March 2014

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    Graduate students revel in the spotlight at London Health Research Day

    Presenting one's reserach to an audience can be daunting, but the 380 graduate students who gave poster and platform presentations at London Health Research Day let their inner superstar shine through. From explaining their research to answering tough questions, all the presenters took their moment to shine...

  • decorative imageA journey to make the world a better place
    Stephanie Aldom has journeyed through the jungles of Bolivia, served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, and provided nursing care in one of Canada’s largest acute care hospitals – all in an effort to make the world a better place. Now, a student in the Master of Public Health program, she is hoping to gain new skills to help bring about even more change...

  • A message from Andrew Watson, PhD, Associate Dean, Research The importance of conferences
    Globalization is simply a fact in research. To be successful, you need to know what is happening in labs in your field around the world. Attending conferences is a great way to begin gathering this knowledge...

  • decorative imageMinding the gap junctions
    A childhood ear condition drove John Kelly, PhD, to study the effect mutations in gap junction proteins have on the auditory system...

  • decorative imageNew research to eliminate cookie-cutter approach to exercise for those living with diabetes
    Dr. Rob Petrella, professor, Departments of Family Medicine, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Beryl and Richard Ivey Research Chair in Rehabilitation and Geriatric Medicine, and medical director, Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging is using his expertise in exercise physiology to research how exercise prescriptions can prevent chronic diseases including diabetes...

  • decorative imageFind your passion
    Dr. Michael J. Strong, Dean, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry recently spent some time chatting with and answering questions from graduate students at the Graduate Students' Town Hall...

  • MPH goes to Washington
    Recently, students from the Master of Public Health program at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry had the opportunity to explore Washington D.C. and various public health organizations...

  • decorative imageJerry Battista, PhD, and Brad Urquhart, PhD, awarded Western's highest honour
    The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry congratulates Jerry Battista, Department of Medical Biophysics, and Brad Urquhart, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology on being awarded the Award for Excellence in Teaching...

  • decorative imageCelebrating 75 years
    The Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University is holding a Diamond Jubilee Celebration on May 1, 2014...

  • decorative imageProfiles of Excellence with Dr. Alison Allan
    Check out the latest edition of our Profiles of Excellence series featuring Dr. Alison Allan, PhD, associate professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology. In the video, Dr. Allan shares the story of how she is bringing a new blood test, helping identify the early signs of metastasis, from the lab bench directly to patients at the bedside...