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Jessica Minion

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Assistant ProfessorPathology and Laboratory MedicineUniversity of Saskatchewan

Jessica Minion

Assistant Professor

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

College of Medicine

University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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18 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.

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Microbiology Lab Utilization Infection Control and Hospital Surveillance Antimicrobial Stewardship Lab Biosafety TB Diagnostics Knowledge Synthesis

Latest papers

Optimizing data-driven excellence: Canada’s approach to using pathogen test datasets for quality control, pipeline development and training initiatives
Microbial genomics · 2026
Phenotypic diversity and shared genomic determinants among isolates causing a large incidence of disseminated gonococcal infections in Canada.
mSphere · 2026
The evolving epidemiology of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Canadian acute care facilities, 2010-2023.
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025

All 28 publications

Latest funding

Strengthening Syphilis Surveillance Through Integrated Genomics for Public Health Action
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,143,676
"Test and Treat" Clinical Trial Intervention to Evaluate the Performance and Treatment Outcomes of Novel Point-of-Care and Self-Test Versions of a Rapid Combination Treponemal/non-Treponemal Antibody Test
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$3,461,062
"Test and Treat" Clinical Trial Intervention to Evaluate the Performance and Treatment Outcomes of Novel Point-of-Care and Self-Test Versions of a Rapid Combination Treponemal/non-Treponemal Antibody Test
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$865,265

All 3 grants and awards

28 publications.

Optimizing data-driven excellence: Canada’s approach to using pathogen test datasets for quality control, pipeline development and training initiatives

Loos KD, Horsman M, Tuff J, Kamelian K, Hole D, Yadav C, Palmier K, Burak K, Pratt M, Chato C

Microbial genomics2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.001505

Phenotypic diversity and shared genomic determinants among isolates causing a large incidence of disseminated gonococcal infections in Canada.

Binepal G, Jurga E, Carruthers-Lay D, Krüger S, Zittermann S, Minion J, Diggle M, Alexander DC, Martin I, Allen V, Parkinson J, Gray-Owen SD

mSphere2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00051-26 PMID: 42474140

The evolving epidemiology of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Canadian acute care facilities, 2010-2023.

Mitchell R, Mataseje L, Cayen J, McGill E, Cannon K, Davis I, Duncombe T, Ellis C, Ellison J, Happe J, Hota SS, Katz KC, Kibsey P, Lee S, Leis JA, Li X, McGeer A, Minion J, Musto S, Patterson C, Rajda E, Smith SW, Srigley JA, Suh KN, Thampi N, Tomlinson J, Vayalumkal J, Versluys K, Wong T, Longtin Y

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control20259 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13756-025-01602-w PMID: 40652275

One Health study of mobile colistin resistance (mcr) in Salmonella enterica in Canada, 2017-2022.

Mistry K, Thumbi D, Li XR, Charlebois A, Avery BP, Deckert AE, Cormier AC, Murphy C, Kearney A, Campbell J, Christianson S, Alexander DC, El Bailey S, Bekal S, Chui L, Ding X, Dingle T, Haldane D, Hoang L, Minion J, Patel S, Zahariadis G, Nadon C, Mulvey MR, Carson CA, Reid-Smith RJ, Bharat A

Microbiology spectrum20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02156-24 PMID: 40387317

Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic classification accelerate the implementation of respiratory syncytial virus genomic surveillance in Canada: a pilot study.

Gao R, Buchanan C, Dust K, Van Caeseele P, Wong H, Sjaarda C, Sheth PM, Jassem AN, Minion J, Bastien N

Microbiology spectrum20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03142-24 PMID: 40899818

Resistance Pattern of Gram-negative Bacilli from Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Canada

Balay C, Kuan MTY, Chao MJ, Richter LL, Lee K-S, Dunn MS, Choudhury J, Afifi J, Slayter K, Bodani J

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal20251 citations

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000004938

Complete genome sequences of two Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum specimens from Canadian patients.

Singh N, Braukmann TWA, Neale M, Long GS, Stein D, Van Caeseele P, MacKenzie KD, Minion J, Van Domselaar G, Graham M, Tyler A, Patel SN, Duvvuri VR, Tsang RSW

Microbiology resource announcements2025Open Access

DOI: 10.1128/mra.00641-25 PMID: 40965152

Geographical and temporal variations of serogroups and clonal types of Neisseria meningitidis involved in culture-confirmed invasive meningococcal disease in Canada, 2015-2023.

