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Awards & Accolades - December 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 18 December 2020

The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry's top 10 news stories of the year

• By Ross Neitz
• 18 December 2020

Andrew Cave named ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s top family physician

• Danica Erickson
• 18 December 2020

AI could lead to faster, better analysis of donated blood, study shows

• Laura Vega
• 18 December 2020

CIHR and JDRF funding drives efforts to find new stem cell-based therapies for Type 1 diabetes

• Ross Neitz
• 17 December 2020

ACE2 protein that prevents heart, lung and kidney disease in women also protects against severe COVID-19: study

• Gillian Rutherford
• 17 December 2020

Six FoMD researchers named as new Canada Research Chairs

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 16 December 2020

Women face higher risk of death or heart failure following a heart attack: study

• Gillian Rutherford
• 15 December 2020

Award-winning student-scientist credits supportive learning environment as key to success

• Kirsten Bauer
• 14 December 2020

U of A’s Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute receives $20 million in new funding from Government of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ

• Michael Brown
• 11 December 2020

Alumnus looks back on early years of UºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ diabetes research

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 11 December 2020

Popular blogger Dr. Mom pens kids book about COVID

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 10 December 2020

Michael Houghton’s Nobel Prize win inspires researchers to ask the big questions

• Gillian Rutherford
• 9 December 2020

How to build an ‘it’ team to take on the world’s deadliest viruses

• Gillian Rutherford
• 8 December 2020

• Stepheny Zani
• 7 December 2020

Going Viral

• Gillian Rutherford
• 7 December 2020

Northern ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ clinics try out Canadian-made dual syphilis and HIV tests in effort to provide faster diagnosis and treatment

• Gillian Rutherford
• 7 December 2020

Art-therapy project opens the world for seniors isolated during COVID-19

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 4 December 2020

Lessons on wellness and leadership

• Laura Vega
• 3 December 2020

Research reveals how baby’s first breath triggers life-saving changes in the brain

• Michael Brown
• 2 December 2020

‘Lungs in a box’ to meet the organ shortage

• Laura Vega
• 1 December 2020

‘Natural killer’ cells found to be a key determinant of severe COVID-19 in patients

• Ross Neitz
• 30 November 2020

FoMD in the News

• Compiled by Ross Neitz
• 27 November 2020

More than one-third of children with COVID-19 show no symptoms: study

• Michael Brown
• 27 November 2020

Project aiming to improve access to head and neck surgical care in Kenya wins overseas development grant

• Nicholas Wilson
• 27 November 2020

Insulators in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ at higher risk of chest infections, COPD: study

• Ross Neitz
• 26 November 2020

COVID-19 vaccines will work if Canadians play their part, say U of A experts

• Michael Brown
• 25 November 2020

Pandemic won’t stop annual charity event celebrating medical educators

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 24 November 2020

Stanley Read Brought Compassion to Families Living with HIV/AIDS

• Therese Keller
• 23 November 2020

A festive fundraiser supporting groundbreaking Alzheimer’s research

• Ryan O’Byrne and Adrianna MacPherson
• 23 November 2020

Awards & Accolades - November 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 20 November 2020

U of A experts make impact on latest list of highly cited researchers

• Michael Brown
• 19 November 2020

Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry donors honoured at 2020 National Philanthropy Day Awards

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 19 November 2020

‘Existential crisis’ helped radiology student find her passion for research and helping sick children

• Gillian Rutherford
• 19 November 2020

Machine learning uncovers missing information about ethnicity and Aboriginal status in population health data: study

• Gillian Rutherford
• 18 November 2020

Medical resident and master’s grad develops virtual tools to help surgeons correct skull defects in babies

• Bev Betkowski
• 18 November 2020

Fall 2020 Convocation Spotlight: Adriana Airo, ’20 PhD

• SALENA
• 18 November 2020

School of Dentistry fundraising campaign exceeds expectations thanks to community generosity

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 17 November 2020

Fall 2020 Convocation Spotlight: Katelynn S. Madill-Thomsen, ’20 PhD in Medicine

• SALENA KITTERINGHAM
• 17 November 2020

Fall 2020 Convocation Spotlight: Osnat Wine, '20 PhD

• 16 November 2020

New recommendations aim to help health professionals and patients reduce needless tests

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 16 November 2020

‘This is where the horizon is’: Diabetes research closer than ever to a possible cure

• STEPHENY ZANI
• 13 November 2020

Portable headband with EEG technology may help diagnosis of stroke patients

• KATIE WILLIS
• 12 November 2020

COMMENTARY || Canadian universities must collect race-based data

• EVELYN ASIEDU
• 12 November 2020

U of A-led research maps gene functions in pancreas cells that lead to diabetes

• Gillian Rutherford
• 9 November 2020

U of A heart transplant expert exploring connection between blood group and COVID-19

