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We are happy to announce the 2025 Impact Grants Program recipients. We have successfully funded 10 projects to accelerate brain–heart (B–H) research that has the potential to quickly deliver important and timely outcomes, and contribute to sustainable long-term health, societal and/or economic impacts that are equitable in their process and impact. Below is the list of awardees along with their af...

We are pleased to share that Associate Director Viviana Fernandez has been appointed to the SAR Canada (SARCAN) National Steering Committee for a two-year mandate starting in November 2025.

As Movember shone a light on men’s prostate cancer, screening guidelines for the disease look widely antiquated as modern testing is shunned amid a reduction in the pace of decline of mortality rates.

The Canadian AI Safety Institute’s research program has selected a team including Prof. Karen Eltis and Prof. Jacquelyn Burkell to lead a two-year solution network dedicated to address the rising prevalence of synthetic AI-generated content in the justice system.

Le rapport annuel du CRCCF et les derniers balados sont maintenant disponibles!

The Brain-Heart Interconnectome (BHI) is a mission-driven research program that is dedicated to advancing the understanding of the intricate connections between the brain and heart. Recognizing that these vital organs do not function in isolation, the BHI is propelling cutting-edge research that explores how neurological and cardiovascular systems influence one another in health and disease.

As part of a major push to unlock more impactful contributions to spaceflight science, Dr. Guy Trudel and a top team of collaborators will seek to unlock how and why astronauts develop a common blood disorder in microgravity.

Dr. David Birnie, head of the Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, has co-led a groundbreaking international study that will transform the care of approximately one million patients worldwide who undergo catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation each year.

Every day, thousands of meals are prepared in commercial kitchens where food safety is non-negotiable. Thanks to a partnership between Ottawa-based startup Stratosfy and the University of Ottawa’s Sedna Research Lab, kitchens can now rely on automated temperature monitoring instead of manual logbooks, making compliance effortless and food storage safer.

Two uOttawa professors have stepped forward with an initiative to give safe injection site staff and people who use drugs the tools they need to make informed decisions, potentially saving lives. RADAR (Rapid Access Drug Analysis and Reporting) is all about harm reduction through prevention, support and efficient drug-testing.