ELEVATE seed grants to help researchers at The Ottawa Hospital develop better treatments and improve patient care
2/1/2023
The Ottawa Hospital’s Research Institute is awarding five ELEVATE seed grants to early-career researchers to spur the development...

A self-proclaimed nerd with a knack for nephrology
1/26/2023
Dr. Kevin Burns never thought he’d be practicing award-winning kidney research in Ottawa. But after falling in love with Ottawa...

New online calculator predicts risk of developing kidney disease
1/18/2023
Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital have developed and validated an online calculator that can estimate a person’s risk of developing...

Visionary scientist shaped Canada’s kidney research landscape
11/2/2022
As a young man raised in Montreal, Dr. Kevin Burns had no intention of staying in Ottawa when he first came here to study nephrology...

New scientist profile: Dr. Nicola Schieda aims to improve imaging diagnosis of prostate, kidney cancers
10/5/2022
Radiologist Dr. Nicola Schieda works on algorithms to improve the non-invasive diagnosis of kidney and prostate cancers using MRI...

Lab-grown “mini-kidneys” unlock secrets of a rare disease
7/21/2022
Researchers have solved a medical mystery in a poorly understood disease by uncovering which cells cause tumours in patients with...

Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital awarded 19 CIHR grants worth more than $12 million
7/20/2022
These projects will advance science and improve health in areas such as cancer, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, autism, Kabuki...

New scientist profile: Dr. David Massicotte-Azarniouch aims to improve care for rare kidney diseases
5/20/2022
As a nephrologist specializing in glomerular diseases, Dr. David Massicotte-Azarniouch embraces the challenge of helping patients...

New scientist profile: Dr. Edward Clark aims to improve kidney health for hospitalized patients
3/17/2022
As a nephrologist who sees patients in the ICU, Dr. Edward (Ted) Clark knows kidneys can often stop working when someone is critically...

Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital awarded 18 CIHR grants worth more than $11 million
2/5/2022
These projects will advance science and improve health in areas such as tuberculosis, blood disease, prostate cancer, heart disease,...