Researchers Under the Scope

In the heart of the Health Sciences Building, Dr. Amanda Hall studies a tray of organoids under a microscope.

“They do need a lot of attention and a lot of feeding,” she said, pointing to dot-like po…

Valerie Verge was in her early twenties when she landed her first job, doing neuroscience research and she loved it. But 43 years ago, her research journey began to take a twist.

"I developed an alle…

Dr. Evyn Peters has created pivotal changes for patients arriving at Royal University Hospital's mental health short stay unit, and its emergency department.

With 33 publications and interests span…

By the end of her Grade Eight year in Saskatoon, Wendie Marks was sure about one thing: she knew she wanted to study health and the way early-life development affected the human body.

“I spent a lo…

When Justin Botterill first arrived at the University of Saskatchewan, he took what he described as a 'shotgun approach' to choosing classes.

Midway through his second year, his psychology professors…

When Bruce Gordon's relatives descend on Saskatoon this month, his wife will put them to work.

Bruce Gordon was a police officer and a lawyer, who competed as a triathlete and in the Crossfit Games. …

Midway through his undergraduate degree at the University of British Columbia, a laboratory 'help wanted' poster caught Jeff Dong's eye.

He applied, gaining invaluable practical experience that summe…

Before we’re even born, our bodies begin to grow and train an army of spies and assassins, creating a crew of immune system fighters in the upper chest's thymus gland. While this production is domina…

Like a lot of kids, Anurag Sakharkar used to dream about being a doctor, or an astronaut. His parents, both academics, encouraged him to follow his dream.

In high school, he began spending evening…

When Dr. Rachel Asiniwasis returned to the prairies after her dermatology residency in Toronto, she noticed a pattern among many of her pediatric patients.

Hundreds of them were coming to her with it…

Patients in intensive care units often move to a regular ward before they're discharged, and sent home.

But increasingly, hospitals are skipping that step, sending a handful of ICU patients directly …

For decades, families have watched Alzheimer's disease steal their loved ones' cognitive function. It's the most common form of dementia; one that affects a third of people over the age of 85.

It's a…

Debra Morgan grew up on a farm and continued farming with her husband, initially working in nursing in the winter.

Nursing shifts took her from neurosurgery to pediatrics, to orthopedics, then to Sas…

If you've ever sat through a bad date at a restaurant, unsure of what to order, you're still doing better than a typical zebrafish date.

Dr. Michelle Collins said without safety precautions, a zebraf…

Diagnosing pulmonary diseases ilike asthma in young children is still largely a matter of trial and error, according to Saskatchewan’s top pediatric respirologist.

As viruses and colds tear through…

May this holiday season find all our Researchers Under the Scope listeners feeling cozy, festive and warm. 

In the spirit of giving, the Office of the Vice-Dean of Research at the College of Medicine…

When Scott Widenmaier left high school, he wasn't sure what career path he wanted to pursue.

He grew up in Alameda, Saskatchewan, and soon found work on oil rigs. But by the time he was in his early…

As a high school student growing up in Melfort, Sask.. Linda Chelico knew she wanted to work in health sciences.

She enjoyed biology class, and took an interest in watching nature heal itself. She wa…

Colour-changing reactions and small explosions punctuated life at Dr. Oleg Dmitriev's home, when he was a boy. He loved trying out chemical reactions, and experimenting. As a teenager, he was fascina…

Asmahan AbuArish grew up in Hebron, surrounded by military checkpoints.

She knew she wanted to help people, but she had to give up her dream of being a medical doctor early.

Fortunately, AbuArish is …