August
News: Changes to medical school admission process puts more focus on experiences and values
August 26, 2019
The incoming Medicine Class of 2023 is the first to have been selected through the initial phase of changes to the medical school admissions process that include an autobiographical sketch and widened MCAT threshold.
Alumni News: Dr. Jen Gunter advocates for women's health with new book and CBC series
August 23, 2019
For years she's been "wielding the lasso of truth" online. Now resident alumna Dr. Jen Gunter, who completed her training in obstetrics and gynaecology at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, is tackling women's health issues with a new show on CBC Gem.
Announcement: Brad Urquhart has been appointed Associate Dean, Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education
August 23, 2019
Brad Urquhart, PhD, has been appointed as Associate Dean, Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, effective from September 1, 2019 to August 30, 2024.
Award: Taylor Prize winner credited for ‘rescuing abandoned molecule’
August 20, 2019
It is his determination, persistence and passion to improve the health of patients that makes Dr. Daniel Rader the deserving recipient of the 2019 J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine. Robarts Research Institute at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry has awarded the Taylor Prize to leading scientists since 1985 to recognize the contributions of outstanding internationally recognized researchers.
Announcement: Dr. Lena Palaniyappan has been appointed as the Endowed Tanna Schulich Chair of Neurosciences & Mental Health
August 14, 2019
Dr. Lena Palaniyappan has been appointed as the Endowed Tanna Schulich Chair of Neurosciences & Mental Health, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University effective July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2024.
In Memoriam: Michael Poulter, PhD
August 14, 2019
It is with great sadness that we share news of the unexpected passing of Michael Poulter, PhD, professor in Physiology and Pharmacology and scientist at Robarts Research Institute. Poulter was a devoted scientist and teacher whose contributions to the School and the research community will be greatly missed.
Media Release: Researchers discover translator gene may play a role in disease
August 13, 2019
When researchers and clinicians investigate the genome’s relation to disease, they have traditionally focused on mutations in the code for proteins. But now researchers at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry have shown that the genes encoding tRNAs can also have mutations that cause the code to be misread, and in greater numbers than previously thought.
Feature: Survey explores nationwide trans, non-binary population
August 08, 2019
Epidemiology and Biostatistics professor Greta Bauer, PhD, expects the nationwide Trans PULSE Canada survey to bridge a massive “deficit of quantitative data across Canada on the health of trans and non-binary people.”
Media Release: Depression is the single largest predictor of substance use during pregnancy
August 08, 2019
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry and Brescia University College researchers Rachel Brown, and Jamie Seabrook, PhD, studied health data from 25,000 pregnant women and have shown that depression is the largest driver of substance use during pregnancy.
