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Welcome to Canada's First Department of Medical Biophysics
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Introduction to Medical Biophysics
from the Chair, Jerry Battista PhD
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Recent Medical Biophysics News
Celebrating Our Faculty's and Graduate Students' Accomplishments
(last updated: October 17th, 2012)
See the MBP News Archives
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| Dr. Jerry Battista |
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Visionary, mentor, researcher and teacher, Jerry Battista, PhD, Chair, Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry wears many hats throughout the day. Read More .....
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| Dr. Rob Bartha |
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Shedding Light on the Alzheimer’s Brain
Robarts Scientist and Medical Biophysics Faculty Member, Robert Bartha, believes Imaging is key to early detection and prevention. Read More .....
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Catching the Spirit
The Smarter Prostate Imaging and Interventions Program
For Aaron Fenster, PhD, Imaging Director, Robarts Research Institute, and Medical Biophysics Professor — the goal is always the same — improving medical outcomes for people. Read More ..... |
Could Feeding Cancer Stop It From Spreading?
Dr. Geoffrey Pickering, Medical Biophysics Faculty Member, is turning cancer research on its head by proposing that increasing the blood supply to a tumour (in effect, feeding the tumour) could actually prevent cancer from spreading to other parts of the body. Read More ..... |
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Through the use of powerful imaging techniques developed in her lab, Medical Biophysics Faculty Member, Paula Foster, hopes to determine how cancer cells change the tissue environment to which they migrate, before they arrive. Read More .....
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Medical Biophysics PhD candidate, Susan Huang MD, is one of five Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry students who are recipients of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Canada’s most prestigious scholarship for doctoral students. Read More .....
The Medical Biophysics graduate program is very proud of our three Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients over the past three years. Dr. Lindsay Mathew was a Vanier Scholar during 2010, Matthew Quinn (MD/PhD candidate) is a current Vanier Scholar, and now Dr. Susan Huang joins their exclusive ranks.
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Three Medical Biophysics Faculty Members, Aaron Fenster PhD, Jake Van Dyk MSc, and Jerry Battista PhD, received the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists Inaugural Fellow of COMP Awards at its annual scientific meeting held in Halifax from July 11 – July 14, 2012. This is the first year for the FCOMP awards which recognize those who have made a significant contribution to the field of medical physics and to COMP. Read More ..... |
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| Dr. Ann Chambers |
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The prestigious science magazine NATURE takes note of Dr. Ann Chambers' resesearch. Dr. Chambers, Medical Biophysics Faculty Member, was featured in an article about breast cancer titled Metastasis: The Rude Awakening published on-line May 30, 2012. |
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| Dr. Matthew Teeter |
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For Matthew Teeter walking across the stage to receive his PhD in Medical Biophysics from the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry caps off what can only be described as an exceptional four years. Read More ..... |
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| Miranda Kirby |
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Miranda Kirby, Medical Biophysics PhD Candidate, received the 2012 Nellie Farthing Fellowship in the Medical Sciences from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Established in 1960 with money bequeathed by Nellie Farthing to Western to create this Fellowship, it recognizes excellence in research at the doctoral level. The fellowship is awarded annually with a value of $3,000. |
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| Dr. Terry Peters |
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Medical Biophysics Professor and Robarts Research Institute Scientist, Terry Peters, and Psychology Professor John Meyer have been awarded Western’s illustrious 2012 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research. Read More .... |
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| Dr. Battista with the DeskCAT |
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One Cool CAT: Dr. Jerry Battista and his research colleagues broaden undergraduate teaching opportunities with the DeskCAT. Read More ....
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