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Research Assistant - Division of Medical Oncology
The Research Assistant collaborates with the Research Coordinator and investigators to assist in coordination of several gynecologic cancer studies for the Department of Oncology at the London Regional Cancer Program at Victoria Hospital. Studies mostly include investigator-initiated studies as well...
Research Coordinator - Department of Cardiology Research, Heart Rhythm Program
The successful candidate will work under the direction of Dr. Anthony Tang in the role of Research Project Manager/Coordinator. The Research Project Manager collaborates with Investigators and health care team to assume responsibility for the overall management of several clinical studies This...
Research Coordinator - Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic
Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic and London Health Sciences Centre is committed to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and invites applications from equity deserving groups including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, people of colour, people with disabilities, LGBTQ2+, and women. The...
Grant Development Officer
Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) is the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s), and works in partnership with Western University. This alliance and pooling of knowledge and resources enables Lawson to retain and develop...
Administrative Assistant - The MacDonald Franklin Operational Stress Injury Research Centre
Located at the Parkwood Institute (Lawson Health Research Institute) in London, Ontario, the MacDonald/Franklin Operational Stress Injury Research Centre (MFOSIRC) conducts innovative research in military and veteran mental health. The Centre’s primary mission is to improve the mental health and...
Contracts Officer
Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) is the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London. As one of Canada’s top ten research institutes, we are committed to furthering scientific knowledge to advance health care around the world. Lawson’s Contracts...
Communications Consultant
Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) is the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London. As one of Canada’s top ten research institutes, our scientists are tackling the most pressing challenges in health care. Reporting to the Director...
Researchers looking to better personalize treatment for PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition that often develops in those who have experienced a traumatic event. PTSD affects close to 10 per cent of Canadians, and in some cases, can be difficult to treat. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public...
London comes in eighth place in Canada’s Top 40 for hospital-based research
Lawson Health Research Institute has ranked eighth in the country for the 2021 edition of Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals List by Re$earch Infosource. This is the eighth consecutive year that Lawson has maintained this strong national position, which puts the institute within the top five in...
Study looks at advanced imaging to optimize treatments for prostate cancer patients
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men, and it is estimated that one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer within their lifetime. Researchers at both Lawson Health Research Institute and Sunnybrook Research Institute, are teaming up on a study which is pairing...
Lawson's top 12 research stories of 2021
Lawson researchers impact the lives of people not just locally, but around the world with groundbreaking studies and translational research that enhances care, health and wellbeing. Here are some of the research highlights of 2021. Differences in walking patterns could predict type of cognative...
New study will assess fecal transplants in treatment of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease that affects up to six-thousand Canadians a year and is the third leading cause of cancer deaths. In a new study a multidisciplinary team of scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute are examining the microbiome in the gut, as a possible gateway to...
Global study on heart valve repair surgery will improve patient outcomes around the world
Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University had a leading role in a new global study that will change the way surgeons repair leaky valves in the heart. It’s one of the most common heart valve conditions, afftecting around two per cent of the population, where many...
Scientists studying carbon monoxide as a possible treatment for sepsis
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s response to an infection triggers excessive inflammation. The inflammatory response can cause damage to organs such as the heart, liver, lungs and brain. While there are currently limited treatments for sepsis, researchers at Lawson...
Researchers using MRI scans to pinpoint moral injury effects in health care workers
Mental health concerns have been on the rise amongst health care workers during this ongoing pandemic. With long hours, fears of the unknown, and the pressure of keeping themselves and their families safe, some health care workers have suffered a moral injury. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default...
Dr. Douglas Fraser named Innovator of the Year
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Dr. Doug Fraser, Pediatric Critical Care Physician at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute, quickly sprang into action to begin researching the SARS-CoV-2 virus. As patients started being admitted to LHSC due to COVID...
‘I felt better’- New type of expanded dialysis is improving quality of life for patients
Finding out he had chronic kidney disease came as a surprise to 80-year-old Robert Wahby. “I didn’t feel or have any symptoms so it was kind of a shock, especially when it got to the point that I needed dialysis.” Wahby, who is a retired family doctors, had been undergoing dialysis at London Health...
Addressing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued for a year and a half, many people from all walks of life are feeling the impacts especially when it comes to their mental health and wellbeing. Hospital researchers through Lawson Health Research Institute, along with its hospital partners, have been studying...
Researching treatments for COVID-19
As we continue to live with a COVID-19 pandemic, patients will need good treatment options. Hospital researchers in London, Ontario, through Lawson Health Research Institute, are testing treatment options for patients who have been hospitalized from a COVID-19 infection, often for severe symptoms...