Ji Hyun Han Completes her MSc Thesis
March 23, 2026
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine would like to offer Congratulations to Dr. Ji Hyun Han, who has completed her MSc in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Dr. Christina McCord is Ji Hyun’s MSc supervisor.“Junk DNA” holds clues to colorectal cancer, study finds
March 13, 2026
Dr. Samuel Asfaha is studying how chronic inflammation in the colon can lead to cancer, a question that is particularly important for patients living with inflammatory bowel disease. Non-coding DNA can activate a protective immune response, pointing to new possibilities for cancer prevention and treatment.How forensic pathology can support Indigenous healing
March 05, 2026
Dr. Rebekah Jacques sees forensic pathology not just as science, but as a way to care for people.Distinguished Dissertation Awards
March 03, 2026
The Council of Graduate Schools and ProQuest, part of Clarivate, presented the Distinguished Dissertation Awards to Yu Fan (Peter) Zeng during an award ceremony held at CGS’s 65th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Dr. Zeng, who completed his MD/PhD at Western University, received the 2025 award in Biology/Life Sciences for his dissertation, One Patient to Hundreds: Molecular Portraits of Common and Rare Diseases in the Head and Neck.
