Western EDI: Annual Impact Report
November 24, 2025
Western recently released its 2024–2025 Annual Impact Report, highlighting a year of initiatives designed to strengthen learning environments, advance inclusion, and deepen community partnerships. Covering the period from May 2024 to May 2025, the report captures major projects, signature events, and the collective efforts that continue to shape a more equitable campus experience.Gut feelings: Your microbiome and the future of cancer treatment with Saman Maleki, PhD
November 21, 2025
Can the trillions of microbes in our gut hold the key to transforming cancer treatment? Saman Maleki, PhD, is pioneering research that uses the gut microbiome and fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) to boost the power of cancer-fighting immunotherapy. In this episode of The Catalysts, he shares the science, the challenges, and the hope driving a new frontier in cancer care.International team uses AI to discover new drugs for fighting cancer and infectious disease
November 19, 2025
A Western-led interdisciplinary research team is using artificial intelligence (AI) to target a potentially harmful enzyme found in the human body that, if left untreated, can cause cancer and infectious disease.Komila Zakirova completes her PhD Thesis
November 13, 2025
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory of Medicine would like to offer congratulations to Komila Zakirova, who has completed her PhD in Pathology. Dr. Fred Dick is Komila’s PhD supervisor.Western joins Global Virus Network as first Canadian centre of excellence
November 06, 2025
Western is the first Canadian institution to join the Global Virus Network, a coalition working to tackle viral threats and advance the world’s ability to manage them.
