Alison Allan, PhD

It was great to meet with the incredible team behind TRIDENT. This $24M federally funded research project based at Western University that's helping lead the fight against brain diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. With partners across the country, TRIDENT is working to…

The Hockey Canada trials shows how we need to be talking to young men. We’ve failed at having necessary, nuanced and uncomfortable conversations with boys about sex, consent, pleasure and healthy relationships, by @rachelagiese theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… via @GlobeDebate #MeToo

From exploring a surprising new ally in the fight against bladder cancer to a world-first asthma study, #WesternU researchers attract more than $15M in federal funding from @CIHR_IRSC. @SchulichMedDent @westernuFHS @westernuSocSci news.westernu.ca/2025/07/cihr-p…

🚨 Just launched today - a new Neuroanatomy section in the ARC Bootcamp. arcbootcamp.com To celebrate, we're cutting registration fees by 50% until Aug 1. Use the code ILOVEANATOMY We did a randomized study on this new material, with very interesting findings... 🧵

#WesternU profs Drs. Benjamin Chin-Yee and David D'Souza recently spoke with CBC News about the virtues of discussing health concerns with medical professionals rather than relying on AI tools for information & advice. @SchulichMedDent brnw.ch/21wUcqH

Six #WesternU professors across five faculties are receiving Western Research Excellence Awards. The university honours two Outstanding Emerging Scholars, two Outstanding Scholars and awards two Hellmuth Prizes for Achievement in Research each year. news.westernu.ca/2025/07/wester…

At @WesternU this morning where I learned more about partnerships between brain researchers and local organizations working with seniors. Brain research can help improve care in so many ways. Thank you to those involved in this work and to Dr. Shawn Whitehead for the invitation…

To attract top global talent, #WesternU is doubling the number of Postdoctoral Fellowship Program awards and launching the new US-CAN Doctoral Excellence Awards. #CdnPSE #HigherEd news.westernu.ca/2025/07/phd-po…

We are proud to announce the recipients of Breast Cancer Canada’s 2025 Annual Research Grants. 💗Dr. Kathryn Isaac – Using artificial intelligence and natural language processing (CAN-TRI-NLP) to build a triage tool that helps patients access timely breast cancer care. 💗Dr.…

🚨 Big news: Nearly 1,000 abstracts submitted for #CCRC2025! A huge thank you to all the researchers who shared their work, we’re inspired by your passion and can’t wait to hear more about your work this November! 🗓️ November 2–4, 2025 📍 Calgary, AB 🔗 ccra-acrc.ca/conference/

I learned this week that SABR-COMET patient #1 recently passed away, more than 12 years after enrollment, with no recurrence since his original SABR. We initially treated him for a left adrenal met. It’s an interesting story… ⬇️⬇️⬇️

#FundingOpportunity Apply now for the Strengthening Resilient & Equitable Public Health Systems (STEPS) Team Grants! Eleven grants for up to $750,000 available. Webinar: July 16 at 13:00 EST Registration deadline: September 17 Learn more: researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtn…

I asked ChatGPT (o3-pro) what the most unbelievable things it's learned about humans since being created was I find no-5 and the last one (meta-surprise) quite funny 🧵 Read on 👇 1. Simultaneous brilliance and self‑sabotage Humans can design spacecraft that navigate billions…

Amazing article by @DrSidMukherjee on the promises and perils of cancer early detection. Really resonated with me as I touched on several of the themes discussed here in my talk at the G7 conference on poor prognosis cancers. newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…

NIH will reinstate 900 grants in response to court order | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…

Three modes of organising for improvement: (1) Doing things well (2) Doing things better (3) Doing better things An organisational improvement strategy should focus on all three. Many organisations currently are overfocussed on (1) & (2) and under focussed on (3). This is risky…

Andrea Bocelli & Jannik Sinner — Polvere e Gloria. A meeting of elegance and greatness. The voice of a legend. The will of a champion. Full clip now available. 🎥👇

News from the Health and Homelessness Fund For Change! This morning, the fund granted $4.8 million for @IndwellCA to support the renovation of a century-old building in the Village SoHo community. Read more at loom.ly/y2f7XkM

U15 Canada welcomes role for research universities in securing Canadian sovereignty through new defence spending. u15.ca/publications/s…

Is AI dulling critical-thinking skills? As tech companies court students, educators weigh the risks theglobeandmail.com/gift/77259bbce…