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December 23, 2022
A high-impact publication led by Peter Liu, MD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, is published in Nature Cardiovascular Research.
In their paper, Dr. Liu...
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December 12, 2022
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is pleased to announce that David Messika-Zeitoun, MD, PhD, FESC, was selected as the recipient of the 2022 Global Achievement Award. The Global Achievement Award...
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December 12, 2022
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is pleased to announce that Heather Tulloch, PhD was named the 2022 UOHI Investigator of the Year. This award recognizes Dr. Tulloch’s outstanding research achievements in...
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December 12, 2022
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is pleased to announce that Mireille Ouimet, PhD, Emilio Alarcón, PhD, Erik Suuronen...
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December 8, 2022
The Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, led by...
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November 7, 2022
A high-impact paper co-authored by Benjamin Rotstein, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and Ryland J. Lundgren of the...
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November 7, 2022
Heart Institute’s chief scientific officer among authors of cardiovascular health recommendations for Canadian health providers
Canadian clinicians can now find 83 recommendations for managing heart disease in one resource targeting primary care and other health care providers....
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October 31, 2022
Physicians and researchers of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) were recognized for their contributions to cardiovascular health and care at this year’s Canadian...
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October 28, 2022
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) may be just as efficacious as moderate-to-vigorous-intensity continuous training (MICT) when it comes to improving functional capacity and quality of life of patients with persistent and permanent atrial fibrillation, a new study has found.
Researchers at the...
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October 3, 2022
The University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine (FoM) bestowed three Heart Institute staff with Faculty Member Awards of Excellence in recognition of the importance and exceptional characteristics of their work.
Emilio...
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September 21, 2022
The Canadian Heart Rhythm Society (CHRS) bestowed Cardiologist Martin Green, MD and Genetic Counsellor and Research Coordinator Julie...
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September 12, 2022
Heart Institute’s chief scientific officer to lead important brain-heart research
Today, Brain Canada and Heart & Stroke announced the recipients of the inaugural...
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August 22, 2022
The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) is awarding Rob Beanlands, MD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) with its top honour for outstanding career achievement, and...
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August 15, 2022
Katey Rayner, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, has been named chairholder of the University Research Chair in Vascular and Metabolic Inflammation at the University of Ottawa (uOttawa). In addition to...
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July 27, 2022
In the July issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Dr. Marc Ruel, president of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) and division head of cardiac surgery at...
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July 20, 2022
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the winning recipients of its Project Grant program for Spring 2022, and three University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) researchers have been awarded more than $3 million in project...
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June 23, 2022
Despite continuous improvements in the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of patients with valvular heart disease, cardiologists believe heart valve disease represents the next cardiovascular epidemic.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is establishing an endowment fund for heart...
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June 9, 2022
Two University of Ottawa Heart Institute scientists - Emilio Alarcon, PhD, and Erin Mulvihill, PhD – will work on important...
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May 31, 2022
The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada named two (2) researchers from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute recipients of project funding through its Grant-in-Aid Program, and honoured Erin Mulvihill, PhD, with its National New Investigator Award.
The Grant-in-Aid Program provides operating...
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May 10, 2022
Two University of Ottawa Heart Institute researchers will receive important funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for their projects addressing the wider health implications of COVID-19.
Peter Liu...
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May 6, 2022
Congratulations to Richard Jung, PhD, MD Candidate, who was selected as the Ottawa Region’s Cardiovascular Research Trainee of the Year! Dr. Jung is recognized for his exceptional productivity in research and outstanding leadership in the community. His research (under the tutelage of...
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April 20, 2022
Drs. Marc Ruel and David Glineur are among the conference directors.
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) will host a two-day interactive conference dedicated to advanced coronary artery bypass surgery at the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa the weekend of June 4-5....
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April 5, 2022
Scientists at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have demonstrated that autophagy, the body’s natural way of removing unnecessary or dysfunctional cell components through a lysosome-dependent mechanism, is highly impaired in vascular smooth muscle foam cells, suggesting that targeting...
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March 30, 2022
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) announced its award recipients for achievements in research in 2021.
The awardees:
The Robert Roberts Award for Research Excellence – ...
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March 25, 2022
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is pleased to announce Erik Suuronen, PhD, Michel Le May, MD, and Benjamin Hibbert,...
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March 25, 2022
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is pleased to announce Mireille Ouimet, PhD, was named the 2021 UOHI Investigator of the Year – Basic Science. This award recognizes Dr. Ouimet’s outstanding research...
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March 25, 2022
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is pleased to announce Benjamin Hibbert, MD, PhD, was named the 2021 UOHI Investigator of the Year – Clinical Science. This award recognizes Dr. Hibbert’s outstanding...
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March 24, 2022
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is pleased to announce Katey Rayner, PhD, was selected as the recipient of the 2021 Global Achievement Award. The Global Achievement Award recognizes a UOHI investigator who...
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March 11, 2022
NanoOntario is recognizing Emilio Alarcon, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute with an award for outstanding early-career achievements in nano-related research and development. The scientist will...
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February 22, 2022
Erin Mulvihill’s research program achieves significant milestone
A high-impact study led by Erin Mulvihill, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute is published in the February issue of...
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February 4, 2022
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the winning recipients of its Project Grant program for Fall 2021 and three University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) researchers have been awarded more than $2 million in project...
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January 28, 2022
Mayor Jim Watson has proclaimed (PDF) February is Heart month in the capital, an opportunity to raise essential funds for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), and a reminder to consider the importance of heart...
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January 18, 2022
Together, research activity at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) totalled $145 million in 2019-20, as reported today by Research Infosource. With their results being combined, this...
