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Dr. Roberta Berard

Dr. Berard is an Associate Professor and Head of the Division of Rheumatology at the Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences. She completed medical school at the University of Toronto followed by paediatric residency (Western), fellowship (McGill) and a Master’s in Science in Clinical...

Fecal transplants show promise in improving melanoma treatment

In a world-first clinical trial published in the journal Nature Medicine, a multi-centre study from Lawson Health Research Institute, the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has found fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) from healthy donors are safe and show promise in improving response to immunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma.

London Health Research Day 2024

The 2024 London Health Research Day will take place on Tuesday, May 7 at the Mustang Lounge on Western University Campus. If you are a learner or trainee doing research at Lawson Health Research Institute, Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry or the Faculty of Health Sciences, please...

ICES Western FAQs

ICES Western Home 1. What types of data are available at ICES? 2. Does ICES have a data dictionary? 3. How does ICES have the authority to collect this data? 4. Where can I learn more about privacy policies and practices at ICES? 5. How can I access ICES data? 6. Why become an ICES Scientist? 7

ICES Faculty Scholars Program

ICES Western Home “The Faculty Scholars Program is extremely well structured and run. The program provides a positive and open learning environment for scholars to ask questions and learn about the administrative and practical aspects pertaining to conducting research at ICES.” - Dr. James Crispo

An innovative year: Top 12 research stories of 2023

It’s been another year of transformational research at Lawson Health Research Institute. Our teams have published groundbreaking findings and launched new studies that will have a profound impact on patient care. The following are 12 highlights of research and innovation from across London Health...

$7.55 million grant to take LHSC-developed technology global

On average it takes five to seven years to diagnose a rare disease. But, for growing numbers of rare diseases, that is all about to change with new artificial intelligence-led technology developed by researchers at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and Lawson Health Research Institute that will...

Lawson ranks in top ten among Canada's research hospitals

Lawson Health Research Institute – the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London – is ranked seventh in the country in Re$earch Infosource’s 2023 list of Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals. This is the 13th year in a row that Lawson has ranked top...

Scientist of the Year: Dr. Cheryl Forchuk

Dr. Cheryl Forchuk’s research is wide-ranging with a special focus on mental health and models of care, exploring systemic issues relating to harm reduction, discharge models, homelessness and the use of technology in mental health.