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Dr. Marc Ruel
Faculty of Medicine

Heart surgery stalled as COVID-19 spread

In two recent journal articles, Dr. Marc Ruel explores how hospitals worldwide scaled back on heart surgeries as the pandemic hit, and how they can resume those operations in a world still plagued by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
In two recent journal articles, Dr. Marc Ruel explores how hospitals worldwide scaled back on heart surgeries as the pandemic hit, and how they can resume those operations in a world still plagued by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

May 26, 2020
Drs. Jean-Simon Diallo, Duncan Stewart, Derek So and Smita Pakhale, the Faculty's recipients of funding from the Ontario COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund.
Faculty of Medicine

Four Faculty of Medicine researchers receive Ontario COVID-19 funding

Drs. Jean-Simon Diallo, Smita Pakhalé, Derek So, and Duncan Stewart received funds to advance their respective research programs, which seek to develop tests and treatments for COVID-19, and to study the effects of the pandemic on vulnerable populations.
Drs. Jean-Simon Diallo, Smita Pakhalé, Derek So, and Duncan Stewart received funds to advance their respective research programs, which seek to develop tests and treatments for COVID-19, and to study the effects of the pandemic on vulnerable populations.

May 26, 2020
Six students holding signs saying "Supporting shelters in Ontario during COVID -19"
Faculty of Medicine

Caring for the homeless through COVID-19 and beyond

Clinicians, researchers and students at the Faculty of Medicine are turning their attention to helping society’s most vulnerable through the pandemic—and learning broader lessons through the experience.
Clinicians, researchers and students at the Faculty of Medicine are turning their attention to helping society’s most vulnerable through the pandemic—and learning broader lessons through the experience.

May 25, 2020
Photo of Dr. Marjorie Brand
Faculty of Medicine

Proteins’ role in red blood cell production underestimated—until now

Research in Dr. Marjorie Brand’s lab advances our understanding by several chapters, promising news for patients with blood disorders.
Research in Dr. Marjorie Brand’s lab advances our understanding by several chapters, promising news for patients with blood disorders.

May 25, 2020
Faculty of Medicine

Success in high school science fairs leads ‘whiz kid’ to uOttawa and the Ivy League

Class of 2020 BSc graduate Amit Scheer is bound for Harvard after completing the Faculty of Medicine’s Translational and Molecular Medicine program, with almost a decade of cutting-edge lab experience under his belt.
Class of 2020 BSc graduate Amit Scheer is bound for Harvard after completing the Faculty of Medicine’s Translational and Molecular Medicine program, with almost a decade of cutting-edge lab experience under his belt.

May 13, 2020
susan Lamb speaks in front of a 75th anniversary banner
Faculty of Medicine

From barracks to beakers

An expert in the history of medicine, Dr. Susan Lamb is archiving the story of the Faculty of Medicine for its 75th anniversary.  
An expert in the history of medicine, Dr. Susan Lamb is archiving the story of the Faculty of Medicine for its 75th anniversary.  

May 12, 2020
Mother and her new-born baby in Ethiopia.
Faculty of Medicine

PhD candidate in population health uses documentary filmmaking as a tool for advocacy

When Nicole Bergen arrived in Ethiopia to work on her doctoral thesis in maternal health, her equipment list included some unconventional items: lights, tripods, and cinematography cameras.
When Nicole Bergen arrived in Ethiopia to work on her doctoral thesis in maternal health, her equipment list included some unconventional items: lights, tripods, and cinematography cameras.

May 8, 2020
Faculty of Medicine

Shining light to prolong the life of the N95 surgical mask

Scientists say this innovation could enable health care workers to reuse their N95 masks without compromising health and safety.
Scientists say this innovation could enable health care workers to reuse their N95 masks without compromising health and safety.

May 7, 2020