Faculty of Medicine - BioMedical Sciences

With the help of some dedicated graduate students in the Faculty of Medicine, Neria Aylward, a grade 11 student at Holy Heart of Mary High School, went from being winner of the provincial Brain Storm competition April 20 to placing third in the Canadian Brain Bee.

June 14, 2013

By reaching out beyond the university, some faculty members in the Division of BioMedical Sciences have helped a number of high school students to prepare science projects for competition and go on to win awards.

June 13, 2013

Dr. Laura Gillespie, professor of molecular oncology, has received a Prevention Translation Award in the amount of $149,900 from the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute. This program targets the translation of basic research findings into the clinic. Co-investigators are Drs. Joy McCarthy, Ken Kao, Nik Makretsov and Gary Paterno.

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Next five days

June 20, 2013
10:30 AM HSC, Theatre B
Cardiovascular Scientist Candidate - Dr. Rithwik Ramachandran, University of Calgary

"Targeting proteinase activated receptor biased signaling in the cardiovascular system"

June 21, 2013
12:00 PM HSC, Auditorium
Medical Grand Rounds - Dr. Jim Connor
"About Clinch, by Clinch, on Clinch: A tribute to Ken Roberts"

June 24, 2013
1:00 PM HSC, Theatre D
Neuroscience Visiting Speaker - Dr. Kerri Kinghorn
"Modeling neurodegenerative disease in Drosophila: a fruitful approach" presented by Dr. Kerri Kinghorn, Wellcome Clinical Fellow, Molecular Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College, London, UK (hosted by Dr. Jacqueline Vanderluit)