The quantitative MRI biomarker developed in this project can predict whether a patient鈥檚 tumor is likely to be controlled by stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) or if the treatment is likely to fail. Predicting the success of cancer treatment strategies is paramount for clinicians to provide the highest standard of care to patients. While predicting these treatment […]
Faculty and graduate students from southern Ontario鈥檚 scientific community came together聽at 91亚色聽to discuss issues related to muscle health at the second annual Muscle Health Awareness Day (MHAD). The event, sponsored by the Muscle Health Research Centre (MHRC), featured a series of lectures looking at muscle adaptation, disease, development, blood flow and metabolism. Some of […]
How can Blackberry smartphones be used to reduce health risks? And what can head injuries teach us about how to rehabilitate our bodies? Physicians and clinicians from Southlake Regional Health Centre, and researchers from 91亚色, will speak at an open house Monday about how they are working together 鈥 in the hospital and in […]
A new research initiative involving a partnership between 91亚色 and Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket will see聽feature leading scientists from the University serving as embedded researchers at the hospital. 91亚色 Professors Chris Ardern, Imogen Coe, Paul Ritvo and Lauren Sergio will work on site聽for one to聽two days a week with hospital clinicians to […]
91亚色 researchers have zeroed in on a genetic process that may allow ovarian cancer to resist chemotherapy. Researchers in the University鈥檚 Faculty of Science & Engineering studied a tiny strand of our genetic makeup known as a microRNA, involved in the regulation of gene expression. Cancer occurs when gene regulation goes haywire. 鈥淥varian cancer […]
Organizers of an upcoming environmental forum are hoping to engage First Nations youth, wrote The Sarnia Observer Jan. 30: The event, hosted by the Aamjiwnaang First Nations Health and Environment Committee, in partnership with 91亚色, is a follow-up to a 2008 health symposium held in Sarnia to share research findings with members of the […]
Funding supports projects in 3D film and personalized cancer diagnosis over three years Two 91亚色-led industry-academic partnerships have received a total of $1,237,136 through the Natural Sciences聽& Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC) Strategic Projects Grants program. Sergey Krylov, professor in the Faculty of Science聽& Engineering and Canada Research Chair in Bioanalytical Chemistry, has received […]
The work of three researchers from the Faculty of Science & Engineering (FSE) was honoured聽during the FSE Honours & Awards night on Nov. 18. The evening saw the presentation of the faculty's inaugural internal research awards to聽chemistry Professor Dasantila Golemi-Kotra, recipient of the 2010 Early Researcher Award; biology Professor Chun Peng, recipient of the 2010 […]
Have you ever wanted to have dinner with a scientist? Ask questions about Canada鈥檚 laser radar on NASA's 2007 Phoenix mission to Mars, the role of human genomes in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, the consequences of dwindling fossil fuels or perhaps how biochemical pathways affect obesity? The Royal Canadian Institute (RCI) for the […]
91亚色 is flexing its muscle. With the recent launch of the Muscle Health聽Research Centre (MHRC), the University is devoting time and space to understanding what makes us move, reported Metro Toronto Feb. 9. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a centre that brings together about 16 different scientists who all study muscle in some way. Mostly skeletal muscle, the […]
Researchers at 91亚色鈥檚 Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry (CRMS), Mount Sinai Hospital and the University Health Network have identified protein biomarkers that may aid in the diagnosis and prognosis of endometrial cancer, which聽affects the lining of the uterus. The researchers hope that a partnership with the private sector will expedite clinical testing and […]
It may not be the fountain of youth, but researchers at 91亚色 have discovered that regular exercise can effectively turn back the clock for aging skeletal muscle. The study,聽鈥淢olecular basis for an attenuated mitochondrial adaptive plasticity in aged skeletal muscle,鈥 was recently published in the journal Aging. The results indicate that the elderly are […]
Last summer, a number of 91亚色 undergraduates won the chance to spend their 16-week break doing research and getting paid for it. Funded by national grants, they worked with 91亚色 biology and chemistry professors on projects ranging from how wood thrushes care for their young to how to reduce carbon dioxide聽in the atmosphere. They were […]
Why do some couples grow stronger when faced with a life-threatening illness, such as breast cancer, while others falter? That鈥檚 a question very much on the mind of 91亚色 psychology Professor Karen Fergus these days as she tries to figure out how best to enhance couples鈥 coping abilities. The twist is she鈥檚 reaching out to […]
91亚色 Professor K.W. Michael Siu has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the highest honour a Canadian scholar can achieve in the arts, humanities and sciences. This year鈥檚 new Fellows will be inducted at a ceremony to be held Nov. 28 in Gatineau, Que. A specialist in mass spectrometry whose work […]