
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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http://sites.google.com/view/the-porto-lab 07-04-2020 01:57:33
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🥳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)



Reviews of applications begin already August 12!! We look forward to welcoming another tenure-track #immunologist to our dept in 2025 so don't forget to apply soon 👇👇👇 Canadian Society for Immunology ICIS 🦋 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social U of M Rady Faculty The American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

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


So happy to see these amazing PhD students, @juliacerato from my lab and Courtney Marshall from Dr. Neeloffer Mookherjee lab rocking their presentations at CRRN meeting! 💪🏻




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

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


Beyond happy to have been awarded the 2024 Dr. Frank Plummer Researcher of the Year Award from my department UofM Med Micro & ID University of Manitoba! 🦠🫁


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


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

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





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/…