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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Local - Vaccine, XiaoJian Yao Photos of XiaoJian Yao, by himself, working in his research lab at the Dept. of Medical Microbiology- Max Rady College of Medicine on Friday. University of Manitoba professor Xiao-Jian Yao is leading a team of researchers in the fight against COVID-19. Yao and his research team are employing patented university technology that showed some efficacy in the fight against SARS to develop a vaccine, or vaccine components, for COVID-19 with funding from the federal government. Profile on Yao, his background, past academic pursuits and learn how the professor, who started his academic career in China, is at the forefront of coronavirus research here in Winnipeg. Danielle Da Silva - Reporter March 27th, 2020