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Clinical research plays a crucial role in advancing medical knowledge. Researchers need people to participate in study trials to improve health care and the quality of life for patients and families. Why should you participate? Contribute to important health research and innovation. Help yourself...

Hospital-based research improves health care, creates jobs and contributes to a sustainable knowledge economy Why Invest? Lawson Health Research Institute is one of the top ten hospital-based research institutes in Canada, ranked eighth in the country according to the 2018 edition of Canada’s Top 40...

Genetic mutation may increase risk of pancreatic cancer in females Dr. Chris Pin Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease that’s often diagnosed very late. Researchers from Lawson and Western University have found that mutation of a gene called ATRX may lead to increased risk of developing...

Online Exclusive: Extended question and answer with Drs. Barbra De Vrijer and Genevieve Eastabrook of the Pregnancy Research Group in London 1. Do we know why obesity is considered such a high risk in pregnancy and for baby? We actually know very little about how obesity affects the placenta. Most...

Impacts that last a lifetime The first 1,000 days life, between conception and a child’s second birthday, are a critical and unique window of opportunity to support optimal health, growth and brain development. The impacts last a lifetime. A child’s healthy development can be threatened during...

Rebecca Sullivan is a trainee working with Dr. Savita Dhanvantari, Lawson Scientist, in her lab at St. Joseph’s Hospital, and a PhD candidate at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. The research Heart disease is a leading cause of death in Canada. Earlier detection could save...

When challenged by surgeons to find better treatments for difficult-to-manage connective tissue diseases, Dr. David O’Gorman gladly accepted. Dr. O’Gorman is a Molecular Biologist and Lawson Scientist based at St. Joseph’s Hospital, a part of St. Joseph’s Health Care London. His research focuses on...

Improving dialysis through imaging Lloyd Weiss was a 10-year-old-boy in Edmonton, Alberta when he had his left kidney removed. “They told me it wasn’t functioning and so they took it out,” says Lloyd, now 62. “After that, everything seemed fine.” He went to school, started working as an aircraft...

Collaborating to improve rehabilitation For many years, Patrick Stapleton would experience severe back pain about once a year, typically leaving him unable to move for a couple of days. “Once I could walk again, I’d go to a chiropractor and be okay,” he recalls. In May 2015, Patrick was in the midst...

It’s been called the most complex public health issue of our time. The opioid crisis has transformed the face of addiction, making health care providers question everything from the way pain is managed to underlying causes of disease. The severity of the epidemic is evident in the lives that are...

Lawson Health Research Institute is known worldwide for its innovative medical research. We are closely integrated with collaborative groups across Canada, North America and in more than 40 countries around the world – we know how to work as a team. This collaboration allows us to offer a wide range...