London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) are celebrating the launch of our new research institutes with an open house event on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. This full-day event is a chance to engage in cutting-edge research, interact with research teams and take part in the unveiling of our new research brands.
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) Open House Event Details
Time
12:30 – 2:30 p.m. (Attendees can drop in at any time between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.)
Location
LHSC’s Victoria Hospital and Children’s Hospital, 800 Commissioners Rd. E. (Zone B Entrance)
To join an open house tour, please locate our welcome table in the Zone B Atrium, First Floor. Look for the LHSCRI banners.
Parking
Complimentary parking is available in any patient/public parking area. Please take a ticket from the machine and we’ll give you a free validation ticket to get out of the lot. Parking tickets are available at our welcome table.
Tour Stops
- Preventing the spread of cancer through research
Dr. Alison Allan
Research Area: Cancer
Location: Cancer Research Laboratory Program – Zone A, 4th Floor
- Improving dialysis through research
Dr. Chris McIntyre
Research Area: Nephrology
Location: Kidney Clinical Research Unit – Zone E, Lower Level (ELL-102)
- Diagnosing rare diseases through research
Dr. Bekim Sadikovic
Research Area: Clinical Epigenomics
Location: Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre – Zone B, 10th Floor
- Personalizing childhood cancer care through research
Dr. Alexandra Zorzi
Research Area: Childhood Cancer
Location: Zone B, 1st Floor (B1-432)
- Poster presentations
LHSCRI researchers, staff and learners
Location: Zone B, 1st Floor Atrium
Want to learn more about the researchers at our tour stops? Take a look at their biographies.
Time
2:30 – 4:30 p.m. (Attendees can drop in at any time between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m.)
Location
LHSC’s University Hospital, 339 Windermere Rd. (Main Entrance)
To join an open house tour, please locate our welcome table in main entrance. Look for the LHSCRI banners.
Parking
Complimentary parking is available in any patient/public parking area. Please take a ticket from the machine and we’ll give you a free validation ticket to get out of the lot. Parking tickets are available at our welcome table.
Tour Stops
- Reducing tremors through research
Dr. Mandar Jog
Research Area: Clinical Neurological Sciences (CNS)
Location: London Movement Disorders Centre – Zone B, Lower Level (BLL-250)
- Personalizing medicine through research
Dr. Richard Kim
Research Area: Personalized Medicine
Location: Personalized Medicine Research Lab – Zone C, 9th Floor (C9-100)
- Improving mental health care through research
Dr. Ruth Lanius
Research Area: Mental Health
Location: Imaging Suite – Robarts Research Institute at Western University
- Improving orthopaedic surgery through research
Dr. Matthew Teeter
Research Area: Orthopaedics
Location: Implant Retrieval Lab – Zone C, 8th Floor (C8-135A)
- Poster presentations
LHSCRI researchers, staff and learners
Location: Zone B, 3rd Floor Auditoriums
Want to learn more about the researchers at our tour stops? Take a look at their biographies.
For information on Lawson Research Institute and St. Joseph’s Open House Event, please visit the Lawson website.
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