• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador

    February 26, 2021
    As the inaugural Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Ambassador for PaLM, it is hard to believe that it has only been 2 months since I accepted this role.

  • One Health in Action

    February 22, 2021
    One Health researchers received a Western Strategic Support Grant to explore and understand the experiences of Community Health Volunteers as agents of behaviour change in the context of human and zoonotic tuberculosis at the intersection of human, animal and environmental health among the Maasai of Kajiado County, Kenya.

  • Congratulations to Mike Kadour

    February 17, 2021
    It is with great excitement we announce Dr. Mike Kadour (PhD) as the successful candidate to the newly established role of Chief Laboratory Officer in service to the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PaLM) team and our patients across Southwestern Ontario and beyond.

  • PaLM at 10000/Day Test Capacity

    February 12, 2021
    Approximately one year ago, the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine began its pandemic response with capacity to test 300 samples daily for what was then referred to as Novel Coronavirus. One year later, following the rebuild of the lab, new equipment, and extensive recruitment, training, and optimization, PaLM now has daily capacity for 10,000 COVID-19 tests.

  • Peer Support and Wellbeing Liaison

    February 10, 2021
    Dr. Michele Weir has been appointed as the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine’s Peer Support and Wellbeing Liaison effective January 1, 2021.

  • The Second Annual Translational Immuno-Oncology Symposium

    February 08, 2021
    The Second Annual Translational Immuno-Oncology Symposium will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. The symposium is an international, virtual event hosted by the Centre for Translational Cancer Research (CTCR).

  • Expert Explainer: Art Poon, PhD, on coronavirus ‘variants of concern’

    February 03, 2021
    As new coronavirus variants emerge, scientists are keeping a close eye on how the virus continues to evolve. According to Art Poon, PhD, unless we can mitigate the spread of the virus, there is a greater chance it will continue to mutate and produce more "variants of concern."