2019
Trainee receives inaugural award
December 05, 2019
Rachel Eddy, PhD Candidate, has received the inaugural Brian Keith Reid Scholarship Award, recognizing academic achievement and research merit.
Lung images of twins with asthma add to understanding
December 04, 2019
Two lung imaging studies from Robarts Research Institute scientists, including one performed in non-identical twin patients with life-long asthma, have shown that airway defects in the lungs of asthmatic patients are like thumbprints – they have a unique pattern and maintain that pattern over time.
World AIDS Day: Fighting HIV from all fronts
November 28, 2019
When Jessica Prodger, PhD, began researching HIV in Uganda in the mid-2000s, antiretroviral medication was only just being made widely available in the country.
Imaging aids in quest to understand conciousness
October 10, 2019
In his landmark 2006 study, Western University’s renowned neuroscientist Adrian Owen and his collaborators showed for the first time ever that functional neuroimaging can reveal conscious awareness in some patients who appear to be entirely vegetative and can even allow some of these individuals to communicate their thoughts and wishes to the outside world.
Provincial funds support research at Robarts
October 04, 2019
Today, the Ontario government announced $2.2 million in support of research at Western University. The funds support important health research projects at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry through the Early Researcher Awards and the Ontario Research Fund (ORF) Infrastructure Fund.
NIH Grant supports imaging research
October 01, 2019
Why do some patients undergoing cutting-edge cancer immunotherapy respond, while others don’t? How can the DNA-editing tool CRISPR improve these therapies? And once a patient is treated with CRISPR-modified immunotherapy, where do those cells go in the body?
Terry Peters honoured with COMP Gold Medal
September 27, 2019
Congratulations to Terry Peters, PhD, who was awarded the 2019 Gold medal from The Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP).
National media: Vaping dangers
September 18, 2019
Lung imaging scientist Grace Parraga, PhD, weighs in on the dangers of vaping.
Robarts home to Canada’s first MPI system
September 12, 2019
Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) – considered the most promising and emerging imaging technology of the past 20 years – has arrived at Robarts Research Institute.
Ravi Menon named Royal Society Fellow
September 10, 2019
Robarts scientist Ravi Menon, PhD, has been named among the newest Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), elected by his peers in recognition of outstanding scholarly and scientific achievement.
Diabetes meds show potential to reduce heart disease
September 04, 2019
A new study in collaboration between Robarts Research Institute and St. Michael's Hospital sheds light on how a class of medications that help regulate blood sugar for patients with Type 2 diabetes can also protect against heart disease.
2019 Taylor Prize Winner: Dr. Daniel Rader
August 20, 2019
When others had given up, Dr. Daniel Rader kept digging. He was searching for a treatment that could help patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic condition that causes dangerously high levels of cholesterol.
In Memoriam: Michael Poulter
August 14, 2019
It is with great sadness that we share news of the unexpected passing of Michael Poulter, PhD, professor in Physiology and Pharmacology and scientist at Robarts Research Institute.
ImPaKT provides unprecedented look at pathogens
July 31, 2019
The Imaging Pathogens for Knowledge Translation facility (ImPaKT) was officially opened at Western University this week.
New CIHR funding for Robarts scientists
July 12, 2019
Robarts scientists were awarded funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) in the latest project grant competition.
Dr. Spence named to the Order of Canada
June 27, 2019
Congratulations to Dr. David Spence, BA’65, MD’70, who has been appointed to the Order of Canada along with 83 outstanding individuals from across the country.
Defusing 'cardiac time bomb'
June 25, 2019
They have been called the ‘time bomb’ of cardiology – ascending aortic aneurysms.
Three new CRCs announced at Robarts
June 17, 2019
Congratulations to Robarts scientists Corey Baron, PhD, Grace Parraga, PhD, and Marco Prado, PhD, who have been named among Western’s nine new Canada Research Chairs (CRCs).
Research examines how diet can impact memories
June 04, 2019
A new study shows how the brain controls what information becomes memories and the role diet and obesity play in these formations.
