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$5M funding for projects to analyze the impact of environmental contaminants on reproductive health
February 16, 2010 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Two teams from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University have received significant support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) amounting to $5 million over five years. The first…
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U of T researchers cast light on how stem cells “make decisions”
February 5, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers at the University of Toronto are part of an international collaboration which has shed new light on how stem cells “decide” what kinds of cells to become, opening up new opportunities for regenerative medicine such as…
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Sale of MDS Analytical Technologies is completed
February 1, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON & Washington, DC – MDS Inc and Danaher Corporation announced today that they have finalized the sale of the Analytical Technologies division of MDS to Danaher for $650 million in cash. “The divestiture of the MDS Analytical Technologies…
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BC researchers launch genomic surveillance of pandemic H1N1
January 25, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The BC Centre for Disease Control has launched an influenza genome sequencing project to better understand how the pandemic H1N1 flu virus has evolved and may continue to evolve in the coming months. This project capitalizes on…
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Identification of the gene responsible for a new form of adult muscular dystrophy
January 25, 2010 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A study published in the Jan 21 online edition the American Journal of Human Genetics, allowed the first identification of a new form of adult onset muscular dystrophy. The research team led by Dr Bernard Brais, neurogeneticist…
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Researchers from Sherbrooke produce technetium 99m with a cyclotron
January 20, 2010 by Lab Canada Sherbrooke, QC – Researchers at the CHUS’s Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel (CRCELB) and the Université de Sherbrooke, in collaboration with Advanced Cyclotron Systems in Vancouver, have demonstrated that technetium 99m can be produced using a cyclotron. Diagnostic testing…
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New technique allows scientists to monitor cell communication
January 11, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers have discovered a technique that allows scientists to monitor communication between cells for the first time and could revolutionize the way laboratory medical experiments are conducted. The method is likely to make laboratory studies of cancers…
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$4.7M grant supports Crohn’s disease trial
January 11, 2010 by Lab Canada London, ON – Robarts Research Institute says that contract research organization Robarts Clinical Trials has been awarded a $4.7 million grant to conduct a randomized controlled trial evaluating treatment options for Crohn’s disease. The outcome is expected to lead to…
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Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science appoints new executive director
December 21, 2009 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Shelby Giesbrecht, president of the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS), has announced that Christine Nielsen-Trowhill has been hired as executive director. Ms Nielsen-Trowhill was the director of certification for the CSMLS from 2003 to September…
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$9M collaboration to tackle cancer
December 14, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Pfizer is entering into a three-year, $9-million research collaboration with the BC Cancer Agency and the Vancouver Prostate Centre, a University of British Columbia (UBC) and Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) Centre of Excellence, to tackle new treatment…
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Unique Genetic Pathology Centre receives $250,000 grant from Sanofi-Aventis
December 14, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Located at Vancouver General Hospital and a partner of the BC Cancer Agency, the Genetic Pathology Evaluation Centre (GPEC), led by three prominent pathologists, conducts cancer research in the area of biomarker technology. The centre recently received…
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CARSLab microscopy lab officially opens
December 14, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A new microscopy lab at NRC will give Canada’s biomedical science community unprecedented access to a state-of-the-art technique that is already advancing research into atherosclerosis, hepatitis C, spinal cord injuries and “demyelinating” diseases such as multiple sclerosis…
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Cardiovascular research chair first for Atlantic region
December 7, 2009 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Dr Jafna Cox, a noted cardiologist at Capital Health, director of research at the Division of Cardiology at Dalhousie Medical School, and long time Heart and Stroke Foundation funded researcher, has been named the inaugural chair holder…
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$30M kickstarts diabetes research hub in Ontario
December 7, 2009 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – A $30-million partnership with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada (JDRF) will expand diabetes research in southern Ontario and bring new technologies to market. The federal government has announced it is providing $20 million towards the partnership from…
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QEII Foundation announces funding for cancer research
December 7, 2009 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – The QEII Foundation today announced $200,000 in new funding to be directed towards the ground-breaking Atlantic Path cancer research project currently underway across the region studying genetic, lifestyle and environmental contributors to cancer. “This is a terrific…
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MaRS Innovation and CDRD announce strategic collaboration