• MICHAEL BROWN
• 6 November 2020

For U of A Nobel Prize winner Michael Houghton, life-saving science is a team effort

• MICHAEL BROWN
• 6 November 2020

How stigma makes pandemics worse for marginalized groups

• Michael Brown
• 5 November 2020

Historic gift to new library will spark research and learning across health sciences

• Anna Holtby
• 4 November 2020

Review finds almost 20 per cent of COVID-19 patients only show gastrointestinal symptoms

• Ross Neitz
• 3 November 2020

U of A research identifies walking speed as predictor of dementia

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 2 November 2020

Evidence-based interactive math program receives funding from the Kids Brain Health Network

• Tamara Vineberg
• 30 October 2020

FoMD in the News

• By ROSS NEITZ
• 30 October 2020

Excessive ketone metabolism in muscles key to obesity-induced diabetes: study

• Gillian Rutherford
• 29 October 2020

• Michael Brown
• 27 October 2020

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 27 October 2020

New chair offers new opportunities for Noga

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 23 October 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 22 October 2020

U of A experts honoured with prestigious national fellowship

• Kirsten Bauer
• 21 October 2020

Awards & Accolades - October 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 21 October 2020

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 20 October 2020

New app helps family doctors care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

• Gillian Rutherford
• 19 October 2020

Wearable tech will help people manage multiple sclerosis

• Michael Brown
• 14 October 2020

Daily use of ultrasound can speed up orthodontic treatment, prevent root damage: studies

• Gillian Rutherford
• 14 October 2020

Identifying arsenic biomarkers could protect vulnerable populations from arsenic toxicity

• By STEPHENY ZANI
• 13 October 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 13 October 2020

Passionately fundraising for a one-in-a-million illness

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 9 October 2020

COVID-19 has ‘created a new paradigm for developing vaccines,’ says U of A Nobel winner

• Michael Brown
• 8 October 2020

U of A Nobel winner’s impact extends from personal to global

• Gillian Rutherford
• 8 October 2020

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 8 October 2020

• Michael Brown
• 6 October 2020

• 5 October 2020

FoMD in the News

• By ROSS NEITZ
• 2 October 2020

• Kim Wright, AllerGen Inc.
• 1 October 2020

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 29 September 2020

• Michael Brown
• 28 September 2020

Professional development key to answering today’s biggest health-care challenges

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 28 September 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 24 September 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 23 September 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 23 September 2020

• Ross Neitz
• 23 September 2020

Pandemic Perspectives: D. Lorne Tyrrell

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 23 September 2020

Pandemic Perspectives: Carole Estabrooks

• 22 September 2020

MD alumna Nhung Tran-Davies lives to ‘pay it forward’

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 22 September 2020

• By ROSS NEITZ
• 21 September 2020

Pandemic Perspectives: Lawrence Richer

• Laura Vega
• 18 September 2020

Mimicking regulatory hormone may be key to preventing heart disease

• Stepheny Zani
• 18 September 2020

Pandemic Perspectives: Dean Eurich

• 17 September 2020

Awards & Accolades - September

• Kirsten Bauer
• 16 September 2020

Pandemic Perspectives: Lynora Saxinger

• Kirsten Bauer
• 16 September 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 15 September 2020

Fresh Faces || The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Black Medical Students’ Association

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 14 September 2020

Fresh Faces - Getting to know the next generation of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s dental hygienists

• Cheryl Deslaurier
• 11 September 2020

Vanier scholar to use fecal transplant to unveil the link between obesity and the gut microbiota

• Stepheny Zani
• 11 September 2020

• Michael Brown
• 10 September 2020

• By ROSS NEITZ
• 10 September 2020

Fresh Faces II Meet ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s future dentists

• Cheryl Deslaurier
• 9 September 2020

Fresh Faces - Meet Bradley Dreher and Nicole Ngo

• By ROSS NEITZ
• 9 September 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 9 September 2020

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 8 September 2020

Shaping the future of inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis and management

• Stepheny Zani
• 4 September 2020

Fresh Faces - Ruth Legese, MD Class of 2024

• Laura Vega
• 4 September 2020

• Geoff McMaster
• 3 September 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 2 September 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 1 September 2020

Finding ways to prevent detrimental effects caused by Zika virus infection

• Stepheny Zani
• 31 August 2020

FoMD in the News

• Ross Neitz
• 28 August 2020

Understanding long-term vascular consequences of pregnancy complications

• Stepheny Zani
• 28 August 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 27 August 2020

• Michael Brown
• 26 August 2020

• Bev Betkowski
• 25 August 2020

• Bev Betkowski
• 24 August 2020

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 24 August 2020

• Bev Betkowski
• 24 August 2020

Can diabetes screening improve the long-term health of women’s hearts?