Scientists stop stress-induced seizures after brain injury
May 22, 2019
For the over one million Canadians who are living with traumatic brain injury, the likelihood of developing epilepsy increases significantly because of their injury. When faced with stress or anxiety, that likelihood increases even more dramatically. While clinically this is a well-known phenomenon, exactly what is occurring in the brain to cause this relationship has always been unclear.
New Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Aging
May 21, 2019
Robarts scientist Jane Rylett, PhD, has been appointed as the new Scientific Director of the Canadian Institute of Health Research's Institute of Aging, effective August 1, 2019.
Corey Baron receives Frontiers research funding
May 14, 2019
Robarts scientist Corey Baron, PhD, has received funding as part of the federal government's New Frontiers in Research Fund. His project received $250,000/two years and will look at the microstructural imaging of concussion.
Trainee eyes easier prostate cancer diagnosis
May 03, 2019
For the estimated 21,000 Canadian men diagnosed with prostate cancer annually, the answer to potential treatments may soon be as simple as a urine test, according to one Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry graduate student.
Pruszynski recognized as outstanding physiologist
April 17, 2019
Congratulations to Andrew Pruszynski, PhD, scientist at Robarts Research Institute and assistant professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology who has been awarded the J.A.F. Stevenson award from the Canadian Physiological Society.
3D Ultrasound gives clearer picture for treatment of gynaecological cancer
April 09, 2019
New technology developed at Robarts Research Institute is providing an improved way for radiation oncologists to deliver treatment to women with gynaecological cancers, including vaginal, cervical and uterine cancer.
2019 Awards of Excellence recipients announced
March 29, 2019
As educators, researchers, innovators and leaders, the 2019 Awards of Excellence London and Windsor Campus recipients are making a difference at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Robarts Research Institute. It is with great pride that we recognize and honour their achievements.
Honouring contributions to sustainability
March 27, 2019
Ron Vander, Facility Manager at Robarts, is being honoured with a 2019 Western Green Award, recognizing his positive contributions to sustainability on campus.
Marlys Koschinsky, PhD, recognized by the MWLA
March 26, 2019
Marlys Koschinsky, PhD, Scientific & Executive Director at Robarts, has received the 2019 Midwest Lipid Association (MWLA) Chapter Service Award, recognizing her outstanding work and dedication to the Chapter.
Commercialization strategy tops competition
March 25, 2019
Robarts trainees Christopher Leclerc, MESc Candidate in Biomedical Engineering, and Jeffrey Levine, MSc Candidate in Physiology and Pharmacology, took home a top prize at the Proteus Innovation Competition.
Using AI and brain stimulation to improve treatment for psychosis
March 20, 2019
A new grant from CIHR in collaboration with the EU consortium has provided a total of $2.1 million to establish a network of research centres focused on personalized medicine for mental disorders.
CFI supports innovative translational research
March 12, 2019
An announcement made today at Western University will mean longer-term stable funding of equipment for innovative research across Canada through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
Partnership with Canon Medical announced
March 12, 2019
A new multi-million dollar partnership in local medical imaging technology will bring state-of-the-art research equipment to Robarts Research Institute and allow research findings to be brought to patient bedsides more rapidly and readily than ever before.
In memoriam: Dr. Gérard Guiraudon
February 19, 2019
It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of Dr. Gérard Marcel Guiraudon on February 14, 2019.
Spinal cord 'smarter' than previously thought
February 12, 2019
We often think of our brains as being at the centre of complex motor function and control, but how ‘smart’ is your spinal cord? Turns out it is smarter than we think.
Timothy Scholl renewed as Investigator with OICR
January 29, 2019
Robarts scientist Timothy Scholl, PhD, has been renewed as an Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) Investigator for a five-year term. Scholl's innovations in magnetic resonance spectroscopy incorporate the development and application of novel imaging methods to the study of cellular metabolism, including characterization of tissue pH and sodium concentrations.
CIHR grants support important projects
January 25, 2019
Health researchers in London were awarded more than $10 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), with $7.3 million supporting projects through Schulich Medicine & Dentistry and $2.8 million through Lawson Health Research Institute.
