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First patient treated in world-first cell therapy trial to heal the lungs of preterm babies

Researchers have treated the first patient in an innovative clinical trial of a cell therapy that aims to prevent very premature babies from developing a chronic lung disease called bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). This is the first trial of its kind in in the world.
Researchers have treated the first patient in an innovative clinical trial of a cell therapy that aims to prevent very premature babies from developing a chronic lung disease called bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). This is the first trial of its kind in in the world.

March 24, 2023
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Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine and affiliated institutes receive more than $22M in CIHR grants

Researchers from the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine and affiliated institutes have attracted more than $22 million in the latest funding allocations from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Researchers from the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine and affiliated institutes have attracted more than $22 million in the latest funding allocations from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

February 7, 2023
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Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Yannick Benoit joins elite group of early career scientists

Dr. Benoit is being recognized by the Gairdner Foundation for his exceptional research achievements so far and his future potential.
Dr. Benoit is being recognized by the Gairdner Foundation for his exceptional research achievements so far and his future potential.

October 13, 2022
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Faculty of Medicine

uOttawa Faculty of Medicine team reveals underpinnings of how motor memory forms

Dr. Simon Chen’s lab zooms in on how the brain’s motor neurons create a kind of shorthand between mind and muscle, potentially shedding light on recovery in motor-related brain injury and diseases.
Dr. Simon Chen’s lab zooms in on how the brain’s motor neurons create a kind of shorthand between mind and muscle, potentially shedding light on recovery in motor-related brain injury and diseases.

September 14, 2022
First row, from left to right: Jude Mary Cénat, Paul Corkum, Elizabeth Dubois, Mamadou Fall, Stephen Ferguson, Trevor Hall; second row, from left to right: Eva Hemmer, Peter Jaskiewicz, Chidi Oguamanam, Derek Pratt, Katey Rayner and Vincent Tabard-Cossa
Research and innovation
University Research Chair

University of Ottawa Investing $1.6 Million to Support and Diversify Research Chairs

The University of Ottawa is taking new steps to support its researchers’ exceptional work by awarding and renewing a series of internal research chairs.
The University of Ottawa is taking new steps to support its researchers’ exceptional work by awarding and renewing a series of internal research chairs.

August 16, 2022
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Infectious diseases

Lab-grown “mini-kidneys” unlock secrets of a rare disease

Researchers have solved a medical mystery in a poorly understood disease by uncovering which cells cause tumours in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).
Researchers have solved a medical mystery in a poorly understood disease by uncovering which cells cause tumours in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).

July 21, 2022