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The rapid development and deployment of vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical role of research in creating lifesaving medical innovations. And aligning research with patient needs is exactly what uOttawa pediatrics professor Dr. Jason Berman aims to do in his own practice.

Med students hung red dresses around RGN in early May to call the spirits of the missing and murdered women, girls and 2-spirit peoples back to their loved ones.

Expensive, lifesaving treatments could be drastically reduced if Canada followed the U.S. model and started screening for breast cancer at 40.

Combining biomedical finesse and nature-inspired engineering, a uOttawa-led team of scientists have created a jelly-like material that shows great potential for on-the-spot repair to a remarkable range of damaged organs and tissues in the human body.

Members of the Ottawa health-care community joined researchers, educators, community leaders and investors May 9 to break ground on the Advanced Medical Research Centre (AMRC), the University of Ottawa’s new initiative to grow the medical biotechnology sector in the Ottawa region.

With the establishment of a groundbreaking research chair in science diplomacy, professors Patrick Fafard from the University of Ottawa and Pascal Griset from Sorbonne University in Paris will explore how scientific collaboration can transcend national borders and foster advances in global health and security.

The Canadian Pandemic Preparedness Hub (CP2H) has been awarded more than $115 million to boost Canada’s capacity to develop and manufacture life-saving biotherapeutics, including vaccines, gene therapies and cell therapies. CP2H is co-led by the University of Ottawa and McMaster University, in partnership with The Ottawa Hospital.

Ottawa has earned its global reputation as a vibrant city for medical research and innovation. But if it wants to keep its intellectual capital in the nation’s capital, more lab space and private investment will be needed.

A 4-week internship is offered to 4th-year students and residents of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa!

Researchers highlights need for immediate shift in public health policy as early detection is key to reducing breast cancer death and complications.