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Have you ever been curious about what it’s like to hold a human heart in the palm of your hands? Or operate a device that removes blood clots in the arteries? Well, now’s your chance.

Dr. Stephen Clarke of the Maler lab walks away with uOttawa award for best PhD thesis.

A summary of where our faculty members, learners, staff and alumni appeared in the news this month.

New paper from the Fullerton lab and colleagues links the metabolism of the common nutrient to the function of important immune cells, possibly to fend off disease.

uOttawa Faculty of Medicine’s Honours Bachelor of Science in Translational and Molecular Medicine (TMM) is one of the most unique programs in the country.

MD/PhD student Marc-Olivier Deguise is a 2018 recipient of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) Award for medical students.

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are revolutionizing the treatment of cancer, but new research challenges the central dogma of how these drugs work.

The University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine warmly welcomed its newest students on Tuesday, September 4 at an outdoor orientation session held at Roger Guindon Hall.

Incumbents from the Faculty are poised to answer the call from the distinguished collegium.

Homecoming is just around the corner and we hope you are just as excited as we are for one of the best weekends of the year.

A summary of where our faculty members, learners, staff and alumni appeared in the news this month.

Read the latest Faculty update directly from Executive Leadership Team.

Damien D’Amours and team explore how disruptions during cell duplication can alter DNA, potentially leading to cancer, immunodeficiency, aging and other effects.

uOttawa’s Dr. Doug Manuel and a team of Canadian researchers have built and validated an online calculator that empowers individuals to predict their risk of cardiovascular disease. Their process was published July 23 in the CMAJ.

There is currently no cure for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), but new research published in Nature Communications coming out of the Gibbings lab is bringing us closer.