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November 8, 2023
New study sheds light on face processing in people with autism
Congratulations to first author Dr. Todd Kamensek and Dr. Ipek Oruç on their research article, "Are people with autism prosopagnosic?", published in Autism Research. The study sheds light on face processing for people living with autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Ipek Oruç is a…
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October 25, 2023
Study Finds Gender Disparities in Ophthalmology Leadership in Canada
Congratulations to first author Mahraz Parvant and Dr. Sonia Yeung for their contributions to the study, "Closing the Gender Gap Among Canadian Ophthalmology Societies", published in Seminars in Ophthalmology. This study showed that males were more prevalent in executive positions,…
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October 22, 2023
New invention: Plant-based, aqueous, water-repellent sprays for coating textiles
Congratulations to Dr. Johan Foster on his latest publication, "Plant-based, aqueous, water-repellent sprays for coating textiles" published in Soft Matter. Dr. Foster's research group developed an environmentally-friendly water-repellent spray that could be used at home on…
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October 18, 2023
Harnessing AI to accelerate scientific discovery: A proof-of-concept study in search of novel retinal biomarkers
Congratulations to co-authors Parsa Delavari and Dr. Gulcenur Ozturan in Dr. Ipek Oruç's research group on the study, "Artificial intelligence, explainability, and the scientific method: A proof-of-concept study on novel retinal biomarker discovery", published in…
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October 16, 2023
Targeting "Undruggable" Proteins for the Future of Medicine
Congratulations to Dr. Leonard Foster for his contribution to the new review, "Recent advances in targeting the 'undruggable' proteins: from drug discovery to clinical trials", published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. Conventional drug design strategies…
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October 13, 2023
Largest review of molecular genetic testing in inherited retinal dystrophies in Canada
Congratulations to Dr. Cheryl Gregory-Evans for her contribution to the largest review of molecular genetic testing in inherited retinal dystrophies in Canada--"Molecular genetic diagnostics for inherited retinal dystrophies in the clinical setting" published in The Canadian…