World-renowned neuroscientist and Schulich WesternU professor Adrian Owen (@comadork) has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. Owen is the fifth from #WesternU to be elected as a Fellow. news.westernu.ca/2024/05/adrian…

A final shoutout to Matthew W. Grol (he/him)🏳️‍🌈 who did a fantastic job as Chair and main organizer of #CCTC2024 ! It was a great meeting. Congrats and thank you Matt!!

Intriguing trainee talk on sex hormone influence on intervertebral discs from the Séguin Lab (Dr. Cheryle Séguin) ! #CCTC2024

#Budget2024 💰 makes the largest investment in 20+ years for grad students & postdocs! It will support financial needs, boost mental well-being, allow focus on research, & promote diversity by easing barriers for underrepresented groups. 🎉💪🏽 #SOSBudget2024

Congratulations to my most distinguished friend, colleague, and boss Frank Beier on this most deserved award.

Congratulations to Taylor W. Schmitz and Jibran Khokhar on receiving the Early Researcher Awards from the Government of Ontario Ontario Innovation. 

The funding will support these researchers in advancing their research goals and expanding their teams.

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Grad students and postdocs need our support.

I know the challenges they face firsthand. When I was at the university, I helped them secure funding, food, housing and heating.

They have the ideas, do research now, and are also the future of research.

Time to invest.

Our PhysPharm dream team! Congrats Kendrick and Dan Hardy

Excited to be part of this amazing team!

Save the date for our 28th CCTC, happening May 13-15th in London, ON! Stay tuned for registration and abstract submission deadlines coming soon.

Save the date and check out the program put together by the ORS Spine Section for the ORS Spine Section Research Symposium 'Focusing on the Research Environment,' at ORS Annual Meeting 2024, on February 2, 2024, from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm, followed by our networking event.

Check out our new paper in JOR Spine! Ever wonder how CD1 and C57BL/6 mice compare in age-associated disc degeneration? JOR Spine Séguin Lab (Dr. Cheryle Séguin) Frank Beier doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.1…

Research is not a club.

It is not for a select few.

Research is for everyone.

It provides our best hope for solutions to improving health, addressing the climate emergency, and improving economic growth and growing jobs.

Time to invest in research and build a better future.

Really excited about the 2023 Charles W. Gowdey Distinguished Lecture and Department of Phys/Pharm Research Day happening tomorrow! Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz Lippincott-Schwartz Lab. Please join us!

Congratulations to Western University School of Physical Therapy professor of physical therapy, Trevor Birmingham on being elected to the Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Trevor's work explores how interventions can be combined to change the way the knee bears weight during walking.

Please spread the word and make travel arrangements to be able to attend the Spine Section Scientific Symposium. Andres Felipe Bonilla Lisbet Haglund Sheyn Lab Devina Purmessur (Walter) Dino Samartzis Nilsson Holguin Svenja illien-Junger (they/them) Sakai Disc Lab Séguin Lab (Dr. Cheryle Séguin) Nadeen Chahine Nina Shirley Tang, PhD Rahul Gawri

The Peter Roughley award sponsors a trainee and mentor exchange to enhance a trainee’s knowledge in spine, disc and cartilage biology. The award will recognize a team (mentor and trainee) and provide $2,000 to support the travel of the trainee. The deadline is fast-approaching!

So proud of these two (Nathan Weir and Dr. Nazarian). One off the bucket list. Toronto waterfront full marathon in under 4!

Important reminder: we have an open tenure track position in the area of inflammation as it relates to Physiology and/or Pharmacology. Screening of applicants will start next week but position remains open - so please apply if it fits!
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