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Improving dialysis through imaging Lloyd Weiss was a 10-year-old-boy in Edmonton, Alberta when he had his left kidney removed. “They told me it wasn’t functioning and so they took it out,” says Lloyd, now 62. “After that, everything seemed fine.” He went to school, started working as an aircraft...
A PRIME Team
Collaborating to improve rehabilitation For many years, Patrick Stapleton would experience severe back pain about once a year, typically leaving him unable to move for a couple of days. “Once I could walk again, I’d go to a chiropractor and be okay,” he recalls. In May 2015, Patrick was in the midst...
Tackling the Opioid Crisis
It’s been called the most complex public health issue of our time. The opioid crisis has transformed the face of addiction, making health care providers question everything from the way pain is managed to underlying causes of disease. The severity of the epidemic is evident in the lives that are...
Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR)
Canadian Surgical Technologies & Advanced Robotics (CSTAR) is a collaborative research and education program of London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University and St. Joseph’s Health Care London. About CSTAR, a 22,500 square foot facility located in the...
Transplantation
By studying transplantation and the body’s immune response, our researchers advance cell-based therapies for organ regeneration and pursue prevention of tissue rejection and alternative sources of cells and organs for transplantation. The Multi-Organ Transplant Program at London Health Sciences...
Surgery
Research and knowledge-creation have been a hallmark of the Department of Surgery since its inception, and the relationship between innovation and improving patient care has been an enduring trademark. A number of faculty members in the Department of Surgery have conducted and published research...
Personalized Medicine
Most medical treatments are designed for patients in a “one-size-fits-all-approach,” which may be successful for some patients but not for others. Personalized medicine is an innovative and emerging field that utilizes an individual’s genetic profile, environment and lifestyle to guide decisions...
Parkwood Institute Research
Parkwood Institute Research is a program of Lawson Health Research Institute representing the researchers and research programs of Parkwood Institute. As part of St. Joseph’s Health Care London, Parkwood Institute is a vibrant academic health care community providing physical and mental health care...
Expertise
Lawson Health Research Institute is known worldwide for its innovative medical research. We are closely integrated with collaborative groups across Canada, North America and in more than 40 countries around the world – we know how to work as a team. This collaboration allows us to offer a wide range...
Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic research at Lawson aims to ensure that patients will receive the best possible care for musculoskeletal health disorders. We are an active group of surgeons, scientists, and engineers that collaborates broadly, working closely with the Western Bone and Joint Institute. Major areas of...
Ophthalmology
Many treatments for eye problems have been pioneered in Canada. Ophthalmology has been practiced, researched and taught in London, Ontario for over a century, producing graduates for communities across the continent. Ivey Eye Institute Committed to excellence in patient care, education and research...
Cool Science
Does your morning cup of coffee interfere with medication for high blood pressure? A research team from Lawson and Western University led by Dr. David Bailey measured how occasional coffee consumption reduces the action of a commonly prescribed class of blood-pressure lowering medication. Calcium...
Neurological Disorders
Our research into diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system strives to uncover mechanisms and interventions in such disorders and diseases as epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, brain and spinal cord injury, and neuromuscular disorders. The Department of Clinical...
Nephrology
Research in nephrology strives to find new ways to improve the health of renal patients, and better methods by which to deliver care. This work includes both basic biological research and clinical research. Many of the Lawson scientists conducting nephrology research also provide medical care for...
Microbiome & Probiotics
If there are more microbial cells in us than human cells, are we man or microbe? With 150 times more genetic power, it surely isn’t surprising the extent to which microbes influence our life, health and even decision-making. The collective microbiome is essential for maintaining health and survival...
Health care as unique as DNA
How personalized medicine revolutionizes care with treatments tailored to the individual Imagine you are diagnosed with a disease or other health condition. You need to take medication to manage the illness, or maybe even to stay alive. Testing and analysis is done to study your unique DNA and other...
Mental Health
Mental Health research at Lawson strives to develop and evaluate proven interventions earlier and more effectively in the lives of those we serve. We recognize and study the importance of community integration across the continuum of mental health and illness, and work to integrate solutions at...
Infectious Diseases
The Infectious Disease division at Lawson focuses on finding innovative solutions to the challenges of infectious pathogens – disorders caused by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Partnering with both London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London, our most...