by xplorelab | Sep 28, 2017 | Awards
Congratulations to Joanne Joseph for winning first place at the University of Ottawa Summer Studentship Poster Presentation Session! First and second place winners will have the opportunity to attend the Canadian National Medical Student Research Symposium in Winnipeg...
by xplorelab | Jun 15, 2017 | Funding, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Research
Xplore Lab has been awarded $299,000 from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada to study the effectiveness of endothelial colony forming cells (ECFCs) from umbilical cord blood to treat pulmonary hypertension in newborns. The team will test whether these cells can...
by xplorelab | Jun 1, 2017 | Funding, Media, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Research, The Ottawa Hospital
Dr. Bernard Thébaud and colleagues have been awarded $550,000 from the Ontario Institute for Regenerative Medicine (OIRM) to further their research in order to prepare for a clinical trial of umbilical cord stem cell therapy for premature babies with BPD, the most...
by xplorelab | Apr 25, 2017 | Awards, Research
Xplore Lab’s Marissa Lithopoulos has been awarded a CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Award. These prestigious awards recognize and support outstanding students who are pursuing a doctoral degree in a health-related...
by xplorelab | Mar 22, 2017 | Meetings, Research
The 2017 StemCellTalks Symposium in Ottawa was a huge success – over 100 eager high school students attended the event to learn about stem cells. Xplore Lab’s Marissa Lithopoulos guided the day as the dynamic MC! The morning session covered topics from stem cells 101...