Research Office - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Meet Family Medicine PhD alumnus Abdul Cadri

Health e-News — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:17:17 +0000

As part of Black History Month, the Department of Family Medicine’s EDI committee has launched an interview series featuring voices from across our community to share their experiences and reflections on visibility and representation.

Studies explore gaps in STI and hepatitis care in prison settings

Health e-News — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:19:01 +0000

As global health systems work toward eliminating sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, two new studies led by Nadine Kronfli, MD, MPH, FRCP(C), DTM&H, scientist in the Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program, draw renewed attention to a population central to these goals: people in prison.

One final gift and one urgent challenge: Advancing research on rare cancers

Health e-News — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:18:09 +0000

Jerry Pelletier—a respected researcher, mentor, and colleague—passed away from cancer in 2023. In the face of his own diagnosis, Jerry made a decision that continues to shape cancer research today: he donated his tumour to science.

Triple-negative breast cancer: New blood test may pinpoint which patients need chemo

Health e-News — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:16:25 +0000

A cutting-edge study led by researchers at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI) with colleagues from Canada and published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, underscores the significant potential of a new blood test, liquid biopsy or circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) for patients with an aggressive form of breast cancer, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The research provides new insights into the prognostic value of ctDNA and its ability to guide personalized treatment strategies for these patients.

Studying the melanomas most often overlooked

Health e-News — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:15:11 +0000

For decades, melanoma research has largely focused on ultraviolet-driven tumours arising in sun-exposed skin, which predominate in light-skinned populations. As a result, acral melanoma—a subtype considered rare overall but amongst the most common forms of melanoma in patients with skin of colour—has remained critically understudied. Acral melanoma has also gained public attention through high-profile cases, including that of musician Bob Marley, who died from the disease in 1981.

Pan-Canadian Genome Library achieves major national milestone with agreement to integrate >15,000 genomes from HostSeq and BQC19

Health e-News — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:14:23 +0000

The Pan-Canadian Genome Library (PCGL), hosted at ��VR��Ƶ, today announced a major milestone in the implementation of Canada’s national genomics infrastructure with the planned integration of data from CGEn’s HostSeq Initiative and the Biobanque Québécoise de la COVID-19 (BQC19). This achievement marks a significant step in transforming Canada’s world-class genomic data assets into a coordinated, accessible, and impactful national resource.

Study suggests protein made in the liver is a key factor in men’s bone health

Health e-News — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:13:39 +0000

New research suggests the liver plays a previously unrecognized role in bone health, but only in males.

A ��VR��Ƶ-led study published in Matrix Biology found that a protein made in the liver helps regulate bone growth in male mice, but not in females. The findings may help explain why men with liver disease are more likely to experience bone loss.

$55.9M in CIHR grants for FMHS research

Health e-News — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:12:46 +0000

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced a total national investment of $413 million through the CIHR Fall 2025 Project Grant competition, funding 421 grants. At ��VR��Ƶ, 56 projects were funded for a total research investment of $55.9 million.

��VR��Ƶ researchers develop quick test that stands to curb antimicrobial resistance

Health e-News — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:11:36 +0000

System that can identify bacteria in less than 40 minutes could help physicians prescribe the appropriate antibiotics, amid ongoing urgency of antimicrobial resistance crisis

��VR��Ƶ researchers have developed a diagnostic system capable of identifying bacteria –and determining which antibiotics can stop them – in just 36 minutes, a major advance in the global effort to curb antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Current clinical testing methods typically take 48 to 72 hours, leaving physicians without timely guidance.

Finding potential danger signs in young brains

Health e-News — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:10:34 +0000

Adolescence is a period of intense change. As young people undergo the transition from childhood to becoming young adults, they have to navigate growth spurts, raging hormones and the perils of peer pressure.

It is also a time of increased vulnerability to psychiatric disorders including depression. It is the peak period in life for the onset of depression.