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OTTAWA, March 18, 2021 – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced the recipients of its Fall 2020 Project Grant competition. Thais Coutinho, MD, and Mireille Ouimet, PhD, along with co-principal investigator Katey Rayner, PhD, from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, will

With major funding from Genome Canada and partnership with Roche Diagnostics International, Heart Institute researchers now poised to tackle an important health issue affecting millions of Canadians. OTTAWA, ON, March 9, 2021 – The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) has been awarded nearly

Team of specialists to study brain-heart connections with goal of transforming patient care OTTAWA, March 3, 2021 – Today, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) awarded the Hub of Excellence for Cardio-Neuro-Mind Research Project (HCNMR)–spearheaded by Dr. Peter Liu at the University of Ottawa

Dr. F. Daniel Ramirez is a cardiac electrophysiologist and clinician-scientist in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI). He bounced around between Kingston and Ottawa while completing his early medical training, and later studied in Bordeaux, France, before

Today, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is releasing the first ten episodes of The Heartwise Podcast, a cardiac prevention and rehabilitation prototype that offers practical and pragmatic advice to the health conscious to help them live healthier and happier lives. Dr. Bob Reid, the

February 10, 2021, OTTAWA - The Ottawa Department of Medicine bestowed three doctors from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute with important awards in science, education, and clinical innovation. Drs. Glenn Wells, Michael Froeschl, and Calum Redpath were recognized yesterday during a virtual

Peter Liu, MD, was selected to receive the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI)’s 2020 Global Achievement Award. This prestigious award recognizes UOHI investigators who have made a global impact in their sphere of work. Dr. Liu is the Chief Scientific Officer/VP Research and Director

OTTAWA, February 9, 2021 — On Saturday, February 13, Canadians are invited to wear red in recognition of the third annual Wear Red Canada campaign, an important date for raising awareness about women’s heart health. Cities across the country are recognizing the date with official proclamations and

The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit (CWHHS) is set to begin virtually next week, attracting experts, health professionals, and women living with heart disease, to share and discuss the latest evidence and emerging trends in women’s heart, brain and vascular health. More information »

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) has announced support for Katey Rayner, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) in partnership with co-principal investigators in France and Spain as part of the European Research