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Dr. Ruth Slack and her team imagine a world where brain tissue, once injured, has a better chance of survival — and is even capable of regenerating.

Dr. Roger Zemek led the development of the first comprehensive pediatric concussion guidelines in the world, providing a “one-stop-shop” for carers.

Dr. Kym Boycott studies rare inherited neurological diseases in an effort to bring improved diagnostics and patient care to clinical practice.

Dr. Stephen Ferguson would like to send a signal to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s – that he’s fighting back by better understanding cellular communication.

On September 24, join us in celebrating an evening of imagination and discovery!

Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden has been awarded the title of Distinguished University Professor.

Canada’s first Indigenous forensic pathologist found her career path in her first month of medical school after hearing a professor’s simple explanation about how cells change.

Dr. Antoine Hakim shares seven rules for preventing dementia in his new book, Préservez votre vitalité mentale.

Faculty of Medicine officially launched the School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SEPHPM).

Within the last decade, researchers have found that the adult brain can continue to generate neurons throughout life because of the presence of neural stem cells.

The University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine somberly acknowledges the passing of Dr. Arlington Dungy, Adjunct Professor of Surgery, on April 30.

Dr. Jacques Bradwejn, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, has been awarded the Doctorat Honoris Causa.

Dr. Ronald Labonté Elected to the United Kingdom’s Faculty of Public Health