2017 Royal College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists: Salah Mahmud

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Channel: University of Manitoba · 2017 · Education

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As Canada Research Chair in Pharmacoepidemiology and Vaccine Evaluation, the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences associate professor leads research that will develop cost effective ways to prevent and treat some cancers and common infections. He is studying whether widely used medications such as aspirin, cholesterol-lowering drugs and antidepressants can prevent prostate, colon, cervical and other major cancers. Dr. Mahmud also evaluates the safety and effectiveness of commonly used vaccines, including the flu shot, and he developes mathematical models of infectious diseases.

Dr. Mahmud is an associate professor in both the department of community health sciences and pharmacy who has delivered no fewer than 103 presentations, published 95 peer-reviewed articles, and authored six chapters and nearly 20 reports.

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