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Embracing health research this holiday season

Community members, patients and families, and those working in the health field attended a special open house on November 28 by research groups at Lawson Health Research Institute. Together, they celebrated the holiday spirit and the gift of hope that is made possible through hospital-based research...

Dr. Taylor Schmitz

Dr. Rohan Dharmakumar

Dr. Parisa Shooshtari

Dr. Rishi Ganesan

Dr. Eileen Crowley

Dr. Liena Zhao

Dr. Sarah Shalhoub

Dr. Sarah Mattonen

Dr. Michael Sey

Dr. Michael Sey is a Scientist at the Lawson Health Research Institute, a gastroenterologist specializing in therapeutic endoscopy at the London Health Sciences Centre and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Western University. He completed his Gastroenterology residency at Western University...

Dr. Kevin Hansen

Collaborating to address rare childhood cancer

Sarcomas are rare types of cancer that form in the connective tissue of the human body. Osteosarcoma is well known as the type of cancer diagnosed in Terry Fox, but there are many types of sarcoma and they are most common in children and young adults. “While rare, sarcomas are associated with worse...

Long-term research studies impact the treatment of type 1 diabetes worldwide

LONDON, ON – Findings from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) and Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) studies have changed the way type 1 diabetes is treated worldwide. In 1983, when DCCT began, researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson)...

Case report describes suspected new type of vaping-related lung injury

A team of authors from Lawson Health Research Institute and University Health Network (UHN) have released details on Canada’s first published case of suspected vaping-related lung injury. Published today in CMAJ, the case study may be the first to describe a new type of injury from vaping products...

Case report describes suspected new type of vaping-related lung injury

LONDON, ON – A team of authors from Lawson Health Research Institute and University Health Network (UHN) have released details on Canada’s first published case of suspected vaping-related lung injury. Published today in CMAJ, the case study may be the first to describe a new type of injury from...

MINDS Convening

WHAT IS THE CONVENING? Our 2019 Convening is a time to come together, talk about the work of MINDS and learn about Collective Impact in our Community of London Middlesex. Throughout the day we’ll move from big ideas to practical solutions to address the wicked problem of Transitional Aged Youth (TAY...

Dr. David Palma recognized with Canadian Cancer Society Award for Excellence

Dr. David Palma, Associate Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute and Radiation Oncologist at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), is receiving a Canadian Cancer Society Award for Excellence. Dr. Palma was announced today as a co-recipient of the William Rawls Prize. Dr. Palma is recognized...

London ranks in the top 10 for hospital-based research

Lawson Health Research Institute is ranked eighth in the country according to the 2019 edition of “Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals List” by Re$earch Infosource. This strong national position has been maintained by Lawson for the past six years and also keeps the institute within the top five in...

London ranks in the top 10 for hospital-based research

LONDON, ON – Lawson Health Research Institute is ranked eighth in the country according to the 2019 edition of “Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals List” by Re$earch Infosource. This strong national position has been maintained by Lawson for the past six years and also keeps the institute within the...