May
Canada pledges huge support for maternal and child health
May 30, 2014
It was forty years ago when Alan Bocking and Margaret Chan studied medicine at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry. On Thursday 29th May, their paths came together at the Prime Minister’s Summit on “Saving every woman every child” in Toronto. They celebrated the announcement of $3.5 billion towards improving the health of mothers and children.
Master of Public Health students take learning experiences abroad
May 30, 2014
Three Master of Public Health (MPH) students are taking their education abroad this summer, as they complete their 12-week practicums for the program. All three received funding through the Western International Global Opportunities Awards...
Dr. Vladimir Hachinski’s brush with royalty
May 28, 2014
Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain has a special interest in Alzheimer's disease and chaired a symposium on The Advancement of Psychosocial Care and Research in Dementia with Schulich Medicine & Dentistry's Dr. Vladimir Hachinski giving the keynote address.
Imaging scientists develop a better tool for tracking MS
May 27, 2014
Imaging scientists at Robarts Research Institute, led by Ravi Menon, PhD, have developed a better way to track the progression of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) from its earliest stages.
Special presentation by Dr. Malgorzata Kaminska - June 2 & 3
May 26, 2014
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is pleased to host two faculty development special presentations by visiting clinician and educator Dr. Malgorzata Kaminska, Rural and Regional Coordinator, Department of Academic Family Medicine, University of Saskatchewan...
Medical students spread out across SW Ontario for Discovery Week
May 26, 2014
Today marks the first day of Discovery Week -a unique learning experience which has 170 first year medical students from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry spreading out to communities throughout Southwestern Ontario to interact with health care professionals and their patients.
Marco Prado and Robert Bartha receive $1.3 million grant from Weston Brain Institute
May 21, 2014
Robarts Research Institute scientists Marco Prado, PhD, and Robert Bartha, PhD, are among the first to receive funding from the Weston Brain Institute, established with $50 million dollars in funding from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation.
Study shows how streptococcal bacteria can be used to fight colon cancer
May 20, 2014
Researchers at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry have shown how the bacteria primarily responsible for causing strep throat can be used to fight colon cancer. By engineering a streptococcal bacterial toxin to attach itself to tumour cells, they are forcing the immune system to recognize and attack the cancer.
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