McMaster University

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Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine

Important Dates

Thursday May 24, 2012
Laboratory Medicine Residency Training Program - Annual Resident's Research Day
(program)


Wednesday, June 6th, 2012 16thAnnual DPLM Symposium & 10th Laurence Becker Symposium - Advances in Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (Program)
(Call for Abstracts/Registration)


Friday June 8, 2012 - 12-2pm
Summer Faculty Meeting & BBQ
University Club, Alumni Hall


Deadline: July 30, 2012
Department Graduate Travel Scholarship (details)


September 27 & 28, 2012
7th Autoantibody Network Conference - Autoantibody Diagnostics: Quality & Innovation (details)


Deadlines: March 15 & October 15 (Annually) Resident Research Grant


Funding Opportunities

Hamilton Health Sciences Awards

2012 Banting Research Foundation (external funding)

McMaster’s Health Research Services (HRS) biweekly Funding Opportunities Bulletin



What's New?

Tumor Bank Tissue/Samples Available for Use

The tumor bank invites researchers to use tissues/samples collected in OICR’s tumor banks, one of which is right here in Hamilton.


Inventory of Science The Faculty of Health Sciences is introducing an Inventory of Science (I0S) to assist new and established investigators seeking collaboration or advice on research expertise and methodologies. To assist in obtaining arms length peer-review of scientific content of grants applications. To assist the institution in developing responses to requests from government agencies, the pharmaceutical industry and others regarding expertise within the faculty of health science. Researchers are asked to spend 30 minutes completing the online web form.

Lab Connections Newsletter...
Read the latest edition here


Professional Development Opportunities

July to August 2012 Courses


News Bites

OBITUARY: Dr Erwin Regoeczi, Emerti member of the department and past Associate Dean HSC Grad Studies died on December 16, 2011 (more)


Dr Shannon Bates has been appointed the new HRLMP Discipline Director of Hematology.


Dr. Jorge Arredondo and Dr. Joaquin Ortago appointed joint Directors of the Electron Microscopy Facility (more)

New EM Facility website


HRLMP 2010 Annual Report of Publications, Presentations, Abstracts, Posters, and Grants


Questions about your role as a teacher?


2012 Educational Sessions


Program for Faculty Development offerings


 

WE ARE EXCELLENT ...

Charu Kaushic awarded Applied HIV Research Chair under OHTN's new Funding Research with Real-Life Impact policy (more)


Zhou Xing and Darren Bridgewater receive 2012/13 NSERC Discovery awards (more)


2nd Annual Anatomical/General Pathology Resident Review Course a resounding success
(more)


Vicky Chen is the recipient of the 2011 Sister Joan O’Sullivan Award given by the St. Joseph’s Hospital Medical Staff Association (more)


Hetal Talati, General Pathology resident, awarded Best Resident Award 2012 at the January SJH Staff meeting


Mathieu Morissette received an oral presentation award at the recent Faculty of Health Sciences 2nd Annual Postdoctoral Fellow Research Day for his presentation "Exposure to cigarette smoke: From lung inflammation to autoimmunity"


D’Andra Parker wins Minority Graduate Student Achievement award and Natalie Bunimov wins a Postdoctoral Fellow Merit Award from the American Society of Hematology


Jack Gauldie receives Honourary Degree (Doctor of Sciences) at Faculty of Health Sciences Spring 2011 Convocation (more)


Waliul Khan receives Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of Canada Grant in Aid of Research for his project, Target inhibition of serotonin signaling as a strategy to reduce the severity of colitis. 


Li Wang receives Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation Resident Prize


Tom Hawke awarded Germany's Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (more)


Canadian Laboratory Medicine Congress

  • Peter Kavsak - Excellence in Research Award
  • Steven Hill - Excellence in Education Award
  • Etienne Mahe - Donald W. Penner Poster Award
  • Vina Alexopoulou appointed new President of the Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP)

Cathy Ross appointed secretary of CAP patient safety and quality assurance section. (more)


Jack Gauldie receives McMaster Lifetime Innovator Award (more)


Vijay Grey receives Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists 2011 Award for Leadership/ Administration


100% pass rate on Royal College Exams for Medical Microbiology residents. Congratulations to: Daniela Leto & Troy Grennan


100% pass rate on Royal College Exams for Anatomical Pathology residents. Congratulations to: Amal Abdel-Mesih, Shamim Ar & Pooja Vasudev


Annual Resident Research Day Laboratory Medicine (results)


Chris Verschoor (supervised by Dawn Bowdish) awarded one of two Michael G. DeGroote Fellowship Awards (more)

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