Three researchers will head up a new Functional Organic Materials Research Centre with grants totaling $700,000 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the Ontario Research Fund and contributions from industry partners. The centre will allow chemistry and biochemistry professors Tricia Carmichael, John Trant, and Simon Rondeau-Gagné to expand on their current research into designing […]

A $50,000-machine will move genetic researcher Raj Atikukke closer to testing genes from Windsor cancer patients to try to personalize their treatment. The 2018 Charity Golf Classic held by Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare and In Honour of the Ones We Love Inc. raised $50,000 to help cancer research and target treatment for Windsor cancer patients. The […]

Phillip Karpowicz is examining the body’s natural rhythm to see how it influences the growth of cancer cells. The University of Windsor assistant professor said the human body cycles through a 24-hour biological process called circadian rhythm. This naturally corresponds with normal sleep/wake cycles and allows for the renewal and regeneration of stem cells. “We’ve […]