Rapport 2024
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Cover Story
Putting Down Roots
Can regional training solve the doctor shortage?
Breaking News
On Guard
A cutting-edge new facility will bolster Western’s strength in the study of infectious diseases, helping government and industry prepare for the next big health threat
Breaking News
A Taste of Your Own Medicine
Biotherapeutics – tailored treatments that harness the body’s natural ability to fight disease – are changing the way illness is diagnosed, prevented and treated. And Schulich Medicine researchers are joining the revolution in a major way
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Superbugs
What you don’t know about antimicrobial resistance might kill you
Antimicrobial resistance is now one of the WHO’s most urgent health challenges. If nothing is done, we may face a post-antibiotic and antifungal era – helpless against these Superbugs. But armed with gene-editing technology, AI and innovative research approaches, Schulich Medicine researchers are fighting back
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Mini Organs. Major Breakthroughs.
Called organoids, they are miniature versions of our organs grown in a dish. Schulich Medicine scientists are using this remarkable technology to accelerate their research and solve the mysteries of addiction and schizophrenia, develop precise treatments for cancer and better understand how our gut works
Insights
Architects of Innovation
They’ve published enough research papers to fill a room, engineered robots that can do brain surgery and are solving how best to treat psychiatric disorders. But where do they get inspiration? Some of Schulich Medicine’s most successful innovators and thinkers reveal the practices and processes they rely on to generate ideas and how they persevere through the ups and downs of their work
In Every Issue
Where Are They Now?
With more than 22,000 members worldwide, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry alumni are having a significant impact in every walk of life. From advancing brain health and reducing health care’s carbon footprint, to writing fiction, meet six alumni who are making their mark on the world
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Brain Gain
One year. Many discoveries.
Although it weighs just three pounds, the brain plays a vital role in health and disease. Schulich Medicine researchers are helping unravel some of the brain’s mysteries to prevent, diagnose and treat the most enduring and challenging brain-related issues
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