Researchers Under the Scope
Medicine is so much more than lab coats and stethoscopes. The research community at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine is a diverse group of humans, all working with their own unique motivations — and not all of them work in a hospital setting. Get to know what gets these researchers amped about their jobs, what they’re doing, where they’re doing it, and why. Presented by the Office of Vice-Dean of Research, College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 93
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Why kids react differently to the coronavirus, with Rupeena Purewal
Rupeena Purewal says when the coronavirus infects children, their bodies react differently than those of adults. She's leading the only Saskatchewan-based clinical trials of human convalescent plasma…
Motorcycles for maternal care: Ron Siemens makes the links in northern Mozambique
After raising five children of his own, Dr. Ron Siemens brings an empathetic, pragmatic approach to pediatrics. Whether it's in Saskatoon or in Mozambique, his goal is to make life better for infants…
His father's son: Nazeem Muhajarine connects the coronavirus and human behaviour
The way people perceive threats in a pandemic affects the spread of Covid-19, according to social epidemiologist Nazeem Muhajarine.
Since he was a boy, he's studied the way government intervention…
Keeping brains active and connected, in a pandemic lockdown
Sarah Donkers is a physiotherapist and specialist in neurological who had to rethink everything when the Covid-19 lockdown slammed doors shut this spring.
Donkers couldn't stop thinking about her pat…
Pinning down a drug-resistant ESKAPE artist, with Jenny-Lee Thomassin
They're two millionths of a metre, and they can be found outside, as well as on your skin, even inside your nose, throat, and gut.
The World Health Organization calls Klebsiella pneumoniae a major co…
"Like water-wings": how Kerry Lavender gave mice human lungs
They look like ordinary black mice with pink whiskers -- and small furry water-wings. To test coronavirus therapies, viral immunologist Kerry Lavender is using a grant of $267,500 to create designer …
Dr. Cory Neudorf looks at what takes priority and what gets cut, during an unprecedented public health crisis
After winning grants of just over $240,000, Dr. Cory Neudorf is sharpening the blurry picture Canadians currently have of public health spending during the Covid-19 pandemic. He calls this an "unprec…
Suppressing the coronavirus: Joyce Wilson leads the hunt for existing drugs that stop COVID-19
Joyce Wilson leads the team of virologists and geneticists searching for antiviral drugs we can repurpose to stop COVID-19 infections from spreading.
Using a $449,000 grant from the Canadian Institut…
What happens in the lab that's hunting for a COVID-19 vaccine in Saskatchewan, with Darryl Falzarano
At first, Darryl Falzarano was unenthusiastic about COVID-19. He had hoped it would be contained early on. But... it wasn't. And now Falzarano's work days are dedicated to COVID-19 as he leads a rese…
Preparing for when the COVID-19 surge hits hospitals, with Gary Groot
While the world has been in what can sometimes feel like chaos, a few people out there are bringing order into our lives. Dr. Gary Groot is bringing order into healthcare, and he’s adapting as the CO…
Drilling down on how COVID-19 affects vulnerable people with Donna Goodridge
Emergency room visits plummeted in Saskatchewan when COVID-19 hit. Why? That's what Donna Goodridge wants to find out. She is doing a study that is crucial to understanding what’s happening to groups…
Eric Sy talks about hitting COVID-19 with Hydroxychloroquine, Remdesivir and blood plasma
Eric Sy's greatest passion is looking after patients and trying to get them better. COVID-19 is stumping so many in the medical field. But Sy and so many others are working hard to find treatment met…
Trailer: Researchers Under the Scope
Welcome one, welcome all. At Researchers Under the Scope, you will get to know what amps up the researchers at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine. In mid-2020, they are dealing with C…