Amee Manges

Amee Manges is a molecular epidemiologist and professor at the UBC School of Population & Public Health. She is a scientist at BCCDC and an associate member in the UBC Department of Microbiology and Immunology.

​​​​​​​​Research

Dr. Manges conducts research in molecular epidemiology, with particular focus on the role of the human intestinal microbiome in health. Her research group is currently investigating whether:

  • an agnostic, next generation metagenomic sequencing assay can be used to detect and characterize respiratory RNA viruses;
  • a sinonasal microbiota transfer (SNMT) can treat chronic sinusitis patients;
  • using microbiota transfer/transplant therapies can help to eradicate highly drug-resistant bacteria ('superbugs') from the body;
  • the intestinal microbiome contributes to infant undernutrition; and whether
  • cotrimoxazole treatment for HIV exposure/infection or malnutrition in children leads to long-term changes in the intestinal microbiome.

Bio

Dr. Manges earned her PhD in epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley. She has supervised a molecular epidemiology laboratory since 2004 at both McGill University and the University of British Columbia.  She integrates next-generation sequencing technologies into genomic and metagenomic epidemiology, specifically in the areas of infectious disease epidemiology and human microbiome research. 

Publications

For a list of Dr. Manges' publications, see NCBI.