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Health, Wellness and the Determinants of Human Health

July 9, 2018

Health promotion for Canadians with mobility impairments: this research will lead to the development of physical activity guidelines for Canadians with a physical disability and strategies to help them meet these guidelines.

July 9, 2018

Uncovering the structure and function of protein phosphorylation systems in bacteria: this research will lead to new understanding of the biochemical reactions that take place in bacteria and could lead to the development of new antibiotics.

July 9, 2018

This research involves studying the determinants of physical activity, and the health problems in children associated with a lack of physical activity.

July 9, 2018

Developing new tools to make it easier to rapidly assemble complex natural products: this research will address challenges for affordable health care by developing new tools that could lead to the creation of new drugs and new treatments for serious diseases.

July 9, 2018

Understanding how proteins work and how to modify them by protein engineering: this research will lead to better sub-zero storage of cells, tissues, organs and foods as well as new drugs to decrease ischemic injury, and may also identify methods to prevent bacterial infections.

July 9, 2018

Discovering how disorders of mitochondrial structure occur and how they control vital cell functions, including cell division, programmed cell death, and metabolism: this research will lead to innovative therapies that target mitochondrial dynamics and the fission and fusion of mitochondria for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, heart attacks, and lung cancer.

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June 18, 2018

Queen’s CardioPulmonary Unit Scientific Director, Dr. Archer, and QCPU members Dr. James and Dr. Ormiston discuss the significance of the newly established Queen’s CardioPulmonary Unit.

[Heather Aldersey]
June 1, 2017

A researcher in community-based rehabilitation (CBR), Heather Aldersey, Canada Research Chair in Disability-Inclusive Development, works with families and people with disabilities to identify the problems they face. Now, through an exciting new partnership with the University of Gondar in Ethiopia, Aldersey will collaborate with international colleagues on a very large scale.

[Dr. Amer Johri]
June 1, 2017

Queen's researcher Amer Johri, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, founder and Director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Network at Queen’s (CINQ), and a practicing cardiologist, is attracting national and international attention for his research into ultrasound techniques.

[Alice Vibert Douglas and colleagues at Yerkes Observatory, Chicago, 1925 (Queen's University Archives)]
October 1, 2016

One of the oldest universities in Canada, research at Queen's University has left an indelible mark on the Canadian, and international, landscape of scholarly progress.

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