Research Opportunities
The following are current research opportunities for Master of Medical Studies applicants. The intent of this list is to provide opportunities to prospective applicants who may not yet have an idea for a research proposal, or who need guidance in to selecting a Supervisor or Co-Supervisor.
This list is updated regularly.
All Supervisors and Co-Supervisors are available to discuss research opportunities. Should one or more of their research programs interest you, do get in touch with them as soon as possible.
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Dr. Erin Cameron
Actively recruiting up to two students.
See Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity website for an overview of the research themes.
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See Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity website for an overview of the research themes.
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Dr. Hazem Elmansy
Actively recruiting one student.
Project: Use of different laser energy to treat bladder tumors.
Funding: Yes
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Project: Use of different laser energy to treat bladder tumors.
Funding: Yes
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Dr. Jaro Kotalik
Actively recruiting up to two students.
Project: Evaluation of ethical and medico-legal aspects of delivery of Medical Assistance in Dying.
Funding: Yes
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Project: Evaluation of ethical and medico-legal aspects of delivery of Medical Assistance in Dying.
Funding: Yes
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Dr. Ahmed Kotb
Actively recruiting one student.
Project: Bladder cancer biomarkers.
Funding: No
Project: Bladder cancer biomarkers.
Funding: No
Dr. Stacey Roles
Dr. Brian Ross
Actively recruiting two students, for two projects (1 student for each project respectively).
Project 1: The personal and the societal: balancing needs in medical education.
Funding: TBD
Project 2: Psychedelics at the interface of medicine and spirituality.
Funding: No
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Project 1: The personal and the societal: balancing needs in medical education.
Funding: TBD
Project 2: Psychedelics at the interface of medicine and spirituality.
Funding: No
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Dr. Marina Ulanova
Actively recruiting up to two students.
Project: Risk factors for vaccine-preventable bacterial infections in adults. In Canada, vaccination against diseases caused by encapsulated bacterial pathogens Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenzae type b is provided via the publicly funded immunization program, mostly targeting children, with some vaccines targeting adult groups of risk. Pediatric immunization provides protection to unimmunized populations via herd immunity. However, serious infections still cause substantial morbidity and mortality.
The goal of the project: to identify risk factors for developing serious infections caused by encapsulated bacteria.
Methodology: chart review of hospitalized cases.
Significance: identify modifiable risk factors to inform public health policy.
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Project: Risk factors for vaccine-preventable bacterial infections in adults. In Canada, vaccination against diseases caused by encapsulated bacterial pathogens Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenzae type b is provided via the publicly funded immunization program, mostly targeting children, with some vaccines targeting adult groups of risk. Pediatric immunization provides protection to unimmunized populations via herd immunity. However, serious infections still cause substantial morbidity and mortality.
The goal of the project: to identify risk factors for developing serious infections caused by encapsulated bacteria.
Methodology: chart review of hospitalized cases.
Significance: identify modifiable risk factors to inform public health policy.
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Dr. Chris Verschoor
Actively recruiting up to two students.
Project: Studying the role of frailty and biological aging as predictors of adverse outcomes in cancer patients. There are two cohorts for this work: a large cohort of patients who received immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy (exploring predictors of toxicity events); a second cohort of head and neck cancer patients who primarily received radiation therapy (exploring predictors of oral complications such as mucositis and fungal infections).
Funding: TBD
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Project: Studying the role of frailty and biological aging as predictors of adverse outcomes in cancer patients. There are two cohorts for this work: a large cohort of patients who received immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy (exploring predictors of toxicity events); a second cohort of head and neck cancer patients who primarily received radiation therapy (exploring predictors of oral complications such as mucositis and fungal infections).
Funding: TBD
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Dr. Petros Zezos
Actively recruiting one student.
Project: Artificial intelligence in Inflammatory bowel disease: Automatic, computer-aided determination of endoscopic inflammation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): A prospective study.
Funding: Yes
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Project: Artificial intelligence in Inflammatory bowel disease: Automatic, computer-aided determination of endoscopic inflammation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): A prospective study.
Funding: Yes
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