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Drs. Daniel Drucker (left) and Maria Gonzalez-Rellan smile in a laboratory setting.
GLP-1 medicine improves liver health independent of weight loss
Researchers at Sinai Health have found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs that mimics the gut…
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A collage of five professional headshots arranged in two rows, Drs. Rayjean Hung, Daniel Drucker, Ravi Retnakaran, Kieran Campbell and Sabrina Kolker from Sinai Health.
Researchers awarded nearly $2M to investigate GLP-1 medicines for the prevention of obesity-related cancers
A team at Sinai Health’s Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) led…
Drs. John Sled, Lauryl Nutter, Lise Phaneuf and Daniel Schramek standing alongside one another.
$6.2 million investment to create Canada’s premier translational research facility
A $6.2-million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation will fund…
Drs. Danny Chan and Andras Nagy sit in the laboratory at Hong Kong University.
Cloaked transplants evade immune rejection in a step towards off-the-shelf cells for therapy
Scientists have achieved a significant milestone in cell therapy research…
scientist examining a petri dish, he is wearing a lab coat and purple gloves
Scientists receive >$3M funding boost to identify genetic drivers of brain cancers – and find ways to stop them
Dr. Daniel Schramek, Deputy Director of Discovery Research at Sinai Health…
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Meet the scientists shaping the future of discovery at Sinai Health
February 11 marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a…
Headshot of Dr. Ken Croitoru and Dr. Sun-Ho Lee
A simple blood test can predict Crohn’s disease before symptoms appear
Sinai Health researchers have shown a blood test can predict Crohn’s…
A collage of headshots of Drs. Yaanu Jeyakumar and Rasha Al Mismar.
2025 Drucker-Reitman Innovation Awards recognize advances in obesity and proteomics research
Drs. Yaanu Jeyakumar and Rasha Al Mismar are the recipients of the Drucker…
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Closed-loop insulin system improves blood sugar control during pregnancy in those with type 1 diabetes
An international clinical trial led by researchers from the University of…
A collage of the headshots of Drs. Adele Changoor, Kristina Kokorelias, Kelsey McLaughlin, Ian Rogers, Marianne Saragosa, Oksana Shynlova and Williams Turpin.
Sinai Health appoints inaugural cohort of Translational Research Scientists to accelerate health innovation
Sinai Health and the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) are…
Collage of Drs. Kieran Campbell, Diane Haakonsen, Rayjean Hung, Hartland Jackson, Katherine Stewart and Mei Zhen.
Six LTRI researchers named new and renewed Canada Research Chairs
As part of the Government of Canada’s sustained investment in research…
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Frankenstein protein research nets Dr. Ugo Dionne a prestigious national award
Sinai Health postdoctoral research fellow Dr. Ugo Dionne has been awarded…
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Sinai Health welcomes two emerging leaders in discovery and translational research
Sinai Health is proud to welcome two rising scientific leaders, Dr. Alissa…