News and stories

Congratulations to our members who were successful in CIHR's recent round of funding. We're excited to see what new discoveries will take place!

Congratulations to Dr. Ruth Slack! Dr. Slack, along with collaborators Dr. Louis-Eric Trudeau, Dr. David Park and Dr. Michelle Desjardin, was awarded a grant from the Krembil Foundation for $1,003, 002! The grant, "Reshaping Mitochondrial Efficiency and Integrity to Treat Parkinson’s Disease " aims to find a novel approach to treat PD. 

We're excited to announce this year's PRC awardees. A sincere thank you to our generous donors for their ongoing support of Parkinson's research and trainee research. 

Dr. Lara Pilutti runs the Clinical Exercise Physiology Lab at the University of Ottawa. The goal of her research program is to optimize the accessibility of physical activity and exercise for people with both progressive and relapsing-remitting MS. Her team is specifically interested in providing exercise programs for MS patients with a higher disability level or for those using assistive mobility devices such as walkers or wheelchairs.

Understanding how our brains work to create and store memories is fundamental to understanding how things go wrong in dementia. To date, how memories are stored and recalled is completely unknown.  

Congratulations to our members who were successful in CIHR's recent round of funding. We're excited to see what new discoveries will take place!

On Sunday, June 2, 2019 members of the public are invited to the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine for Doors Open Ottawa. A variety of 30-minute tours and workshops will take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., giving guests a taste of life at Ottawa’s only Faculty of Medicine. All members of the public are welcome to attend. This event is also a great way for our own Faculty of Medicine community to share their work with friends and family. It is also a chance for prospective students to learn more about our programs.