• Kirsten Bauer
• 21 August 2020

• Geoff McMaster
• 20 August 2020

• Geoff McMaster
• 20 August 2020

• 20 August 2020

Awards & Accolades - August 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 19 August 2020

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 19 August 2020

• 18 August 2020

Influence of vitamin D supplementation on a baby’s gut microbiome

• By Kim Wright
• 18 August 2020

• Yolanda Poffenroth and Michael Brown
• 17 August 2020

• Geoff McMaster
• 14 August 2020

Momentum: It takes a village

• 12 August 2020

• Bev Betkowski
• 12 August 2020

FoMD researchers take home 18 grants from NSERC

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 10 August 2020

• 7 August 2020

Looking for a heartbeat outside of the human body

• Laura Vega
• 5 August 2020

• 31 July 2020

Momentum: We have come so far in transplant research and innovation

• 30 July 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 30 July 2020

MD alumnus marks 20-year anniversary with generous endowment fund

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 29 July 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 27 July 2020

• 24 July 2020

Momentum: There's more than one road to a PhD

• 23 July 2020

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 22 July 2020

• Geoff McMaster
• 21 July 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 20 July 2020

Bursary program a powerful symbol of professional unity and support

• Laura Vega
• 17 July 2020

• 17 July 2020

• 16 July 2020

Momentum: New piece of Alzheimer's puzzle found

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 16 July 2020

Awards and Accolades - June to July 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 15 July 2020

• 14 July 2020

• 10 July 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 9 July 2020

Momentum: History of a diabetes breakthrough

• Ross Neitz
• 9 July 2020

Embracing virtual learning as a supplement to hands-on training during COVID-19

• ROSS NEITZ
• 8 July 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 6 July 2020

Building a foundation of research excellence in the quest for a Type 1 diabetes cure

• ROSS NEITZ
• 3 July 2020

• 2 July 2020

U of A researchers aim to uncover the science behind cannabis-sleep theories

• MEGAN EATOCK
• 30 June 2020

• 29 June 2020

Understanding immunity is a matter of the heart

• Kirsten Bauer
• 26 June 2020

FoMD in the News

• ROSS NEITZ
• 25 June 2020

• 25 June 2020

Growing through a decade of leadership

• Kirsten Bauer
• 25 June 2020

• 24 June 2020

• 24 June 2020

• 24 June 2020

• 22 June 2020

• 19 June 2020

Fascination with genetics fuels doctoral student throughout her academic career

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 19 June 2020

• ROSS NEITZ
• 18 June 2020

• 16 June 2020

Momentum: Passionate preceptors reflect on why they love to teach

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 15 June 2020

• 15 June 2020

Convocation Spotlight Series II Kelsey Won

• FoMD Communications staff
• 11 June 2020

Convocation Spotlight Series II Robin Manaloor

• FoMD Communications staff
• 11 June 2020

The unforgettable lessons of a unique roller-coaster ride

• Laura Vega
• 10 June 2020

Convocation Spotlight Series II Jordyn Thompson

• FoMD Communications staff
• 10 June 2020

Convocation Spotlight Series II Brittany Lee

• FoMD Communications staff
• 10 June 2020

Momentum: MD program, learners showcase adaptability, generosity during uncertain times

• 10 June 2020

Congratulations for the School of Dentistry Class of 2020

• 9 June 2020

MLS grads look back on the good times and struggles on their way to convocation 2020

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 9 June 2020

Convocation Spotlight Series II David Antle

• FoMD Communications staff
• 8 June 2020

Convocation 2020: Liz Cook - Forging her own trail

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 8 June 2020

• 5 June 2020

Dean's Message - Standing united against racism

• Brenda Hemmelgarn
• 5 June 2020

Lifelong learner finds the fun in cell biology's biggest puzzles

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 5 June 2020

Momentum: Integrating technology and medical education

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 4 June 2020

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 4 June 2020

• 4 June 2020

Momentum: Embracing a new leadership role

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 3 June 2020

• Gillian Rutherford
• 2 June 2020

• 28 May 2020

FoMD in the News

• ROSS NEITZ
• 28 May 2020

• 28 May 2020

Momentum: It takes a village

• Gillian Rutherford
• 27 May 2020

• 27 May 2020

• 27 May 2020

• 26 May 2020

• 25 May 2020

• 21 May 2020

Awards and Accolades - May 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 20 May 2020

• 19 May 2020

Research Roundup - May 2020

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 15 May 2020

Fighting back with precision health: New AI projects poised to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic

• Katie Willis
• 15 May 2020

• 14 May 2020

• 13 May 2020

COVID-19 dispatches: An ER doc's new routine

• Stephanie Bailey
• 12 May 2020

• 12 May 2020

• 12 May 2020

U of A project to eliminate tuberculosis in Canada's Indigenous communities receives $1.5 million from CIHR

