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#UCalgary medical students and faculty hit the ice to raise more than $130,000 for multiple myeloma research at the student-run Stick it to Cancer charity hockey game 🔥🏒 ucalgary.ca/news/ucalgary-… @cancersociety @Charb_Cancer @uofcknes @ucalgaryalumni
💡Women's health is public health! From chronic pelvic pain to research gaps, women's health issues are often overlooked—but they impact us all. For #CDNPublicHealthWeek we are spotlighting the facts & sharing the research advancing different areas of #publichealth. Stay tuned!
Lead author of the study Dr. Faizan Khan, PhD, emphasizes the importance of ongoing monitoring and lifelong preventative care for stroke risk factors like high blood pressure, long after hospital discharge. @DCNSNeuro @HotchkissBrain @LibinInstitute @OBrien_IPH @JAMA_current
Global study led by #UCalgary researchers shows one in five people who experience a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack will have another stroke within 10 years bit.ly/4cm7RSl @UCalgaryMed
Join Precision Health Spotlight Week APR 14-17 for an inside look at #UCalgaryMed's virtual Precision Health Program! Learn how this graduate program prepares working professionals for success in the field of precision medicine. ⬇️ cumming.ucalgary.ca/gse/gse/about/…
The Charbonneau Cancer Institute is proud to be part of the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centers Network. Explore @marathonofhope 's first paper in @Cancer_Cell—developed with 1,200 researchers, including many from Charbonneau, @UCalgaryMed & key research platforms. Learn more 👇
🚨 MILESTONE ALERT: Network publishes landmark paper in Cancer Cell! 🚨 The paper highlights the Network’s history, objectives and key accomplishments, underscoring how this unprecedented national collaboration is accelerating precision oncology! More ▶️bit.ly/4jemiKn
UCalgary researchers have uncovered important clues that could be key to reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The discovery could dramatically change how the disease is perceived and treated, says study lead Dr. Minh Dang Nguyen, PhD. Read more ⬇️ @HotchkissBrain @UofCr4kids
Congratulations to Dr. Minh Dang Nguyen and Dr. Milène Vandal on their paper in Neuron showing how the protein CD2AP and the vascular system can hold clues to Alzheimer's disease. @UCalgaryMed ucalgary.ca/news/ucalgary-…
Join #UCalgaryGivingDay by supporting the groundbreaking work underway at one of #UCalgaryMed's research institutes! Eligible gifts are matched up to $2500 per gift while matching funds last. Support research & bring greater hope to those in need of care: bit.ly/3YfTkSe
There is critical research and education happening at the Cumming School that would benefit from your support. Consider giving to one of these world-class initiatives that are advancing health and improving patient care, on #UCalgaryGivingDay. Visit here: bit.ly/3YfTkSe
By far the best part of my job is working with students. This year I had the pleasure of supporting a @SchulichENGG undergraduate capstone project on simulating ED workflow with Dr. Steve Drew. The future of transdisciplinary health and engineering research is bright 🌟
🧠 Women with more perimenopausal symptoms (hot flashes, poor sleep, etc.) show worse cognitive function & greater behavioural symptom severity later in life. Could the menopause experience be an early indicator for warning signs of dementia? Read more: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…
Congratulations to the first Arthur Child Catalysts, Drs. Jongbok Lee, Rui Fu, Perri Tutelman, Amir Nezhad and Sorana Morrissy! Their projects will help shape the future of cancer care in Alberta. 👏🏼 @UofCr4kids
Congratulations to Dr. Jongbok Lee, Dr. Rui Fu, Dr. Perri Tutelman, Dr. Amir Nezhad, and Dr. Sorana Morrissy for receiving the inaugural Arthur Child Innovation Catalyst Grants! Learn more: albertacancer.ca/catalystgrants/
As #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth comes to a close, @Scantlebury_Lab wants us to keep the conversation going! Watch to find out why epilepsy awareness is important and how stigma impacts those living with epilepsy. @UCalgaryMed | @DCNSNeuro | @UofCr4kids | @owerkocentre #epilepsy
👏Congrats to all recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal! Honouring world-class leaders in kidney care, #UCalgaryMed Drs. Julian Midgley, Marcelo Tonelli and Braden Manns (photo 2) and UCalgary Provost & VP Academic Dr. Sandra Davidson. @ucalgarynursing @kidneycanada
A huge congrats to Dr. Melanie Woodin, PhD'01, past recipient of the @UCalgaryMed Alumni of Distinction Award, on this incredible achievement! 🎉
Melanie Woodin, an internationally recognized neuroscientist who studies the mechanisms underlying learning and memory in the brain, has been named #UofT’s 17th president. ➡️ uoft.me/uoftpres
👏🏽 Big congrats to #UCalgaryMed neurosurgery residents Dr. Branavan Manoranjan, MD, Dr. Runze Yang, MD, and Dr. Jenna Mann, MD, on their Alberta Neurosurgical Society research awards! @DCNSNeuro @HotchkissBrain
Congrats to our @DCNSNeuro @yycneurosurgery residents for winning 3 of 4 research awards! @BranavanM: Oxidative stress in leptomeningeal metastasis @ryangyyc: CASK’s role in G3/4 medulloblastoma @JennaMannMD: Access to care & pituitary adenoma outcomes @UCalgaryMed
NASA astronauts are back in space after nine months. But what does zero gravity do to the body? #UCalgary's Drs. Steven Boyd and Leigh Gabel explore what happens. Read more: bit.ly/4hHn1Th @UCalgaryMed @SchulichENGG @OBrien_IPH #scienceresearch #space #sportscience
🎉Congrats to 2025 AFMC Awardees including Dr. Jane Lemaire: AFMC Wellness Award, Dr. Erin Brennand: AFMC May Cohen Equity, Diversity & Gender Award, Dr. Nathalie Jette: AFMC Clinician-Scientist Award & Dr. Irene Ma: AFMC Clinical Teacher Award! Read more: afmc.ca/awards/
New research published in Neuron, reveals why women may experience chronic pain differently than men. Differences in immune cells & leptin levels could explain why some treatments don’t work as well for women. Read more: ucalgary.ca/news/why-pain-…
🏑 The med student Stick it to Cancer team is hosting a silent auction, with all proceeds going toward cancer research & doubled by the @cancersociety! The auction closes March 22 at 9:45pm. Learn more & consider donating: stickittocancer.ca @ucalgaryalumni @Charb_Cancer
Congratulations @linda_e_carlson ! The Canadian Network for Psychedelic-Assisted Cancer Therapy (CAN-PACT) is a research group focused on exploring the efficacy of psychedelics for alleviating suffering, managing symptoms like anxiety or depression and improving quality of life.
Introducing Breakthrough Grant recipient @Linda_E_Carlson! Dr Carlson and her colleagues aim to bring psychedelic-assisted #therapy to all people living with advanced #cancer in Canada. Their bold plan is to train healthcare providers and researchers, conduct a clinical trial…
Fellow clinicians & academic leaders, the Canadian Conference on Physician Leadership is coming up in Vancouver. A great opportunity to connect and share ideas about medical leadership, set some new goals and be inspired by a fantastic lineup of speakers: bit.ly/3RgWktM