Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences
Widely regarded as one of the preeminent basic cardiovascular research programs in the world, St. Boniface Hospital Research’s Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, led by Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum, is a leading force in the fight against heart disease at the cellular and molecular levels.
Breakthrough Discovery by ICS Alumni Called ‘Exciting, Out-of-The-Box’
Former ICS grad student and St. Boniface Hospital Research alumni, Dr. Justin Deniset, has published recent work which made headlines last week for a discovery that could lead to new treatments for patients with heart damage. Published in Immunity and generating...
Schwartz Brings Home National Gold!
Leah Schwartz, U of W Collegiate student in Mike Czubryt’s lab, has returned from the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Fredericton where she was awarded a Gold Medal at the Senior Level in the competition. She was up against 450 of Canada's top young science minds at the...
ICS Students dominate CSHRF Awards
Four students representing labs from the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences here at St. Boniface Hospital Research, swept up honours in three of the major award categories, and in the oncology category. The awards were issued at the 32nd Annual Canadian Student...
World-class team of researchers at St. Boniface help grow MB’s Agri-sector
As part of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Principal Investigators at St. Boniface Hospital and the University of Manitoba and The University of Winnipeg will receive $651,570 in new funding to look at ways dietary flaxseed can cure broken hearts in women with...
Manitoba Cardiovascular Leader Inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
St. Boniface Hospital Research is proud to celebrate Dr. Naranjan S. Dhalla’s induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, at a ceremony held in Montreal, Quebec, on May 2, 2019. Dhalla was recognized along with five other Canadian medical heroes for their...
MB Schools Science Symposium, Gold Medal Winner
Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences student under Dr. Mike Czubryt, Leah Schwartz, was awarded a Gold Medal for Most Outstanding Individual Project Award at the Senior Level at the Manitoba Schools Science Symposium on April 27-28. Leah was also selected as a Doctors...