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Canadian Association of Pathologists Awards
Congratulations to Drs. McLachlin and Cecchini who received the following awards at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Pathologists held July 9 - 12 in Vancouver, BC. Read more
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Welcome Dr. Stephanie Frisbee
Dr. Subrata Chakrabarti and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine extend a warm welcome to Dr. Stephanie Frisbee, who has been appointed to our department effective July 1, 2016 as a full-time Assistant Professor. Read more
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Welcome Dr. Aaron Campigotto
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine welcomes Dr. Aaron Campigotto, effective July 18, 2016. Dr. Campigotto is appointed at Western University as an Assistant Professor and as a Medical Microbiologist. Read more
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 Professor Colin Anderson Awards in Pathology
The Anderson Awards are given in memory of Dr. Anderson, who was a member of our Pathology faculty from 1973 to 1996, during which time he organized and coordinated the courses for which the awards are given. Read more
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 Niamh Richmond completes her MSc Thesis
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory of Medicine would like to offer congratulations to Niamh Richmond who recently completed her MSc in Pathology. Read more
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 Nikoleta Tellios completes her MSc Thesis
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory of Medicine would like to offer congratulations to Nikoleta Tellios, who has completed her MSc in Pathology. Read more
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 Congratulations to Dr. Hanxin Lin
Congratulations to Dr. Hanxin Lin who recently became certified in Clinical Molecular Genetics through the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists.
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 Congratulations to Dr. Maher Kurdi
Congratulations to Dr. Maher Kurdi for his success in the RCPSC examination for Neuropathology.
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 Annual Report Updates
Mair Hughes has sent out requests for Annual Report updates. Please return these to her by August 16, 2016.
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 Kidney Foundation of Canada grant award
Congratulations to Zhu-Xu Zhang who has received a Kidney Foundation of Canada grant award for his project. Read more
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 WHMIS training is changing
All staff, faculty, graduate students, work study, co-op students and volunteers at Western must complete new WHMIS training by August 31, 2016. Click here
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