February
Record number of student abstracts accepted for national history of medicine conference
February 24, 2016
A record 14 abstracts from Schulich Medicine students have been accepted for the annual History of Medicine Days Conference being held at the University of Calgary in March.
Congratulations to six new Collaborative Research Seed Grants recipients
February 23, 2016
We are pleased to announce the results of the recent Collaborative Research Seed Grants competition. Congratulations to Dr. Sung Kim, Marlys Koschinsky, PhD, Dr. Sarah Morrow, Sunil Parapuram, PhD, Dr. Stephen Pasternak and Caroline Schild Poulter, PhD.
Frank Beier receives $354,742 in funding from The Arthritis Society
February 09, 2016
Congratulations to Frank Beier, PhD, professor and assistant chair in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, on receiving $354,742 in funding over three years from The Arthritis Society for his research on osteoarthritis (OA).
Dr. Jeff Nisker calls for more public information on the potential risk of household chemicals on pregnant women
February 05, 2016
Dr. Jeff Nisker believes more public information is needed about the risk of common household chemicals for pregnant women.
Detecting prostate cancer with a drop of blood and Gulf War technology
February 04, 2016
Hon Leong, PhD, is using Gulf War technology to detect prostate cancer with a drop of blood - in a matter of minutes.
Patrick O’Donoghue receives Canadian Cancer Society Innovation Grant
February 04, 2016
Out of a total of 258 grant applications, Patrick O’Donoghue’s grant was one of 27 that were approved by the Canadian Cancer Society. He will receive $200,000 over two years for his project entitled, “Targeting Pathological Phosphorylation in Oncogenic Pathways”.
Hon Leong the first researcher to receive Movember Rising Star Award twice
February 01, 2016
Congratulations to Hon Leong, an assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute, on receiving the Prostate Cancer Canada and Movember Foundation Fund 2016 Rising Star Award.
