July
Congratulations 2015 Alumni Award of Merit Recipients
August 05, 2015
Two Schulich Medicine & Dentistry alumni have been named Western University 2015 Alumni Award of Merit recipients. Congratulations to Dr. John Kelton, MD'73, and Dr. Danielle Martin, MD'03, on this accomplishment.
Nicole Barra, PhD, receives 2015 Molly Towell Perinatal Research Foundation Fellowship Award
July 29, 2015
Nicole Barra, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, received this award for her fellowship proposal “Perinatal Exposure to Nicotine Leads to Long-Term Obesity in Women: Elucidating the Underlying Molecular Mechanisms”.
Researchers from Schulich Medicine & Dentistry receive more than $23.5 million in grants from CIHR
July 28, 2015
Dr. Robert Hegele, Frank Beier, PhD, Terry Peters, PhD, and Dr. J. Geoffrey Pickering, are among 23 researchers who received grants totalling $23.5 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Foundation and Open Operating Grants.
First-year resident Dr. Daniel Pepe receives Dr. Murray Girotti Resident Teaching Award
July 27, 2015
Dr. Daniel Pepe, a first-year resident in the Division of General Surgery, received the Dr. Murray Girotti Resident Teaching Award at the Department of Surgery’s annual Departmental Resident Celebration event on June 22.
Dr. John Denstedt’s appointment as Chair/Chief, Department of Surgery receives extension
July 24, 2015
Dr. John Denstedt has received an extension on his appointment as Chair/Chief, Department of Surgery in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University and its teaching hospitals, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care London...
Dr. David Nicolle will continue serving in the role as Acting Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
July 24, 2015
Dr. Alison Allan to serve in the role as Acting Chair, Department of Oncology
July 24, 2015
Dr. Glenn Bauman has been re-appointed as Chair/Chief, Department of Oncology
July 24, 2015
Recognizing dental success: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry’s LDDS Awards recipients
July 22, 2015
Congratulations to several Schulich Medicine & Dentistry faculty and alumni who are the recipients of 2015 London & District Dental Society (LDDS) Awards, which were announced on April 16 at the LDDS Awards Dinner.
M. Karen Campbell, PhD, appointed Vice-Provost (Academic Planning, Policy & Faculty)
July 14, 2015
M. Karen Campbell, PhD, has been appointed to a four-year term as Vice-Provost (Academic Planning, Policy & Faculty), beginning July 1, 2016.
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry signs MOU with Second Military Medical University in Shanghai, China
July 13, 2015
On June 29, Dr. John Denstedt represented Schulich Medicine & Dentistry at Second Military Medical University’s (SMMU) 2015 Graduation and Degree-Conferring Ceremony in Shanghai, China. Dr. Denstedt also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of Western University with SMMU.
Robarts Research Institute awards the J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine to renowned cancer imaging researcher from Stanford University
July 08, 2015
Sanjiv S. Gambhir, MD, PhD, has revolutionized the field of cancer diagnostics, developing imaging on the molecular and nanoparticle level and translating that research for clinical diagnostics and cancer management.
Lung imaging could improve treatment of COPD
July 07, 2015
Grace Parraga, PhD, has co-authored a study highlighting the importance of lung imaging for patients with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Dr. Stewart Harris and alumna Bonnie Schmidt receive Order of Canada appointments
July 06, 2015
Dr. Stewart Harris, professor in the Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Bonnie Schmidt, BSc’86, PhD’93, are among 100 new Order of Canada appointees that were announced on July 1. Schmidt has also been selected as the recipient of this year’s Dean’s Distinguished Lecture award and will give a thought-provoking presentation during Schulich Medicine & Dentistry's Homecoming 2015 events...
Creating community impact: Celebrating 10 years of MedLINCS
July 06, 2015
Celebrating its 10th year, the Medical Learning in Community Settings (MedLINCS) program at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry has continued to enrich learners and communities in Southwestern Ontario through a variety of partnerships and activities. Dr. Amanda Wilhelm, MD’14, is an excellent example of the elective’s lasting impact on rural-regional medicine in the area and its role in training the next generation of health care professionals.
Congratulating the Schulich Medicine & Dentistry Internal Graduate Awards recipients
July 03, 2015
We are pleased to announce the twelve recipients of several Schulich Medicine & Dentistry Internal Graduate Awards...
