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Rigorous new research suggests theory on why women at Nazi death camps stopped menstruating on arrival

Dr. Peggy J. Kleinplatz suggests synthetic steroids were being slipped in the daily rations given to female captives of Nazi concentration camps in a bid to stop their menstrual cycles and perhaps impair their ability to have children altogether.
Dr. Peggy J. Kleinplatz suggests synthetic steroids were being slipped in the daily rations given to female captives of Nazi concentration camps in a bid to stop their menstrual cycles and perhaps impair their ability to have children altogether.

September 20, 2022
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Students

Making the most of your experience at the Faculty of Medicine

With the dawn of a new academic year, learn about activities and services offered to help you stay engaged, healthy and motivated throughout the school year.
With the dawn of a new academic year, learn about activities and services offered to help you stay engaged, healthy and motivated throughout the school year.

September 19, 2022
Dr Simon Chen
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
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Students

229 new students called to the profession at White Coat Ceremony

The Faculty of Medicine event marked the entry of 169 MD candidates and 60 PhD learners into their respective professions.
The Faculty of Medicine event marked the entry of 169 MD candidates and 60 PhD learners into their respective professions.

September 12, 2022
Dr. Khacho
Faculty of Medicine

Study reveals starring role for shape-shifting mitochondria in stem cell function

Dr. Mireille Khacho’s research team shows evidence that a mitochondrial shaping protein is essential for muscle stem cell maintenance and function, potentially paving the way for muscle-regenerating therapies.
Dr. Mireille Khacho’s research team shows evidence that a mitochondrial shaping protein is essential for muscle stem cell maintenance and function, potentially paving the way for muscle-regenerating therapies.

September 1, 2022
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Faculty of Medicine
Radiology

August 2022 News

Please find below all the news articles for August 2022.
Please find below all the news articles for August 2022.

September 1, 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
Dr. Katey Rayner
Awards and recognition
University Research Chair

Research chair in vascular and metabolic inflammation awarded to Heart Institute scientist

Katey Rayner, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, has been named chairholder of the University Research Chair in Vascular and Metabolic Inflammation at the University of Ottawa (uOttawa).
Katey Rayner, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, has been named chairholder of the University Research Chair in Vascular and Metabolic Inflammation at the University of Ottawa (uOttawa).

August 16, 2022
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Faculty of Medicine

New insights on how some individuals with obesity can lose weight – and keep it off

The uOttawa-led team’s rigorous study has the potential to help reshape the science of weight-loss programs so they can be personalized for individual patients with difficult-to-treat obesity.
The uOttawa-led team’s rigorous study has the potential to help reshape the science of weight-loss programs so they can be personalized for individual patients with difficult-to-treat obesity.

August 11, 2022