It didn’t take long for Taha Azad to apply his expertise in luciferase proteins, the enzymes that cause fireflies to glow, to novel approaches to cancer research, then to research on a vaccine and drug for COVID-19. “During my childhood in northern Iran, I used to observe fireflies and was curious about how they were emitting light,” he says.
It didn’t take long for Taha Azad to apply his expertise in luciferase proteins, the enzymes that cause fireflies to glow, to novel approaches to cancer research, then to research on a vaccine and drug for COVID-19. “During my childhood in northern Iran, I used to observe fireflies and was curious a...
As the popular wisdom says, music is good for the soul, and delving into the benefits of music on the body and the mind, as well as on the problems that can affect them, is precisely at the core of the mission of the University of Ottawa’s Music and Health Research Institute (MHRI).
As the popular wisdom says, music is good for the soul, and delving into the benefits of music on the body and the mind, as well as on the problems that can affect them, is precisely at the core of the mission of the University of Ottawa’s Music and Health Research Institute (MHRI).
The University of Ottawa is proud to announce the awarding of three new University Research Chairs (URC), a new Distinguished Research Chair, and two URC renewals, recognizing the work of exceptional researchers in health, law, and biology.
The University of Ottawa is proud to announce the awarding of three new University Research Chairs (URC), a new Distinguished Research Chair, and two URC renewals, recognizing the work of exceptional researchers in health, law, and biology.
The University of Ottawa is proud to announce the awarding of four new University Research Chairs (URC), a new Distinguished Research Chair, and two URC renewals, recognizing the work of exceptional researchers in health, law, and biology.
The University of Ottawa is proud to announce the awarding of four new University Research Chairs (URC), a new Distinguished Research Chair, and two URC renewals, recognizing the work of exceptional researchers in health, law, and biology.
Two new Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs (CRCs), and one renewed Tier 2 CRC have been awarded to three exceptional University of Ottawa researchers at the faculties of Education, Engineering and Science.
Two new Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs (CRCs), and one renewed Tier 2 CRC have been awarded to three exceptional University of Ottawa researchers at the faculties of Education, Engineering and Science.
Over $1.6 million in funding will go to innovative research projects conducted at uOttawa, under the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships and Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships programs.
Over $1.6 million in funding will go to innovative research projects conducted at uOttawa, under the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships and Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships programs.
Preventing preventable deaths
Over the past few years, the incidence of opioid-related deaths in all regions of Canada has reached crisis proportions. The latest figures from the Public Health Agency of Canada show that 14,700 apparent opioid-related deaths occurred between January 2016 and June 2019 in Canada, and that nearly all (94%) of these deaths were accidental. One known contributor to ...
Preventing preventable deaths
Over the past few years, the incidence of opioid-related deaths in all regions of Canada has reached crisis proportions. The latest figures from the Public Health Agency of Canada show that 14,700 apparent opioid-related deaths occurred between January 2016 and June ...
The Exploration stream of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) has granted a total of $3M to 12 researchers from the University of Ottawa and its affiliated hospital research institutes to support their innovative, high-risk high-reward research projects.
The Exploration stream of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) has granted a total of $3M to 12 researchers from the University of Ottawa and its affiliated hospital research institutes to support their innovative, high-risk high-reward research projects.
To address the challenges of a dwindling global supply of energy and mineral resources, Professor Mark Hannington of the University of Ottawa’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences has set his sights on the bottom of the ocean.
To address the challenges of a dwindling global supply of energy and mineral resources, Professor Mark Hannington of the University of Ottawa’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences has set his sights on the bottom of the ocean.
The postwar ingenuity of Stanford University and its role in building Silicon Valley as a technological epicentre are legendary. One of the keys to its success was the meeting of academia, the private sector and government, a model that serves as inspiration for successful technology parks around the world and now for the University of Ottawa’s latest venture: a partnership with Kanata North, bill...
The postwar ingenuity of Stanford University and its role in building Silicon Valley as a technological epicentre are legendary. One of the keys to its success was the meeting of academia, the private sector and government, a model that serves as inspiration for successful technology parks around th...