• Blood Culture Incubation Period – A QI Project

    October 31, 2024
    Every winter, our microbiology laboratory experiences a surge in blood culture specimens. This poses a capacity challenge to our incubators which detect positive cultures. To meet this demand without purchasing new equipment, the microbiology team under the leadership of Dr. Almutawa explored a more efficient approach to blood culture incubation.

  • Halloween Costume Contest 2024

    October 31, 2024
    The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine encouraged faculty and staff to dress up in costumes for this year's Halloween costume contest. Thanks to everyone who participated and also to our judges for helping choose our winners! Glad we had some laughs (and possibly a few scares) in the department.

  • Meggie Vo completes her MSc Thesis

    October 29, 2024
    The Department of Pathology and Laboratory of Medicine would like to offer congratulations to Meggie Vo, who recently completed her MSc in Pathology.

  • Resilience part of the path to medicine for PhD graduate

    October 24, 2024
    Michael Roes has not let setbacks slow him down in the path to becoming a physician. Find out more about this soon-to-be PhD graduate, marathon runner and future physician on the eve of fall convocation.

  • Thank you Linda Jackson-Boeters

    October 22, 2024
    The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine would like to wish Linda Jackson-Boeters well in her new role as a Medical Laboratory Technologist in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at University Hospital effective October 4, 2024. This new role aligns with Linda’s training as an MLT and reflects her desire to have an impact on patient care.

  • Congratulations to Rober Abdo

    October 17, 2024
    Congratulations to Rober Abdo, PhD Candidate in Dr. Qi Zhang and Dr. Shawn Li’s lab, on his prestigious Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) Research Training Award.

  • WPA Laser Tag Night

    October 11, 2024
    The WPA hosted a laser tag night at Palasad South with a good turnout from the research-based students. Students enjoyed pizza, snacks, and a refreshingly spirited game of laser tag.

  • WPA Kripsy Kreme Fundraising

    October 09, 2024
    The WPA held its Kripsy Kreme fundraising campaign where they sold 67 boxes of donuts and raised over $200 for the WPA. A huge thank you to everyone who supported their sale and helped make the event a sweet success!

  • WPA Wellness Wednesday Walks

    October 08, 2024
    The WPA held its first weekly wellness walk of the academic year. With better-than-expected turnout, 4 km of walking and socializing went by before we knew it.

  • Xinru (Claire) Li completes her MSc Thesis

    October 02, 2024
    The Department of Pathology and Laboratory of Medicine would like to offer congratulations to Xinru Li who recently completed her MSc in Pathology. Dr. Mark Darling and Dr. Francisco Olea-Popelka were Claire’s supervisors.