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Healing power of light: uOttawa team advances clear vision for eye repair

With potential to impact millions, study finds that biomimetic materials pulsed with low-energy blue light can reshape damaged corneas, including thickening the tissue.
With potential to impact millions, study finds that biomimetic materials pulsed with low-energy blue light can reshape damaged corneas, including thickening the tissue.

July 25, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence

Faculty of Medicine announces five successful projects in 2023 competition of its Artificial Intelligence Seed Funding Program

The University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine is pleased to announce the results of the highly competitive 2023 round of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Seed Funding Program.
The University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine is pleased to announce the results of the highly competitive 2023 round of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Seed Funding Program.

July 7, 2023
Drug discovery
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uOttawa team develops new drug discovery platform

The comprehensive screening platform and cellular interrogation tool has the potential to facilitate novel drug discovery targeting a slew of human diseases.
The comprehensive screening platform and cellular interrogation tool has the potential to facilitate novel drug discovery targeting a slew of human diseases.

July 5, 2023
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uOMedTalks: Updates from the Executive Leadership Team (June 2023)

Updates from the Executive Leadership Team on the Medical Education Task Force, the Ottawa Academic Health Network, and more.
Updates from the Executive Leadership Team on the Medical Education Task Force, the Ottawa Academic Health Network, and more.

June 28, 2023
Stem cells
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Innovative stem cell research takes aim at origins of human cancers

Dr. Yannick Benoit, the study’s co-first author, says the collaborative research team has established a clear link between different types of cancers and their embryonic origins.
Dr. Yannick Benoit, the study’s co-first author, says the collaborative research team has established a clear link between different types of cancers and their embryonic origins.

June 27, 2023
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Pride Month Q&A with Dr. Paul MacPherson

The Clinical Research Chair in Gay Men’s Health speaks about the importance of Pride to our broad Faculty of Medicine community and shares insights from his research work.
The Clinical Research Chair in Gay Men’s Health speaks about the importance of Pride to our broad Faculty of Medicine community and shares insights from his research work.

June 21, 2023
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Congratulations to our graduates! Convocation 2023

Convocation is a special event that honours the remarkable determination, hard work and achievements of graduates from the Faculty of Medicine. Please join the Faculty in wishing them all the best as they start the next chapter of their journeys.
Convocation is a special event that honours the remarkable determination, hard work and achievements of graduates from the Faculty of Medicine. Please join the Faculty in wishing them all the best as they start the next chapter of their journeys.

June 19, 2023
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uOttawa team leads promising new research on devastating brain disorder

The rigorous study focuses on the mechanisms of Huntington’s disease, a genetic disorder that leads to the breaking down of neurons in areas of the brain.
The rigorous study focuses on the mechanisms of Huntington’s disease, a genetic disorder that leads to the breaking down of neurons in areas of the brain.

June 7, 2023
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On her way to becoming an impactful clinician-scientist: Meet Melissa Sen Phuong

Her family’s experiences as Vietnam War refugees shaped her outlook on medicine and is helping her become an empathetic, culturally competent physician.
Her family’s experiences as Vietnam War refugees shaped her outlook on medicine and is helping her become an empathetic, culturally competent physician.

June 6, 2023