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SickKids-led team discovers a drug that disarms a deadly hospital superbug

7 December 2018|

In a new study that was published in Nature Communications, a team led by Roman Melnyk, Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Toronto and Senior Scientist in the Molecular Medicine program at SickKids, screened thousands of small-molecule drugs to find any that might block the effects of the deadly toxins – without affecting the gut bacteria. Niclosamide, a drug that was approved decades […]

2018 Faculty Promotions

4 July 2018|

The following faculty members received academic promotion this year:

Congratulation to Drs. Alex Ensminger and Roman Melnyk who have been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry.

Also, Dr. Gregory Fairn (primary appointment: Surgery) has been promoted to Associate Professor, and Drs. Walter Kahr (primary appointment: Paediatrics) and Aleixo Muise (primary appointment: Paediatrics) have been promoted to the rank of Full Professor.

Congratulations to you […]