Meilleur C, Zhou J, Hoang L, Tyrrell G, Minion J, Van Caeseele P, Kus J, Lefebvre B, Haldane D, Garceau R, Zahariadis G, Ding X, Kandola K, Ranade S, Tsang RSW

Journal of medical microbiology2025Open Access

DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001979 PMID: 40071600

HPV Self-Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening in Under-Screened Saskatchewan Populations: A Pilot Study

Vink E, Antaya G, Hamula C, Holinaty C, Minion J, Pond GR, McCrea S, Dwernychuk L, Graham H, Broderick G

Current Oncology20243 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31080317

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network (CPHLN) Diagnostic Recommendations for Neurosyphilis in Canada.

Wudel B, Purewal R, Hatchette TF, Stein D, Morshed M, Minion J, Vallée M, Hayden K, Hamula C

Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada2024

DOI: 10.3138/jammi-2024-0022 PMID: 40672717

Strengthening Syphilis Surveillance Through Integrated Genomics for Public Health Action

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Duvvuri, Venkata R; Allen, Vanessa G; Braukmann, Thomas W; Cholette, Francois; Mishra, Sharmistha; Patel, Samir; Sivro, Aida; Tran, Linh Vanessa

Keywords: Develop Genomic And Bioinformatic Pipelines; Genomic Surveillance Of T. Pallidum; Integration Of Genomics With Epidemiological & Clinical Data; Syphilis Epidemiology In Ontario And Canada; Syphilis Genomics Knowledge Translation; Treponema Pallidum Metagenomics

$1,143,676

"Test and Treat" Clinical Trial Intervention to Evaluate the Performance and Treatment Outcomes of Novel Point-of-Care and Self-Test Versions of a Rapid Combination Treponemal/non-Treponemal Antibody Test

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Gill, Michael J; Keynan, Yoav; Kisikaw Piyesis, Margaret L; Rueda, Zulma V; Singh, Ameeta E; Skinner, Stuart J

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Congenital Syphilis Screening Diagnosis And Treatment; Cultural Support; Health Inequities; Indigenous Health And Well-Being; Medical Device (Stbbi Testing); Prairies; Syphilis Screening Diagnosis And Treatment; Test, Treat, Linkage To Care Community Based Interventions

$3,461,062

"Test and Treat" Clinical Trial Intervention to Evaluate the Performance and Treatment Outcomes of Novel Point-of-Care and Self-Test Versions of a Rapid Combination Treponemal/non-Treponemal Antibody Test

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects - Indirect Costs

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Gill, Michael J; Keynan, Yoav; Kisikaw Piyesis, Margaret L; Rueda, Zulma V; Singh, Ameeta E; Skinner, Stuart J

$865,265

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Jessica Minion

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Optimizing data-driven excellence: Canada’s approach to using pathogen test datasets for quality control, pipeline development and training initiatives

Phenotypic diversity and shared genomic determinants among isolates causing a large incidence of disseminated gonococcal infections in Canada.

The evolving epidemiology of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Canadian acute care facilities, 2010-2023.

One Health study of mobile colistin resistance (mcr) in Salmonella enterica in Canada, 2017-2022.

Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic classification accelerate the implementation of respiratory syncytial virus genomic surveillance in Canada: a pilot study.

Resistance Pattern of Gram-negative Bacilli from Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Canada

Complete genome sequences of two Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum specimens from Canadian patients.

Geographical and temporal variations of serogroups and clonal types of Neisseria meningitidis involved in culture-confirmed invasive meningococcal disease in Canada, 2015-2023.

HPV Self-Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening in Under-Screened Saskatchewan Populations: A Pilot Study

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network (CPHLN) Diagnostic Recommendations for Neurosyphilis in Canada.

Strengthening Syphilis Surveillance Through Integrated Genomics for Public Health Action

"Test and Treat" Clinical Trial Intervention to Evaluate the Performance and Treatment Outcomes of Novel Point-of-Care and Self-Test Versions of a Rapid Combination Treponemal/non-Treponemal Antibody Test

"Test and Treat" Clinical Trial Intervention to Evaluate the Performance and Treatment Outcomes of Novel Point-of-Care and Self-Test Versions of a Rapid Combination Treponemal/non-Treponemal Antibody Test

Frequent collaborators

Paul Van Caeseele

Nisha Thampi

Yves Longtin

Kathryn Suh

Allison McGeer

Susy Hota

Bonita Lee

Dominik Mertz

Gregory Tyrrell

Gary Van Domselaar

Julianne Kus

Jessica Bartoszko

Joanne Langley

Jo-Anne Dillon

John Conly

Samir Patel

Derek Stein

Raynell Lang

Amrita Bharat

Alexander Wong

Mary Kinloch