KITE Senior Scientists Drs. Catriona Steele and Paul Oh reflect on earning UHN’s 2023 Local Impact Award for Quality and Safety. The pair was given the award for leading The Quality Improvement Review Committee. Details 👉 bit.ly/4dDRz75

🚨New Parkinson’s Study Alert! The study, by Dr. Alfonso Fasano of UHN’s Krembil Research Institute, found brain signal patterns in Parkinson’s patients with STN DBS are consistent across visits, helping to better future treatments🧠🔍 Learn more here➡️ bit.ly/3Z2hO2v

📢Calling all early career #cancer researchers! Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity from CIHR to network and learn skills to help establish and maintain a successful research career. Apply today ⬇️

🎉Congratulations to Dr. Jason Fish (Jason Fish), Senior Scientist at Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, on receiving the 2024 CIHR-ICRH | L'ISCR des IRSC/CSATVB Mid-Career Excellence Award in Blood and Blood Vessel Research—recognizing outstanding contributions to blood and blood vessel sciences.

📢 Cancer Digital Intelligence’s 2024-2025 Grand Challenge is here: Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Cancer Care. We’re looking for innovative #AI projects in #CancerCare 🎉Open to applicants across University Health Network cancer disciplines & University of Waterloo scientists  Apply today 👉pmcdi.ca/grand-challeng…

"[O]ur world is burning and our healthcare system is broken" - join Dr. Kathryn Parker as she explains how we can re-imagine evaluation as a powerful learning tool that can accelerate meaningful change in healthcare. Register here: forms.gle/oph8DzoXtsGNG4…

Big strides in lung cancer research! 🧬 Dr. Ming Tsao & Dr. Housheng He Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research uncover RNA changes driving lung adenocarcinoma, paving the way for new treatments. > uhnresearch.ca/news/decoding-…; doi.org/10.1158/2159-8… #CancerResearch #LungCancer #ScienceNews

📢 New Bonus Episode Alert! From hiding his diagnosis to founding a Parkinson’s cycling club 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️, one Canadian man’s journey is a testament to resilience and the power of exercise. Listen to Your Complex Brain now! 🎧 apple.co/4cPhGqE

New research led by Krembil Brain Institute’s Dr. Maria Carmela Tartaglia (CarmelaTartaglia) reveals hidden brain damage in retired athletes using tau-PET imaging. Early detection is key! 🧠 Read more > uhnresearch.ca/news/brain-sca…; doi.org/10.1007/s00415… #BrainHealth #SportsScience #CTE

🎉 Congratulations Drs. Robert Vanner and Igor Novitzky-Basso Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research on receiving the 2024 Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network Clinician-Scientist Awards! This award supports early-career clinician-scientists with funding towards innovative research in precision #oncology. Read more ⬇️

Researchers University Health Network’s Schroeder Arthritis Institute and Women's College Hospital found changes in specific molecules after ACL surgery that could explain the development of post-traumatic #osteoarthritis. 🦵 Read more > uhnresearch.ca/news/molecular…; doi.org/10.1016/j.joca…

Congratulations to Drs. Ren-Ke Li, Mathieu Lupien & Trevor Pugh on their election as Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada! 🎉 Their impactful research in stem cell transplantation, epigenetics & cancer genomics is transforming healthcare. > uhnresearch.ca/news/royal-soc…

Dr. @Rob_Vanner is another recipient of the 2024 Clinician-Scientist Awards! Dr. Vanner is a medical oncologist and researcher at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and will seek to find new ways to prevent, detect and treat liver cancers. Story ▶️ bit.ly/3XxtFEI More 👇

New study from University Health Network KITE Research Institute uncovers racial biases in #TraumaticBrainInjury rehabilitation research, emphasizing the need to rethink #rehabilitation practices to improve outcomes for Black patients. Read more > uhnresearch.ca/news/exploring…; doi.org/10.1080/096382…

📅Three weeks left to apply! We're looking for high impact #AI projects in #CancerCare Apply for a chance to receive up to $250k in resources from Cancer Digital Intelligence to support your project and implementation ➡️For more information and application: pmcdi.ca/grand-challeng…

September is #WorldAlzheimersMonth! 🧠 At University Health Network's Krembil Brain Institute, we are making a difference for those living with #dementia. Check out how some of our researchers are working to create #AHealthierWorld: ➡️ uhnresearch.ca/news/brain-sca… CarmelaTartaglia ➡️ uhnresearch.ca/news/alzheimer… Maurizio De Pittà

We're thrilled to announce Dr. Igor Novitzky-Basso, hematologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, as a recipient of the 2024 Clinician-Scientist Awards! He will use funding from this award to advance research that will help predict and prevent relapse in acute myeloid leukemia (🧵1/2)

New research from University Health Network’s Toronto General Hospital Research Institute shows how heparin-binding protein (HBP) could help identify children at higher risk of severe #pneumonia and fatal outcomes. Read about how measuring HBP could be a step towards saving lives > uhnresearch.ca/news/improving…; doi.org/10.1093/ofid/o…