December
Awards: CAME announces 2018 Certificate of Merit
December 19, 2017
Congratulations to Dr. George Kim and Dr. Jennifer Vergel De Dios, this year’s recipients of the 2018 Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit for Western University.
Funding: Western Bone & Joint researchers receive two Arthritis Society Grants
December 18, 2017
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry researchers who are part of the interdisciplinary Bone and Joint Institute have been awarded two major Arthritis Society grants — one to study the cellular workings of osteoarthritis in knee joints, and the other to examine whether a specific protein inhibitor might be used to halt or treat scleroderma fibrosis.
Feature Article: Shelley McKellar publishes in the NEJM on the world’s first heart transplant
December 14, 2017
“As clinical firsts, Barnard’s . . . heart transplantations played as high drama, seemingly miraculous medical successes that fuelled a media frenzy,” wrote Shelley McKellar, PhD, in a recent publication in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. “It was hoped that the surgical accomplishment would translate immediately into an effective heart failure treatment, but that outcome was far from certain.”
Announcement: Dr. Homer Yang appointed Chair/Chief, Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
December 14, 2017
We are pleased to announce Dr. Homer Yang has been appointed as Chair/Chief, Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, and its teaching Hospitals, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London, effective January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2023, conditional upon hospital board approval
Awards: LHSC's President Award recipients honoured
December 08, 2017
London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) recognized 31 nominees and awarded seven individuals with the 2017 President’s Awards, including three who are also faculty members at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry. Congratulations to Dr. Drew Thompson, Dr. Adam Dukelow and Dr. Ken Leslie.
World AIDS Day: An interdisciplinary approach to HIV/AIDS research
December 01, 2017
Art Poon, PhD, assistant professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, is a bioinformaticist using an interdisciplinary research approach to the problem of tracking HIV-1 transmission rates and detecting outbreaks.
World AIDS Day: Top 5 Myths about HIV/AIDS
December 01, 2017
Infectious disease expert Dr. Michael Silverman discusses the top five myths associated with HIV/AIDS that he has encountered in his practice as a physician, health care administrator and scientist.
World AIDS Day: ImPaKT makes an impact
December 01, 2017
Get a sneak peek of the soon-to-be-completed ImPaKT facility and hear first hand from researchers about how the world-leading facility will aid in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