November 30, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON and Vancouver, BC – MaRS Innovation and the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) have entered into an agreement to collaborate on projects of mutual interest with a goal to advance and commercialize early-stage health-related discoveries. The…
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Physician-scientist proves stem cells heal lungs of newborn animals
November 30, 2009 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – An international team of scientists led by Dr Bernard Thébaud has demonstrated for the first time that stem cells protect and repair the lungs of newborn rats. The scientific research has been published in the American Journal…
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Dr. Marc Ouellette appointed scientific director of CIHR’s Institute of Infection and Immunity
November 16, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON -Dr. Alain Beaudet, president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the CIHR Governing Council have announced the appointment of Dr. Marc Ouellette as scientific director of CIHR’s Institute of Infection and Immunity (III). This appointment…
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Two research teams in Canada and California to advance cancer stem cell research
November 9, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Cancer Stem Cell Consortium (CSCC) says that two multi-disciplinary research teams co-led by Canadian and Californian scientists have been awarded funding through a Collaborative Partnership Program with the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). The program…
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BC Cancer Agency to lead $1.3-million program evaluating medical-isotope alternatives
November 9, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Together with TRIUMF and other partners, the BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) has received a $1.3-million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to develop…
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$39M donation creates record endowment fund for brain research institute
November 9, 2009 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Long-time philanthropist, business leader and well known Calgarian, Harley Hotchkiss, together with his wife Rebecca, say they will build on their previous support for the University of Calgary by committing $39 million towards a major endowment fund.…
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Canadian scientists in Mexico to discuss Barcode of Life
November 9, 2009 by Lab Canada Mexico City, Mexico – More than two dozen scientists from the University of Guelph (U of G) are in Mexico City this week attending the third international Barcode of Life Conference. The annual gathering is expected to attract 350 researchers…
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Ottawa Hospital Research Institute researcher receives cardiovascular research achievement award
November 9, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute’s Dr Duncan Stewart was presented with the Canadian Cardiovascular Society’s Research Achievement Award at the society’s 2009 Congress in Edmonton in late October. The following profile appeared in the Awards Booklet: When…
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Pumpkin skin may scare away germs
October 28, 2009 by Lab Canada The skin of pumpkins carved into Jack-o’-Lanterns to scare away ghosts and goblins on Hallowe’en contains a substance that could put a scare into microbes that cause millions of cases of yeast infections in adults and infants each year. That’s…
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Toronto rheumatologists win prestigious international awards
October 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, On – The Hospital for Sick Children’s Dr Ron Laxer and Dr Rae Yeung have won two of the most prestigious awards in rheumatology, rarely awarded to paediatricians and rarely to Canadians. Dr Laxer, staff rheumatologist at the hospital…
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Dr Vera Peters to be inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
October 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Medical pioneer Dr Vera Peters will be inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 2010. Dr Peters, who started her career at Toronto General Hospital in the 1940s and worked at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH)…
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New medical school building celebrates groundbreaking
October 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Queen’s University School of Medicine celebrated the official groundbreaking ceremonies for its new $77-million building late last week. Senator Hugh Segal (who served as a fellow with the School of Policy Studies), MPP for Kingston and The…
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CSMLS announces appointment of director, certification
October 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) has appointed Tania Toffner as director, certification, effective November 16, 2009. Ms Toffner graduated from the University of Guelph with a bachelor of science degree in 1998. She completed…
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First-ever study examines childhood and adolescent cancer research trends in Canada
October 20, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The first-ever detailed examination of a country’s investment in research on childhood and adolescent cancers was released today by the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA) and the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (the Partnership). The study identified the…
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Genome Canada’s founding president and CEO steps down
October 19, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr Martin Godbout, Genome Canada’s founding president and CEO, is stepping down following ten years of service, to return to the private sector and pursue other opportunities in the genomics field. “Through his vision and inspiration, Martin…
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Cancer research institute receives $160,000 funding
October 19, 2009 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – The Populomix Cancer Research Institute, a non- profit private institute created to increase the effectiveness of cancer research in Atlantic Canada by fostering multi-site, collaborative cancer research, has received $160,000 in funding from the federal government. The…
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