Max Rady College of Medicine News Archive
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UM researchers identify protein linked to heart failure in chemo patients: Finding could save millions of lives
November 4, 2022 —
A team led by Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and St. Boniface Hospital Research has identified a protein called TRAF2 that stops functioning in cancer patients taking the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin, which can result in heart failure.
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‘Our professional responsibility’
October 31, 2022 —
Dismantling racism and reflections on learning through the COVID pandemic were common themes at the first in-person convocation since 2019 for graduates of the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program at the Max Rady College of Medicine.
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Pilot promoting health sciences grad studies, professional programs ‘helps students find their passion’
October 26, 2022 —
Organizers of the Multidisciplinary Health Research Experience (MHRE) say the pilot was a success and will be offered again this year to University of Manitoba undergraduate students interested in the health sciences.
Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women: Dr. Denise Koh
October 25, 2022 —
UM professor named among Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women.
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Taking aim at lung cancer’s spread
October 24, 2022 —
Javad Alizadeh, a PhD candidate in the department of human anatomy and cell sciences in the Max Rady College of Medicine, is attempting to slow the process of metastasis to contain cancer in one part of the body.
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Med student, passionate researcher wins CMHF Award
October 20, 2022 —
Max Rady College of Medicine student Emelissa Valcourt is a winner of the 2022 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award.
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Family medicine professor to lead national Indigenous physician group
October 18, 2022 —
The Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada (IPAC) has elected Dr. Mandy Buss, assistant professor at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, as its new president.
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Alumni in health professions celebrate, reconnect at UM Homecoming
October 7, 2022 —
A dentistry and dental hygiene awards evening, a breakfast for classes marking milestone reunions and college tours were featured at Rady Homecoming 2022
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$3.5-M in support of groundbreaking research for traumatic brain injuries through HSC Foundation, MPI and UM partnership
October 6, 2022 —
The Health Sciences Centre Foundation together with Manitoba Public Insurance and the University of Manitoba announced on Oct. 5 that $3.5 million in funding will be going towards Max Rady College of Medicine associate professor of surgery Dr. Frederick Zeiler’s research that’s looking at ways to provide more individualized care for patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
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Welcome back to Rady Homecoming events!
September 22, 2022 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences is pleased to welcome alumni back in person to campus to celebrate milestone reunions, university, faculty and college-wide events for UM Homecoming 2022, which takes place from September 21- 24, 2022. This year, 15 milestone class reunions from across Rady colleges are taking place!