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Faculty of Medicine

Every lab belongs to a community

Changes to the graduate curriculum integrate social accountability into biomedical and basic science research.
Changes to the graduate curriculum integrate social accountability into biomedical and basic science research.

February 16, 2021
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Awards and recognition

Two outstanding medical educators at uOttawa win AFMC awards

uOttawa Faculty of Medicine’s 2021 Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) award winners are Dr. Robert Bell and Dr. Ali Jalali.
uOttawa Faculty of Medicine’s 2021 Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) award winners are Dr. Robert Bell and Dr. Ali Jalali.

February 12, 2021
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Faculty of Medicine

Ebola is a master of disguise

Dr. Marceline Côté and her team have discovered a druggable pathway the virus uses to trick its way into our organs.
Dr. Marceline Côté and her team have discovered a druggable pathway the virus uses to trick its way into our organs.

February 11, 2021
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Faculty of Medicine

Helping society’s underdogs through hepatitis C research

MSc student and Trevor Noah superfan Chisom Okwor uses scientific research to challenge health inequalities. 
MSc student and Trevor Noah superfan Chisom Okwor uses scientific research to challenge health inequalities. 

February 9, 2021
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Faculty of Medicine

From individual passion to systemic change

As vice-dean of Faculty Affairs, Dr. Sharon Whiting believes the Faculty of Medicine is on track toward greater equity, diversity and inclusion.
As vice-dean of Faculty Affairs, Dr. Sharon Whiting believes the Faculty of Medicine is on track toward greater equity, diversity and inclusion.

February 8, 2021
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Awards and recognition

UOHI scientist awarded international grant for important heart and brain research

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) has announced support for Katey Rayner, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) in partnership with co-principal investigators in France and Spain as part of the European Research Area Network on Cardiovascular Diseases (ERA-CVD) Joint Transnational Call (JTC) 2020.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) has announced support for Katey Rayner, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) in partnership with co-principal investigators in France and Spain as part of the European Research...

February 3, 2021
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Funding

CIHR Spring 2021 Project Grant Competition: Ask Me Anything

CIHR will be hosting “Ask Me Anything” sessions designed to support participants and answer questions about the Spring 2021 Project Grant competition.
CIHR will be hosting “Ask Me Anything” sessions designed to support participants and answer questions about the Spring 2021 Project Grant competition.

February 3, 2021
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Webinar

NSERC CREATE 2021-2022 Webinars - FEBRUARY 4th (English)

In preparation for the next CREATE competition, NSERC will hold webinars to provide an overview of the CREATE program and application process.
In preparation for the next CREATE competition, NSERC will hold webinars to provide an overview of the CREATE program and application process.

February 3, 2021
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Faculty of Medicine

We the North

Ottawa physicians are supporting family practice anesthesia colleagues in Nunavut to keep patients in their own communities for care—a partnership that is controlling costs, reducing cultural and language barriers, and easing stress on families.
Ottawa physicians are supporting family practice anesthesia colleagues in Nunavut to keep patients in their own communities for care—a partnership that is controlling costs, reducing cultural and language barriers, and easing stress on families.

February 1, 2021
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International

uOttawa Faculty of Medicine renews ties with University of Fukui for another 5 years

The University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine has renewed its preferred partnership with the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Fukui for another 5 years.
The University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine has renewed its preferred partnership with the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Fukui for another 5 years.

January 29, 2021