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Homegrown idea looks to solve ventilator shortage

Homegrown idea looks to solve ventilator shortage

A homegrown idea to create a 3-D printed ventilator might be the answer to a global problem first exposed in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Western-led system offers a dependable solution at about one tenth the cost of a hospital-based ven …

Young researchers solving health, science puzzles

Young researchers solving health, science puzzles

The core of discovery is research. And the core of good research is a dedicated, inquisitive team of scientists committed to solving some of the key questions of their discipline. Western is proud to highlight the work of teams newly granted Early Researcher Awards...

Coffee leads to award-winning collaboration

Coffee leads to award-winning collaboration

At 10:30 a.m. on weekday mornings, Robarts Research Institute trainees come together for coffee and conversation. While it is an informal social opportunity, given the environment, science and collaboration often come up. And it was such a chance encounter over coffee...

Vanier celebrates nation’s finest graduate students

Vanier celebrates nation’s finest graduate students

Four Western PhD candidates have been named among 167 nationwide recipients of the 2017-18 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships – two from the natural sciences and engineering competition, two from the health sciences competition. Each winner will receive $50,000...

PhD candidate looks to focus liver surgery

PhD candidate looks to focus liver surgery

Medical Biophysics PhD candidate Derek Gillies is working to give surgeons a clearer view – and liver cancer patients a better outcome – thanks to a new 2D/3D imaging system. Currently, surgeons use a 2D ultrasound to place a needle electrode through the skin into a...

Leonard, Shoemaker named to top professor honour

Leonard, Shoemaker named to top professor honour

Two professors are the latest recipients of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) awards, joining a select group of faculty members recognized for exceptional scholarly careers. Honoured this year are John Leonard, English and Writing Studies, Arts &...

Training tool to aid in better ear disease diagnoses

Training tool to aid in better ear disease diagnoses

Sometimes, as a team of Western students can attest, it takes a new set of eyes on a problem to find a solution for the ears. The five-person team, including four Western students and an alumnus, created a winning commercialization plan for OtoTrain, a 3D digital...

Western News Newsmakers 2015

Western News Newsmakers 2015

How will we remember 2015? Probably through one or more of these faces. Join us in this spotlight, in brief words and striking images, of some of our favourites from the last year.

PhD candidate gets the jump on lung research

PhD candidate gets the jump on lung research

From 30 metres to 21 kilometres. From 90 seconds to more than two hours. These numbers are currently top-of-mind for Khadija Sheikh, a Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry PhD candidate. A former varsity track and field athlete at the University of Windsor, she...

Bringing new life into placenta research

Bringing new life into placenta research

Professors Charles McKenzie and Timothy Regnault recently received $3.7 million in funding over four years as part of the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Human Placenta Project.

Forchuk, Menon tapped for CAHS Fellowship by peers

Forchuk, Menon tapped for CAHS Fellowship by peers

Western researchers Cheryl Forchuk and Ravi Menon were recognized last week by their peers as fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) at the CAHS 2015 Forum and Annual General Meeting in Ottawa. The CAHS Fellowship recognizes the pair’s international...

PhD candidate navigating life and the lab

PhD candidate navigating life and the lab

Ian Connell, a Medical Biophysics PhD candidate, is just as at home on the open water as he is in the imaging lab. “I like the competitive nature of rowing and academics,” Connell said. “Being a grad student at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry has given me the...

Isotope breakthrough may stave off shortage concerns

Isotope breakthrough may stave off shortage concerns

Medical Biophysics professor Michael Kovacs, part of a cross-Canada collaboration with five other scientists, is addressing the scarcity of Tc-99m, which is currently used to diagnose cancer and heart disease.

Young researchers solving health, science puzzles

Young researchers solving health, science puzzles

The core of discovery is research. And the core of good research is a dedicated, inquisitive team of scientists committed to solving some of the key questions of their discipline. Western is proud to highlight the work of teams newly granted Early Researcher Awards...

Coffee leads to award-winning collaboration

Coffee leads to award-winning collaboration

At 10:30 a.m. on weekday mornings, Robarts Research Institute trainees come together for coffee and conversation. While it is an informal social opportunity, given the environment, science and collaboration often come up. And it was such a chance encounter over coffee...

Vanier celebrates nation’s finest graduate students

Vanier celebrates nation’s finest graduate students

Four Western PhD candidates have been named among 167 nationwide recipients of the 2017-18 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships – two from the natural sciences and engineering competition, two from the health sciences competition. Each winner will receive $50,000...

PhD candidate looks to focus liver surgery

PhD candidate looks to focus liver surgery

Medical Biophysics PhD candidate Derek Gillies is working to give surgeons a clearer view – and liver cancer patients a better outcome – thanks to a new 2D/3D imaging system. Currently, surgeons use a 2D ultrasound to place a needle electrode through the skin into a...

Leonard, Shoemaker named to top professor honour

Leonard, Shoemaker named to top professor honour

Two professors are the latest recipients of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) awards, joining a select group of faculty members recognized for exceptional scholarly careers. Honoured this year are John Leonard, English and Writing Studies, Arts &...

Training tool to aid in better ear disease diagnoses

Training tool to aid in better ear disease diagnoses

Sometimes, as a team of Western students can attest, it takes a new set of eyes on a problem to find a solution for the ears. The five-person team, including four Western students and an alumnus, created a winning commercialization plan for OtoTrain, a 3D digital...

Western News Newsmakers 2015

Western News Newsmakers 2015

How will we remember 2015? Probably through one or more of these faces. Join us in this spotlight, in brief words and striking images, of some of our favourites from the last year.

PhD candidate gets the jump on lung research

PhD candidate gets the jump on lung research

From 30 metres to 21 kilometres. From 90 seconds to more than two hours. These numbers are currently top-of-mind for Khadija Sheikh, a Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry PhD candidate. A former varsity track and field athlete at the University of Windsor, she...

Bringing new life into placenta research

Bringing new life into placenta research

Professors Charles McKenzie and Timothy Regnault recently received $3.7 million in funding over four years as part of the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Human Placenta Project.

Forchuk, Menon tapped for CAHS Fellowship by peers

Forchuk, Menon tapped for CAHS Fellowship by peers

Western researchers Cheryl Forchuk and Ravi Menon were recognized last week by their peers as fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) at the CAHS 2015 Forum and Annual General Meeting in Ottawa. The CAHS Fellowship recognizes the pair’s international...

PhD candidate navigating life and the lab

PhD candidate navigating life and the lab

Ian Connell, a Medical Biophysics PhD candidate, is just as at home on the open water as he is in the imaging lab. “I like the competitive nature of rowing and academics,” Connell said. “Being a grad student at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry has given me the...

Isotope breakthrough may stave off shortage concerns

Isotope breakthrough may stave off shortage concerns

Medical Biophysics professor Michael Kovacs, part of a cross-Canada collaboration with five other scientists, is addressing the scarcity of Tc-99m, which is currently used to diagnose cancer and heart disease.