The Pulse - January 2015
Celebrating 50 years of Schulich Dentistry
Schulich Dentistry is gearing up for a special year-long Anniversary celebration. We are marking 50 extraordinary years throughout 2015, starting with a kickoff celebration on Tuesday, March 10...
Commitment to the Community: Kara Ruicci - The importance of the human connection
Kara Ruicci’s life can be busy and stressful, but she finds time to give back to her local community. The fourth year BMSc student feels that her experience with volunteering has taught her the importance of human connection that seems to be, at times, lost...
Awards and opportunities
There are many upcoming award opportunities for faculty and staff, including nominations for the 2015 Awards of Excellence in both Windsor and London. Nominations for the Alumni of Distinction Awards are also open...
Celebrating our achievements
Congratulations to Dr. William Wall, awarded the 2015 James H. Graham Award of Merit; Lauren Flynn, PhD, who received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund; and Nikita Zhitkevich, a finalist in "The Next 36" cohort...
ONDRI studies now under way at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry and across the province
The Ontario Neurodegenerative Research Iniative (ONDRI) is a research program studying how to improve the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal lobar degeneration and vascular cognitive impairment in an Ontario-wide collaboration...
From the desk of George Kim: New year, new goals, new leadership
With three committees winding down their strategic plan work, new committees are being formed to focus on the next round of goals outlined in the Distributed Education Network Strategic Plan. Meanwhile the new Regional Academic Directors are hitting the ground running in their roles. Learn more about who has taken on these roles, and why Dr. Robert Black has decided to take on this exciting new position...
UME Accreditation 2015 – Learner Equity & Wellness
Learner Equity & Wellness was created to support the psychological, financial, learning, equity and career decision-making needs of learners in the medicine, dentistry and postgraduate medicine streams. It also supports faculty to assist students who might be managing learning challenges. A confidential support system and resource centre, it supports a number of standards that will be raised during the UME Accreditation...
Conflict of Interest Policy information
With the new year upon us, it’s the perfect time to take stock of all the forms, processes and policies that require our annual attention and understanding. The Conflict of Interest Policy is one such policy that should be reviewed on a regular basis...
Web update: New websites launched
The second phase of websites successfully launched on Tuesday, January 20. Phase three of the project will begin immediately...
Recognizing Alzheimer Awareness Month at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
Robarts Research Institute scientists work tirelessly every day to better understand and diagnose Alzheimer's disease, with the aim of developing new tools and treatments to help stop it. In recognition of Alzheimer Awareness Month, we are featuring our YouTube video: Robarts scientists lead the way in Alzheimer's research...
The Department of Biochemistry introduces a new non-thesis MSc degree
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry is pleased to announce that the Department of Biochemistry will be introducing a new non-thesis Master of Science (MSc) program. This new addition was approved by the University Senate on December 5, and will be launched in September 2015...
In the media: From actor to advocate: Garber lends name to Alzheimer's
Award-winning actor Victor Garber explains how his personal experience with Alzheimer's disease has transformed him into a lifelong advocate via CTV Canada AM...- Omar Zghal - In the right place
Omar Zghal, Medicine Class of 2017, always wanted to go to medical school. Blessed with a skill and love of science that he coupled with a strong work ethic, he achieved his goal two years ago... - Meet Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo - Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Robarts scientist
Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo joined the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology as an Associate Professor in December, and is setting up his lab at Robarts. His research aims to understand the physiology of cognition and behaviour, focusing on how the brain transforms visual signals into coordinated motor behaviour and how this process is influenced by attention... - Steven Kerfoot, PhD - A new way of looking at Multiple Sclerosis
Hard work, coincidence and a little bit of luck. That combination is what brought Steven Kerfoot, PhD, back to Canada to lead a lab team studying immune response in Multiple Sclerosis... - ONDRI Department Profile - A province-wide team with a common goal
Meet the Ontario Neurodegenerative Research Initiative team. ONDRI is unique a province-wide collaboration between Ontario’s world-class neurodegenerative disease researchers and clinicians, patient advocacy groups and the industrial sector carried out in partnership with the Ontario Brain Institute... - Resident spotlight: Dr. Samantha Benlolo - Embarking on a new adventure
Dr. Samantha Benlolo joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology because she was prepared for a change that would inspire her professional and personal growth. The first-year resident explained Schulich Medicine & Dentistry offers the necessary resources to continue her training while giving her the opportunity to create strong relationships with new colleagues and patients... - Video: Dean's Video Newsletter - Faculty Recruitment
In this edition of the Dean's Video Newsletter, Dr. Michael J. Strong, Dean, discusses recent faculty recruitment and shares why this is an important part of advancing research and training... - Tips and tricks for GroupWise and Cascade
Useful tips for organizing your GroupWise mailbox and easy publishing within Cascade are now available... - Upcoming events
Please join us for the upcoming Operations Town Hall from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. on Monday, February 9, 2015. A reminder that the February 2 deadline for London Health Research Day abstract submissions is quickly approaching...
