Max Rady College of Medicine News Archive
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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!
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In-person orientations excite new health sciences students
September 21, 2022 —
For the first time in three years, students at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences were welcomed with in-person orientation events, rather than virtual meetings and tours.
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UM lab collaborates on international study revealing origin of pediatric brain tumour
September 21, 2022 —
An international research team has uncovered the first indication that a type of medulloblastoma may be preventable.
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PhD candidate in immunology wins three awards at Health Research Forum
September 20, 2022 —
Marina Costa Fujishima, a PhD candidate in immunology in the Max Rady College of Medicine, took home three prestigious awards at the Canadian Student Health Research Forum, a national event held this past summer at UM.
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Get to know the new dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
September 16, 2022 —
On September 1, Dr. Peter Nickerson, a prominent physician and researcher in the field of organ transplantation, began his role as dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and dean of the Max Rady College of Medicine, as well as vice-provost (health sciences). We chatted with Dr. Nickerson about his plans for the future, his first job in health care, and his travel through northern Canada.