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 8 May 2020

Video seminars a healthy source of information for seniors during COVID-19 pandemic

• Laura Vega
• 7 May 2020

• 7 May 2020

• 6 May 2020

• 5 May 2020

• 1 May 2020

FoMD in the News

• ROSS NEITZ
• 30 April 2020

• 30 April 2020

• 30 April 2020

Giving back, by the book

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 29 April 2020

• 29 April 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 28 April 2020

• 27 April 2020

• 27 April 2020

• 24 April 2020

UºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ "Med Student Army" receives gift cards to local restaurants thanks to generous donor

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 24 April 2020

• By Gillian Rutherford
• 22 April 2020

• 21 April 2020

Awards & Accolades - April 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 21 April 2020

• Laura Vega
• 21 April 2020

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ researchers in race against time to create COVID-19 vaccine

• Julia Necheff
• 20 April 2020

Cell biology PhD student goes with the flow in the lab and in life

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 17 April 2020

• 15 April 2020

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ study investigates impact of early hydroxychloroquine intervention on patients battling COVID-19

• UCalgary and UºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ news staff
• 14 April 2020

• 14 April 2020

• GILLIAN RUTHERFORD
• 13 April 2020

• Ross Neitz
• 9 April 2020

• 9 April 2020

• 8 April 2020

• 7 April 2020

'Ringmaster' Jenna-Lynn Senger thrives at the centre of the action

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 6 April 2020

Lighting the lamp for little champs

• Jordan Carson
• 3 April 2020

• 31 March 2020

• 31 March 2020

• 30 March 2020

FoMD in the News

• ROSS NEITZ
• 30 March 2020

• 27 March 2020

Passion for advocacy drives medical laboratory science alumna

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 27 March 2020

Dean's letter to learners

• Dean Brenda Hemmelgarn, MD/PhD
• 26 March 2020

• 25 March 2020

UºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ medical school responds to COVID-19 restrictions with remote candidate interviews

• Laura Vega
• 24 March 2020

• 24 March 2020

• 23 March 2020

• ROSS NEITZ
• 20 March 2020

• 17 March 2020

• 17 March 2020

Five things to know before organizing your class reunion

• Laura Vega
• 12 March 2020

• 11 March 2020

Helping patients find their 'medical home'

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 9 March 2020

Getting to know...Meghan Riddell

• YOLANDA POFFENROTH
• 6 March 2020

Awards & Accolades - February and March 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 6 March 2020

• 6 March 2020

• 5 March 2020

Spinal cord researcher Farhia Haque excited to explore the unknown

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 5 March 2020

• 4 March 2020

• 4 March 2020

• 3 March 2020

Building health networks: Q&A with Brian Rowe

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 2 March 2020

FoMD in the News

• Ross Neitz
• 28 February 2020

• 27 February 2020

• 27 February 2020

Using AI to combat gender and ethnic bias in the job market

• 26 February 2020

• 25 February 2020

How sound and visual effects on slot machines increase the allure of gambling

• 25 February 2020

Passion for patient care drove speech language pathologist to a neuroscience PhD

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 24 February 2020

• 19 February 2020

• 18 February 2020

• 12 February 2020

• 11 February 2020

• 6 February 2020

• 5 February 2020

• 4 February 2020

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Medical Association recognizes Frances Harley's contributions as pioneering pediatric nephrologist

• Sasha Roeder Mah with files from Kirsten Bauer
• 3 February 2020

• 3 February 2020

Global leader in emergency medicine honoured with AMA Distinguished Service Medal

• Sasha Roeder Mah with files from Kirsten Bauer
• 3 February 2020

• 31 January 2020

• 30 January 2020

'Lungs in a box' to meet the organ shortage

• ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Staff
• 30 January 2020

Water quality expert and environmental advocate named to Order of Canada

• Laura Vega
• 29 January 2020

• 28 January 2020

• 27 January 2020

Jesse Jackson wins prestigious NARSAD grant

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 23 January 2020

Awards and Accolades - January 2020

• FOMD STAFF
• 22 January 2020

Making an impact: Neuroscience and mental health research at the U of A

• Megan Eatock
• 21 January 2020

• 20 January 2020

• 20 January 2020

New funding boosts U of A research on pigmentary glaucoma

• Laura Vega
• 17 January 2020

Pediatric researcher explores a bacterial cause of inflammatory bowel diseases

• 15 January 2020

"Just call me Victor"

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 14 January 2020

• GILLIAN RUTHERFORD
• 14 January 2020

Mourning the loss of four members of our Faculty of Science community

• News Staff
• 11 January 2020

• 7 January 2020