Bringing stem cell research to patients – that’s the common goal that has united research specialists from a wide range of disciplines under The Ottawa Hospital’s Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research, now celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Harnessing the body’s immune system to fight cancer is a new and complex field, but through his connections with Let’s Talk Science, PhD student Curtis McCloskey has adapted his research into an activity that teenagers can digest and understand.

Ottawa resident Sarah Rogers would have been taking blood thinners for life, if not for a rule that showed she was at low risk of having a second blood clot.

February 24, 2014 — Researchers from The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa are leading two of three national health research networks announced today at The Ottawa Hospital by Canada’s Minister of Health, the Honourable Rona Ambrose. The Canadian Respiratory Research Network will be led by Dr. Shawn Aaron, while the Canadian Vascular Network […]

August 26, 2013 – Researchers from Ottawa, Canada, have pooled data from more than 700 children who were born extremely prematurely to come up with the best estimate yet for the risk of certain developmental problems in this group. The research is published in JAMA Pediatrics by Dr. Gregory Moore and colleagues from the Ottawa Hospital Research […]

June 28, 2012 – In this 2011-2012 Annual Report, we want to share with you successes we’ve experienced and the progress we’ve made at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) and across the region. Combining technology and research with expertise and compassion, our team is at the forefront of a medical revolution – creating a world-class facility […]