Momentum Stories 2019

  • Team members pictured Derek Emery, professor and chair, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging; Kumaradevan Punithakumar, assistant professor (research); Michelle Noga, '90 MD, associate professor

    3-D imaging at the heart of precision health

    September 16, 2019

    Imaging is central to the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases―when it's combined with artificial intelligence techniques, the future of precision health comes into sharper focus.

  • Poala Sanchez, graduate student in surgical education, wears an augmented reality HoloLens device that displays instructions for performing a surgical task. (photos by Laughing Dog)

    Building a Better Surgeon

    September 16, 2019

    The Surgical Simulation Research Lab is using AR, VR and eye tracking to create more-precise training for tomorrow's doctors.

  • Leina Saito, graduate student, medical microbiology and immunology; Jennifer McCombe, associate clinical professor and MS neurologist; Chris Power, vice-dean research, MS neurologist and co-director, MS Centre; Bradley Kerr, associate professor, anesthesiology and pain medicine, co-director, MS Centre; Jason Plemel, assistant professor, neuroscientist; Maria Sprentz, person with MS

    Mission Possible

    September 16, 2019

    Finding a cure for MS

  • Sambhu Nath, senior health coach; Marjan Abbasi, associate clinical professor, family medicine; Wendy Jerome, senior health coach; Cheryl Pengelly, senior health coach; Bonnie Dobbs, director, U of A's Medically At-Risk Driver Centre (MARD); Sheny Khera, assistant professor, Family Medicine and site director, Misericordia Family Medicine Centre; Jean Triscott, U of A family medicine physician and founder of Division of Care of the Elderly; Brian Dompe, senior health coach; Jasneet Parmar, associate professor, family medicine and medical director, Covenant Health Network of Excellence in Seniors' Health and Wellness

    Team approach to healthy aging

    September 16, 2019

    With Canada's rapidly growing elderly population, the secret to healthy aging and compassionate care lies in teamwork.

  • Michelle Phillips, administration assistant; Robert Pauly, assistant dean, Faculty Wellbeing; Marj Thomson, executive assistant; Sophia Parks, psychologist; Erica Dance, assistant dean, Resident & Fellows Affairs; Cheryl Goldstein, assistant dean, Student Affairs; Ryan Jacobson, psychologist; Lisa Purdy, assistant dean, Graduate Student Affairs; Melanie Lewis, associate dean, Office of Advocacy & Wellbeing

    Office of Advocacy & Wellbeing

    September 16, 2019

    Caring for the whole student

  • Team members pictured: Bo Cao, assistant professor, psychiatry, member, Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHI); Katherine Aitchison, professor, psychiatry and adjunct, medical genetics, associate director, NMHI, scholar, Integrative Health Institute and member, Women and Children's Health Research Institute

    Precision health for mental health

    September 16, 2019

    Members of the Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHI) apply artificial intelligence to examine genetic, lifestyle and imaging data for more precise mental illness prevention, detection and intervention.

  • Jill Konkin, associate dean, Division of Community Engagement; Tibetha Kemble, director, Indigenous Health Initiatives Program; Kenton Boutillier, administrator, Indigenous Health Initiatives Program

    Indigenous Health Initiatives Program

    September 16, 2019

    Leaders behind systemic change making meaningful momentum

  • Grace Fisher, 16, underwent successful heart surgery four years ago. Improving health outcomes for children like Grace is the goal of the new Stollery Science Lab program. Photo by: Ryan Whitefield.

    $5-million gift enhances children's health research in Alberta

    September 16, 2019

    Top pediatric researchers named as Distinguished Researchers within the Stollery Science Lab to act as advocates for children's health.

  • Zelei Yang, doctoral student, biochemistry, co-supervised by Denise Hemmings, member of CRINA and the Women and Children

    A powerhouse group targets breast cancer

    September 16, 2019

    A collective of internationally renowned researchers joins forces to target this common cancer, combining their unique perspectives and specialties in a search for the cure.

  • Precision cancer cures a step closer

    September 15, 2019

    New technique developed by UAlberta researchers brings gene-editing medicine closer to patient applications.