Directory

Diabetes

The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of diabetes (type 1 and type 2) and develop better treatments. This page includes selected news stories about our diabetes research, links to researchers working in this area and related resources. Learn more below.


Labs and Groups

These research teams may include multiple scientists, investigators, staff and trainees all working towards a common goal, or they can represent a single scientist and their team.

Research Group
Burger Lab
Our laboratory seeks to apply our expertise in the area of extracellular vesicle biology to explore mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of chro...
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Research Group
Chen Lab
My laboratory is working to identify common molecular links between metabolic disorders (diabetes and atherosclerosis), stroke and anxiety in ord...
Research Group
Doug Manuel Lab
Big data, risk assessment tools, population health, health services, epidemiology, artificial intelligence
Research Group
Gage Lab
We explore what makes the cells that line your blood vessels (endothelium) different and special in each organ, especially the liver. This knowledg...
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Research Group
HERO Group (Dr. Thavorn)
Lead by Dr. Kednapa Thavorn, the HERO group's primary fields of research are health economics, health technology assessment and health equity.
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Research Group
Presseau Group
The Presseau Group is multidisciplinary team of research staff and trainees focused on rigorously drawing from - and contributing to - behavioural ...
Michael Austin
Clinician Investigator

Michael Austin

Clinician Investigator, Acute Care Research
Dylan Burger
Scientist

Dylan Burger

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Kevin Burns
Scientist

Kevin Burns

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Hsiao-Huei Chen
Scientist

Hsiao-Huei Chen

Senior Scientist, Neuroscience
Aroldo Dargel
Scientist

Aroldo Dargel

Associate Scientist, Neuroscience
Irena Druce
Clinician Investigator

Irena Druce

Clinician Investigator, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Darine El-Chaar
Scientist

Darine El-Chaar

Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Blair Gage
Scientist

Blair Gage

Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Swapnil Hiremath
Scientist

Swapnil Hiremath

Associate Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Christopher Kennedy
Scientist

Christopher Kennedy

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Douglas Manuel
Scientist

Douglas Manuel

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Michael McBurney
Emeritus

Michael McBurney

Senior Scientist Emeritus, Cancer Research
Justin Presseau
Scientist

Justin Presseau

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Alexander Sorisky
Emeritus

Alexander Sorisky

Senior Scientist Emeritus, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Kednapa Thavorn
Scientist

Kednapa Thavorn

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research