, Master’s, PhD students and postdocs. #womeninscience
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If you are a Canadian Researcher, faculty member, RA, PDF or graduate student in Canada please consider signing our letter to ask for increase of funding in research to make Canada a leader in science and build a stronger economy. docs.google.com/document/d/1Gz…

Dr. Deanna Santer (@drdeannasanter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For the past 6 months, I have mentored a grade 11 student in a research project on H5N1 as part of SCWIST's Quantum Leaps program. Tonight, I'm excited to be joined by Drs Barbara Porto & Alyson Kelvin as we hear about the project & then answer career Qs from 🇨🇦 gr11 girls 😀

For the past 6 months, I have mentored a grade 11 student in a research project on H5N1 as part of <a href="/SCWIST/">SCWIST</a>'s Quantum Leaps program. Tonight, I'm excited to be joined by Drs Barbara Porto &amp; Alyson Kelvin as we hear about the project &amp; then answer career Qs from 🇨🇦 gr11 girls 😀
Barbara Porto (@barbaraporto16) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Happy to see this paper finally out! And so proud of my rock star PhD student @juliacerato for leading this work! 💪🏻🥳 We show that blocking B-Raf kinase protects bronchial and nasal epithelial cells from RSV infection and modulates interferon responses. publications.ersnet.org/content/erjor/…