MD/PhD Seminars

 

5th Annual Clinician Scientist Trainee Symposium

  • Date: August 9, 2024 
  • Time: 8:30am to 4pm
  • Location: Dental Sciences Building 1002

 

Join us for an inspiring symposium where esteemed guest speakers will share their career journeys and research. Learn from experts in the field and explore the intersection of clinical practice and scientific inquiry. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with fellow trainees and expand your knowledge. RSVP required.

Organized by Austyn Roseborough and Teija Bily

 

2020-2021 MD/PhD Seminar Schedule

Date Faculty Speaker Student Speaker
November 1, 2020 (Virtual) Dr. Jason L. Chan
PGY4 Neurology Resident, University of Calgary
UWO MD-PhD Alumni
Wendy Wang
MD-PhD Candidate (2023)
Supervisor: Dr. Richard Kim

December 7, 2020 (Virtual) Dr. Jessica Blom
PGY2 Obstetrics & Gynecology, Queen’s University
UWO MD-PhD Alumni 2019
Wendy Wang
MD-PhD Candidate (2025)
Supervisor: Dr. Shawn Whitehead
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Organized by Julieta Lazarte, Salonee Patel, Nicholas Tonial and Dickson Wong

 

2019-2020 MD/PhD Seminar Schedule

Date Faculty Speaker Student Speaker
September 23, 2019 Dr. Jim Lewis
Director of Clinical Research Training
Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute
Professor of Medicine
October 21, 2019 Dr. Jillian Belrose
PGY3 Anesthesiology
UWO MD-PhD Alumni 2016
Julieta Lazarte
MD-PhD Candidate (2023)
Supervisor: Dr. Rob Hegele
January 13, 2020 Dr. Brenna Velker
Family Medicine at Thompson Medical Centre
UWO MD-PhD Alumni 2013
Christopher Balestrini
MD-PhD Candidate (2024)
Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Shoemaker
August 10, 2020 (Virtual) Dr. Tom Appleton
Rheumatologist at St. Joseph’s Hospital
Assistant Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Pharmacology and Health and Rehabilitation Science
Nicholas Tonial
MD-PhD Candidate (2024)
Supervisor: Dr. Brad Urquhart
Organized by Julieta Lazarte and Dickson Wong

 

2018-2019 MD/PhD Seminar Schedule

Date Faculty Speaker Student Speaker
November 12, 2018 Dr. Stephen Pasternak
Scientist at Robarts Research Institute
Assistant Professor at Department of Clinical Neurological Science
November 26, 2018 Dr. Robert J. Petrella
Professor in the Department of Family Medicine
Scientist at the Lawson Health Research Institute
David Guy
MD/PhD Candidate (2024)
Supervisor: Dr. Rodrigues
January 28, 2019 Dr. Susan Huang
Assistant Professor at Western University
Scientist at the Lawson Health Research Institute
Cory Lefebvre
MD/PhD Candidate (2022)
Supervisor: Dr. Alison Allan
February 25, 2019 Dr. Kristopher Langdon
Resident in Neuropathology Department, Western University. MD and PhD degrees from Memorial University.
Austyn Roseborough
MD/PhD Candidate (2025)
Supervisor: Dr. Shawn Whitehead & Dr. Stephen Pasternak
April 25, 2019 Dr. Geoffrey Pickering
Cardiologist at the London Health Sciences Centre
Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Biochemistry, and Medical Biophysics
Co-Director, Molecular Medicine Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute
Dr. Jason Lee
CIP: PhD Candidate (2024)
Supervisor: Dr. Pickering
Organized by Julieta Lazarte and Dickson Wong

 

2017-2018 MD/PhD Seminar Schedule

Date Faculty Speaker Student Speaker
October 16, 2017 Dr. Sam Asfaha
Assistant Professor and Schulich Clinician-scientist at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at University of Western Ontario and Lawson Health Institute
November 27, 2017 Dr. Lena Palaniyappan
Associate Professor at the Departments of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Medical Biophysics
Director of the Translational Systems Neuroscience Research Program in Early Intervention (TransPEPP)
Attending Psychiatrist at the Victoria Hospital, London Health Science Centre
Dickson Wong
MD/PhD Candidate (2022)
Supervisor: Dr. Robert Bartha
January 28, 2018 Dr. Cindy Hutnik
Associate Professor at the Dept of Ophthalmology and Pathology, Western University
Adjunct Professor at the Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor
Associate Scientist, Centre for Clinical Investigation and Therapeutics, Lawson Health Research Institute
Diplomate of American Board of Ophthalmology
Jake Armstrong
MD/PhD Candidate (2021)
Supervisor: Dr. Cindy Hutnik
April 30, 2018 Dr. Lilian Barra
Assistant Professor in the Rheumatology Division of the Department of Medicine and the Division of Experimental Medicine, Western University
Aaron Johnson
MD/PhD Candidate (2021)
Supervisor: Dr. Jimmy Dikeakos
Organized by Julieta Lazarte and Dickson Wong