Barbara Porto, University of Manitoba

Research

Inflammation Innate cell death Macrophages Monocytes Necroptosis NETosis Neutrophils Pyroptosis

Latest funding

Prairie Infection & Immunity Network 2025
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Understanding the Impact of drug use on the Microbiome and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$270,000
Characterizing cell death pathways triggered by viral proteins in healthy innate immune cells
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$66,000

Prairie Infection & Immunity Network 2025

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Lavender, Kerry J; Marks, Wendie N; Murooka, Thomas T; Porto, Barbara; Wilson, Heather L

Keywords: Animal Pathogens; Emerging And Re-Emerging Pathogens; Immunology; Immunotherapeutics; Infectious Disease; Knowledge Translation; Microbiome; Mucosal Immunology; Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infectious; Vaccinology

$20,000

Understanding the Impact of drug use on the Microbiome and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections

SupervisorCIHR2023CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award - HIV/AIDS and STBBI

Principal investigators: Herrera Diaz, Mariana D

Keywords: Drug Use; Hiv Treatment; Hiv/Aids; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Microbiome; People Living With Hiv; People Who Are Experiencing Houselesness; Sex Workers; Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections

$270,000

Characterizing cell death pathways triggered by viral proteins in healthy innate immune cells

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Porto, Barbara

Keywords: viral proteins; neutrophils; macrophages; monocytes; innate cell death; signalling pathways; pyroptosis; necroptosis; netosis; inflammation

$66,000

Characterizing cell death pathways triggered by viral proteins in healthy innate immune cells

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Porto, Barbara

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Inflammation Dear Professor Porto, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on inflammation connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Prairie Infection & Immunity Network 2025" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]