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The University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine (CSM). Also on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook. Cover art: Mike Paget, Foothills Complex from Nosehill








Global study led by #UCalgary researchers shows one in five people who experience a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack will have another stroke within 10 years bit.ly/4cm7RSl @UCalgaryMed



🚨 MILESTONE ALERT: Network publishes landmark paper in Cancer Cell! 🚨 The paper highlights the Network’s history, objectives and key accomplishments, underscoring how this unprecedented national collaboration is accelerating precision oncology! More ▶️bit.ly/4jemiKn

Congratulations to Dr. Minh Dang Nguyen and Dr. Milène Vandal on their paper in Neuron showing how the protein CD2AP and the vascular system can hold clues to Alzheimer's disease. @UCalgaryMed ucalgary.ca/news/ucalgary-…

There is critical research and education happening at the Cumming School that would benefit from your support. Consider giving to one of these world-class initiatives that are advancing health and improving patient care, on #UCalgaryGivingDay. Visit here: bit.ly/3YfTkSe





Congratulations to Dr. Jongbok Lee, Dr. Rui Fu, Dr. Perri Tutelman, Dr. Amir Nezhad, and Dr. Sorana Morrissy for receiving the inaugural Arthur Child Innovation Catalyst Grants! Learn more: albertacancer.ca/catalystgrants/





Melanie Woodin, an internationally recognized neuroscientist who studies the mechanisms underlying learning and memory in the brain, has been named #UofT’s 17th president. ➡️ uoft.me/uoftpres

Congrats to our @DCNSNeuro @yycneurosurgery residents for winning 3 of 4 research awards! @BranavanM: Oxidative stress in leptomeningeal metastasis @ryangyyc: CASK’s role in G3/4 medulloblastoma @JennaMannMD: Access to care & pituitary adenoma outcomes @UCalgaryMed







Introducing Breakthrough Grant recipient @Linda_E_Carlson! Dr Carlson and her colleagues aim to bring psychedelic-assisted #therapy to all people living with advanced #cancer in Canada. Their bold plan is to train healthcare providers and researchers, conduct a clinical trial and, eventually, influence policy on this type of treatment. Read more: cancer.ca/en/about-us/me…

