Lawson Health Research Institute - Bench to Bedside

Research Divisions


Imaging Research at the
Lawson Health Research Institute

Our faculty and their graduate students conduct research in partnership with globally recognized faculty supervisors and clinicians at state-of-the-art facilities located at The University of Western Ontario, London Regional Cancer Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, Robarts Research Institute, and the London Health Sciences Centre. After graduation, students find rewarding careers in the healthcare sector, biomedical industry, and academia; others pursue further training in professional schools such as medicine, dentistry, or business.

If you have a 4 year Honours Degree (or M.Sc.) in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Biology, Medical Sciences or a related field, and are interested in biomedical research, you are invited to apply to our graduate program.


                                       Apply to Our Graduate Program On-line

                          View the Medical Biophysics Graduate Supervisors' Websites 
       (whose research groups are located at the Lawson Health Research Institute)


Lawson Health Research Institute
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Linking Science to Patient Care

Lawson Health Research Institute 
Savita Dhanvantari, PhD
Dr. Savita Dhanvantari,
Assistant Professor, Medical Biophysics,
is part of a research team that has launched
a multidisciplinary approach to the
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
of diabetes.
She is also the Director of the Molecular
Imaging Program - A
Collaborative Graduate Program
with Medical Biohysics 

Dr. Michael Kovacs Demonstrating the Cyclotron at LHRI
Dr. Michael Kovacs (left),
Medical Biophysics Assistant Professor
introduces the new Cyclotron
located at
St. Joseph's Health Care
to the press and public

The cyclotron produces medical isotopes
used in diagnosing and treating
medical conditions

(Click on picture to see the video) 


 

Some of the best and brightest young 
scientific minds showcase their work
at the annual Lawson Research Day

Faculty Member
(click on name to view his/her website)

The term 'Graduate Supervisory Privileges'
infers that the faculty member
has an active research program
which may include graduate recruitment
for admission during
Summer and Fall Terms 2012


The term 'CAMPEP Supervisory Privileges'
infers that the faculty member
is clinically certified
(FCCPM or MCCPM) to serve as primary
or joint supervisor for a CAMPEP student
Geographical Location
in London

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Yves Bureau
Adjunct Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre

Keywords:

Brain behaviour and higher
order cognition, biological effects from
electromagnetic fields
not available
yves.bureau@lawsonimaging.ca

Jeffrey J. L. Carson
Assistant Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre

Keywords:

Photoacoustic imaging,
photothermal conversion
of gold nanorods
for cancer therapy
646-6100
x 64767
or x 64190 
jcarson@lawsonimaging.ca
Savita Dhanvantari
Assistant Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

Metabolism, Diabetes,
Imaging Programs
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre
Keywords:

Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes,
magnetic resonance imaging,
assessing pancreatic islet
function in vivo, effect of cellular
pathways of glucagon
secretion on diabetes
646-6100
x 65738 
sdhanvan@lawsonimaging.ca

Neil Gelman
Associate Professor

Graduate S
Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre
Keywords:

Application of magnetic resonance
imaging method for assessing brain
injury/development in new born infants,
and improving the
diagnosis/monitoring of breast cancer
646-6100

x 64279
ngelman@lawsonimaging.ca
Donna Goldhawk
Assistant Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre
Keywords:

Regenerative cell therapy
to combat cancer and
heart disease, heart failure,
gene-based cellular contrast
using magnetic resonance
imaging, magnetotactic bacteria
646-6100
x 64863
Donna.Goldhawk@lawsonimaging.ca
Lisa Hoffman
Assistant Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre
Keywords:

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy,
positron emission tomography,
non-invasive imaging
of migration of satellite cells
not available
lhoffman@lawsonimaging.ca

Michael Kovacs
Assistant Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre
Keywords:

Thrombosis hemostasis,
clinical trials in lymphoma,
leukemia and
multiple myeloma,
transfusion medicine,
hemophilia
646-6000
x 61096
mkovacs@lawsonimaging.ca

Ting-Yim Lee
Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

CAMPEP Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
Grosvenor Street Campus
St. Joseph's Health Ctre
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Imaging Research
Robarts Research Institute
UWO Campus
Keywords:

Using computed tomography
for accute and early detection
of stroke imaging, measurement
of myocardial blood flow,
tumor hypoxia imaging
(3D intensity modulated radiotherapy)
685-8300

x 34131
ting-yim.lee@imaging.robarts.ca
Alexandre Legros
Assistant Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre
Keywords:

Exposure to 60Hz magnetic
fields and its biophysical effects,
diagnostic assessment of
cerebral impairment in
Canadian Forces Operations


See:
Available 2012/13 Graduate Research Projects
646-5100

x 65959
alegros@lawsonimaging.ca
Shuo Li
Adjunct Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre
Keywords:

Computer automated
medical image analysis
and visualization
646-6000

x 64624
Shuo.Li@ge.com

Gregory D. Marsh
Associate Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre

Keywords:

Muscle metabolism,
oxygenation, and acid-base status
during exercise,
phosphocreatine kinetics
646-6100

x 64986
gdmarsh@uwo.ca

Frank Prato
Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

CAMPEP Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
Grosvenor Street Campus
St. Joseph's Health Ctre
Keywords:

Imaging for cardiovascular therapeutics,
biomedical multimodality hybrid
imaging, non-invasive molecular imaging
of cancer growth and metastasis
using magnetic resonance imaging
and a novel reporter gene,
ischemic heart disease imaging
646-6100

x 64140
prato@lawsonimaging.ca

Keith St. Lawrence
Assistant Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre
Keywords:

Arterial spin labeling,
near-infrared spectroscopy,
cerebral blood flow,
maternal and fetal and newborn health
646-6100

x 65737
kstlaw@lawsonimaging.ca
Robert Stodilka
Assistant Professor
CAMPEP Program Co-ordinator

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre
Keywords:

Image processing with application
to nuclear medicine,
3D in vivo cell tracking,
DNA damage and repair,
ionizing radiation,
nanotechnology, computer
modeling of biological systems
646-6100

x 64657
stodilka@lawsonimaging.ca
Jean Theberge
Assistant Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

CAMPEP Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre
Keywords:

Examining abnormal brain
activity oscilliations in schizophrenia
using functional magnetic resonance
imaging, magnetic resonance
spectroscopy modeling
646-6100

x 65635
jtheberge@lawsonimaging.ca
Alex Thomas
Associate Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre
Keywords:

Understanding magnetic field
interactions and mechanisms,
with areas of potential clinical
application including affective
and mood disorders,
anxiety disorders, and
eating disorders


See:
Available 2012/13 Graduate Research Projects
646-6100

x 64191
athomas@lawsonimaging.ca
R. Terry Thompson
Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre
Keywords:

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy/
imaging for studying neonatal
brain injury, and using these
methods to study the effects
of low-grade intraventricular
hemorrhage in premature infants
646-6100

x 64144
thompson@lawsonimaging.ca

Gerald Wisenberg
Professor

Graduate Supervisory Privileges

Imaging
Lawson Health
Research Institute
St. Joseph's Health Ctre

Keywords:

Using various imaging
modalities (SPECT, PET, MRI and CT)
to guide stem cell injection
for stem cell therapy
in myocardial regeneration
646-6158

gwisenbe@uwo.ca
 

Department of Medical Biophysics - Learning through Research