April 2014
A leap of faith brings unexpected rewards
Five years ago, Wendy Teft, PhD, took a leap of faith switching her research focus and moving from a basic science lab to a clinical lab. Today she is doing the most rewarding work she has ever done, and helping to improve the patient experience...
- The balancing act of mentorship and supervision pays off
For nearly two years, Kathy Speechley, PhD, has served as a mentor and supervisor to Kariym Joachim. It’s a part of the job that Speechley loves the most. And her support has enabled Joachim to grow and a person, and to give back to those who were there for him as a young child... - The Reproducibility of Research Results
This month, Andy Watson, PhD, associate dean, comments on a recent article, Unreliable research at the Lab, from The Economist magazine, and poses some provocative questions about the research undertaken every day... - Complexities of immune systems inspired research career
Rodney DeKoter, associate professor, Microbiology and Immunology, first became interested in a research career while working with the renowned Dr. Calvin Stiller. It was the complexity of the science that intrigued him then and still does today... - Schulich proud moment in history
The late Dr. Murray Barr is credited with discovering the Barr body, a sex chromatin found only in female mammalia. This discovery helped launch the field of genetics in the second half of the century... - Lorelei Lingard and Education Research
Lorelei Lingard and the team at the Centre for Education Research & Innovation are positioning themselves to be national leaders in research education... - Graduate Students help local seniors retire with strong minds
The Retiring with Strong Minds outreach group’s commitment to the community is helping seniors retire with strong and enriched minds... - Distinguished Awards – Call for Nominations
With graduation on the horizon, deadlines are nearing for nominations for several distinguished awards. The deadline for submission is May 6, 2014... - Award-winning faculty
Faculty from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry have long been recognized as outstanding receiving numerous teaching and research awards, and this year has been no exception. As several just received honours as Distinguished University Professors, Faculty Scholars and been awarded teaching awards... - Three minutes to win it
Congratulations to Joe Zeppa, Kamini Marthe, Kriym Joachim and Samantha Davie for winning the Schulich Medicine & Dentistry 3MT heat and advancing to the Western University finals... - #Schulichadvantage
Ankur Bodalia, MSc, took what he believed his most unique attribute and turned it into the School’s new hashtag... - Featured funding for April
View our featured funding opportunities for the month of April...