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Research Databases

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NCBI

Funding

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SSHRC
National Institutes of Health
Health Canada
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National Cancer Institute of Canada

Tools for Analysis

Globally Accessible Statistical Procedures
VassarStats: Statistical Computation
European Bioinformatics Institute
Webcutter

Ethics

Office of Research Ethics at Western
London Health Sciences Centre
Research Ethics of Canada
Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards [23]

Communication Skills

Information Centre - communication skills
Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
Effective Presentations
Gradwrite
Writing a Research Paper

Future Opportunities

Nature Jobs
Career Centre at Western
National Institutes of Health
Wow Jobs
Workopolis

Lawson Association of Fellows and Students (LAFS)

Lawson Link
LAFS at Victoria Research Labs

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Welcome to Our Newest Division Chair, Dr. Michelle Mottola

Dr. Mottola is an accomplished researcher in the area of nutrition and exercise lifestyle in pregnancy and their impact on pregnancy outcomes. Her current primary research focus is on the healthy lifestyle for pregnant women and thus improving the health of newborn, infant and children. Dr. Mottola...

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Congratulations Dr. Jeff Nisker On Your Award

The 2020 Excellence in Research Award of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) was awarded to Jeff Nisker MD PhD, Prof. Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Scientist, Children's Health Research Institute and Western University. This...

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Featured Trainee - Jennifer Carleton

Jennifer graduated from the University of Alberta in 2018 with a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences. As an undergraduate researcher she worked to verify subunits of a chromatin remodeling complex involved in neural tube closure. She followed this with a summer research position at the University of...

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Featured Scientist - Dr. Stephen J. Renaud

Dr. Stephen J. Renaud

Reducing the risk of pregnancy complications How complications with the placenta can hurt development Research is being conducted in London to prevent major complications in pregnancy, protecting Canadian mothers from sometimes life-threatening pregnancy risks. The most common...

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