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Health research collaboration meeting set for June 10 Do you like to discuss new ideas? Solve problems? Make new connections? Then considering joining the WE-Spark Health Institute for a think tank session Friday, June 10. The event will feature an overview of three projects: Building International Collaborations to Support Better Health Outcomes in Developing Countries Indryas Woldie, Windsor Regional Hospital Marked for Destruction - Targeting Ubiquitination for Understanding Cancers and Drug Discovery Yufeng Tong, University of Windsor Measuring Arithmetic Ability to Track Clinical Recovery in Traumatic Brain Injury Retage Al-Bader and Balraj Jhawar, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry - Windsor Campus and Windsor Regional Hospital All disciplines and expertise are welcome to participate, including students. The WE-Spark Health Institute hosts bi-monthly sessions. Click here to register for the June event, which will run 1 to 3:30 p.m. WE-Spark Health Institute is a partnership of the University of Windsor, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare,…
Article offers advice to entrepreneurs on developing psychological resistance Psychological resilience is a key personal resource and competitive advantage for entrepreneurs. Like building muscle, building psychological resilience takes time, effort, and the right technique, says management professor Kyle Brykman. He and co-authors describe five ways entrepreneurs can become more psychologically resilient in an article published Wednesday in the Conversation, which shares news and views from the academic and research community. Cultivate a growth- or learning-orientated mindset. Adopting a healthy mindset about adversity can change how you respond to inevitable bumps in the road. Proactively learn from others. Invest time in reading about how other entrepreneurs overcame adversity while launching and accelerating a business. Develop strong social support networks. Social support is critical to overcoming adversity. Find people and organizations you can lean on. Focus on your core strengths and capabilities to achieve success. Passion is the fuel that keeps…
Student researchers win national funding to create human tissue models Omotayo Gbadamosi is working to develop a miniature human brain tissue model to advance diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Two graduate students are trying to solve medical mysteries by using the latest in animal-free testing technologies. Omotayo Gbadamosi (BSc 2021) and Jessica Szawara (BSc 2021) each received a Canadian Institute of Health Research Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master’s Program for their health research proposals. They are using a 3D bioprinter to create miniature versions of human organs to emulate human disease in a Petri dish. Szawara is researching new ways to assess the effects on human health of inhaled chemicals. She is working in the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods (CCAAM) to develop and validate a 3D-bioprinted human lung tissue model they have dubbed “lung-in-a-dish” to test the toxicity of chemicals in consumer products such as cosmetics and personal care items, household cleaners, and pesticides. “We are using the latest in…
WE-SPARK Health Institute Releases Quarterly Report WE-SPARK Health Institute has released its 4th quarter report, highlighting key accomplishments from February – April 2022, wrapping up its third year. Highlights include: • added 54 new members for total of 860 members; • doubled its Student Volunteer Network to 54 students, logging over 800 hours this quarter; • launched a local grant competition with 30 Letter of Intent submissions; • hosted two think tanks with 86 participants. Highlighted success from past think tank presenters including $432,000 in grant funding; • increased active users of REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) platform by 20%, with over 10,000 records / participants, up 26% from Q3; • facilitated four adjunct appointments in the Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Windsor to support local physicians and healthcare providers to build their research programs; • hosted “Cheers to Hope” event to feature local research and raise support…
Project to train nurses to cope with heath-care crisis Reports of nurses leaving the profession during the pandemic due to burnout and overall distress was the impetus for a UWindsor-led research project that will develop a course to psychologically prepare nursing students for work in hospitals during health-care crises. Photo by Cedric Fauntleroy/Pexels. A new research project out of the University of Windsor aims to ensure nursing graduates have the extra psychological preparation they need to work in hospitals during health-care crises. Flowing from interviews with local nurses during the pandemic, the project will yield a 10-week training program for senior nursing students. It will first be offered at the UWindsor Faculty of Nursing, then rolled out at the University of Ottawa and Queen’s University. The pandemic has decimated the nursing profession, said psychology professor Dana Ménard, the lead researcher on the project. Dr. Ménard, fellow psychology professor Kendall Soucie, and nursing professors Laurie Freeman and Jody Ralph,…
Research and innovation park eyed for new mega-hospital site The site of the proposed mega-hospital at County Road 42 and the 9th Concession in Windsor is shown in this Aug. 18, 2021, file photo. PHOTO BY DAN JANISSE /Windsor Star Windsor Regional Hospital and the University of Windsor are pursuing a partnership for a health research and innovation park to be included with the new acute care hospital development. “Research and education has always been one of the main drivers behind the need for a new acute care hospital in the region,” said hospital CEO David Musyj. “Windsor Regional Hospital looks forward to this planning work with the University of Windsor to advance this concept further.” The new centre would become a hub for health care research, training and private sector health service providers focused on new startup ventures. It would feature connections with the local university’s Schulich School of Medicine, the Faculty of Science and its School of Nursing. “Through the years, we have continued to build on the vital…
Windsor Regional Hospital and University of Windsor Look To Expand Ongoing Partnership Windsor Regional Hospital and the University of Windsor are exploring a potential partnership around a new health and innovation park on lands purchased for the new future Windsor/Essex Acute Care Hospital. “Research and Education has always been one of the main drivers behind the need for a new acute care hospital in the region,” said David Musyj, WRH President and CEO. “Windsor Regional Hospital looks forward to this planning work with the University of Windsor to advance this concept further. The relationships developed by WE-SPARK Health Institute naturally transition into this exciting planning.” Rob Gordon, President & Vice Chancellor of the University of Windsor, is looking forward to the expanded opportunities the Health Innovation Park will bring to the region. “Through the years, we have continued to build on the vital connections between our institutions,” he said. “Students, especially those at the Faculty of Science, School of Nursing and the Schulich School…
Windsor public school board hires first wellness teacher to focus on student mental health The Greater Essex County District School Board hired its first wellness teacher to help students learn more about their mental health. (James Arthur Gekiere/Belga Mag/AFP/Getty Images) With reports of children's mental wellness significantly impacted over the course of the pandemic, Windsor's English public school board has created a new role to help youth prioritize their mental health. The Greater Essex County District School Board hired Jodi Nolin as its first wellness teacher at a time when youth across the country have faced increasing stress and pressures due to the pandemic. Nolin told CBC Radio's Windsor Morning that she is helping students bring more attention to their mind by engaging in mental health literacy lessons, social-emotional learning and mindfulness techniques. "When I come in the room, I tell them when we're in school we spend a lot of time developing our intelligence and strengthening our body to sports and exercise but historically…
Research team to develop sensors to aid transition to green energy sources Chemistry professors Bulent Mutus, Marcus Drover, and Simon Rondeau-Gagné are collaborating on a research project to develop sensors making storage and distribution of hydrogen safer Three UWindsor researchers are joining forces to help Canada transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources. They are developing sensing equipment that will enhance how dihydrogen gas is stored and transported. Chemistry professors Marcus Drover, Simon Rondeau-Gagné, and Bulent Mutus received a $366,400 NSERC Alliance Missions grant for their two-year proposal, “Strengthening Green Energy Sources in Canada: Optical Sensors for Safe Storage and Distribution of Hydrogen.” Each researcher will bring a unique expertise to the table. In a three-tiered approach, Dr. Drover will begin the process by making new small molecules that will interact with dihydrogen. Dr. Rondeau-Gagné will take those molecules, incorporate them into polymers and make extended thin film networks of these new materials…
