Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
![Portrait of Dr. Brandy Wicklow.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Wicklow-Brandy-for-UM-Today-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Pediatric Partnership
July 25, 2024 —
Dr. Brandy Wicklow's research seeks ways to halt the intergenerational cycle that contributes to First Nations children in Manitoba having one of the highest rates of pediatric Type 2 diabetes and early kidney disease worldwide.
![Peri Venkatesh stands in front of a black and white collage that shows the history of nursing in Manitoba.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Peri-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Inspired to Educate
July 23, 2024 —
When Peri Venkatesh [MN/91] arrived in Manitoba in 1971, he was unsure what career path he would take. Nursing and education weren’t even considerations at the time.
![Dr. Emma Anderson poses for a photo wearing winter clothing. A landscape of snow and ice is in the background, with the sun at the horizon.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/UM-Today-Northern-Remote-Stream-1-sized-150x150.jpeg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Northern Remote Stream residents ‘wear many different hats’
July 22, 2024 —
A placement in northern Manitoba during first-year medical school opened Dr. Emma Anderson’s eyes to the possibilities of practicing in a remote northern community.
![Dr. Hoda Hosseini sits on a dental chair. A 3D image of teeth and gums is on a screen next to her.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/RadyUM-Hosseini-Hoda-1-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Caring Collaborator
July 22, 2024 —
The first professional experience that Hoda Hosseini [DMD/06, M.Dent/12] had after dental school made her wonder whether she had chosen the right career.
![Deanna Santer](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Deanna-Santer-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Immunologist honoured for best paper of the year
July 22, 2024 —
UM Today asked Santer to reflect on her career, research and vision for the future.
![Cenzina Caligiuri](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cenzina-Caligiuri-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Dispensing Empathy
July 19, 2024 —
Pharmacy alumna claims patient-focused care as her personal standard.
![Profiles of Stephanie Van Haute and Corrine Clyne.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Van-Haute-and-Clyne-v2-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rady PhD students receive inaugural Indigenous fellowships
July 18, 2024 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences has named the first recipients of its Indigenous Graduate Fellowship.
![Kathy Yerex leans on a dental chair in the UM dental school's clinic.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/RadyUM-Kathy-Yerex-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Oral Biology & Beyond
July 18, 2024 —
Kathy Yerex [B.Sc./02, Dip.D.Hyg./04, M.Sc./21] would like to see more dental hygienists follow her lead and enter the world of research.
![Marnie Courage teaches a male client to safely use new bathing equipment after an assessment of his home.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Marnie-Courage-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Enabling Inclusion
July 17, 2024 —
Disability rights have long been a passion for Marnie Courage [BA/96, BMROT/00]. While studying arts at UM in the 1990s, she had a job in community respite services, supporting people with physical and intellectual disabilities.
![Dr. Janilyn Arsenio leans against a counter in her lab. Items used for scientific research sit on shelves behind her and on the counter.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/UM-Today-Dr.-Janilyn-Arsenio-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
The Winnipeg Foundation funds innovative groundbreaking research at Rady
July 16, 2024 —
Two research teams at have received grants to advance research in brain injury and sepsis. These innovative projects will tackle pressing health challenges and pave the way for future breakthroughs.