Radygradstudents News Archive
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Rady grad student profile: Ariel Wilcox looks to improve rural health-care system
September 10, 2024 —
Ariel Wilcox spent over a decade working as a frontline nurse in rural Manitoba prior to the COVID pandemic. After taking a maternity leave during the pandemic’s third wave, she was unsure that she wanted to return.
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Rady grad student profile: Adam Brandt aims to fill 2SLGBTQIA+ research gap in nursing
August 12, 2024 —
Over the last year, Adam Brandt, a master’s student in the College of Nursing, has received several awards for their research regarding the experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ nurses, including the Rady Faculty Dean’s Prize and, most recently, a Research Manitoba training award.
Rady grad student profile: Trinh Nguyen-Lu explores stress and coping in newly graduated nurses
May 6, 2024 —
After graduating from UM with a bachelor’s degree in nursing and working for a few years in emergency rooms and intensive care, Trinh Nguyen-Lu returned to the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences as a clinical instructor in 2017. At the time, she had no plans to become a graduate student, but that changed when she saw that she could make a difference in preparing the next generation of nurses.
Rady grad student profile: Michaela Bourque inspired by personal health journey
December 19, 2023 —
When Michaela Bourque was 17, she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, starting her on a health journey that had a profound impact on her emerging career as a researcher.
Six grad students receive Rady Faculty Dean’s Prize
December 5, 2023 —
The 2023 Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize was awarded to six distinguished learners.
Rady grad student profile: Saeid Maghsoudi working on new drug to save newborns
November 21, 2023 —
Saeid Maghsoudi’s research aims to develop a drug to treat babies that are short of oxygen at birth.
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Rady grad student profile: Deanne Nixie Miao seeks genetic clues to hearing loss caused by cancer drug
September 14, 2023 —
Master's student investigates how the drug cisplatin affects gene expression changes at the single-cell level in the inner ears of mice.
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New MPAS students aim to make positive impact
September 7, 2023 —
Angel Sen was about to tear up when she received her stethoscope during the Master of Physician Assistant Studies’ (MPAS) Inaugural Exercises.
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Rady grad student profile: Erwin Taguiam studies gene expression in tuberculosis and HIV co-infection
September 1, 2023 —
Erwin Taguiam’s research focuses on searching for a “signature” in blood that could potentially be used to quickly and easily detect TB in people living with HIV.
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Rady grad student profile: Khushali Trivedi aims to be role model
August 14, 2023 —
Khushali Trivedi is focused on understanding if a particular protein plays a role in the development of gestational diabetes, one of the most common types of complications that occurs during pregnancy.