"The labs, research offices and clinics of University Health Network hum with activity. Researchers, trainees and technical staff work to understand and prevent disease, speed diagnosis, develop more effective treatments, and improve the quality of lives."
- Christopher J. Paige, Vice President, Research
The accelerated pace of scientific discovery makes medical research an exciting place to be. Researchers at University Health Network are a part of this excitement. As recently as the past year, researchers at UHN have made important advances against cancer, malaria, eating disorders, heart disease and Parkinson's disease.
Among the finest in Canada, our researchers work at University Health Network's four research institutes:
- Princess Margaret/Ontario Cancer Institute
- Toronto General Research Institute
- Toronto Western Research Institute
- Advanced Medical Discovery Institute
Striving for global impact in biomedical and health-care research
Approximately 1,500 scientists, technical staff, students and trainees at University Health Network are working together to solve fundamental and applied research problems. As our strategic document The Future Project explains, we conduct research in four priority platforms:
- Genes, Proteins and People
using molecular profiles to identify risk, determine diagnosis, and target treatments- Medical Technology Innovation
developing minimally-invasive, robot-assisted and image guided therapies- Health Informatics
integrating electronic patient records with clinical and biological variables through computer-assisted technologies, eHealth initiatives and system-wide information systems- Regenerative Medicine
treatments based on replacement of genes, cells, tissues and organs
Did you know?
At UHN, translating knowledge from the bench to the bedside has yielded immediate and long-term returns including these medical milestones:
- development and use of insulin in the treatment of diabetes (1922)
- discovery of the hematopoietic stem cell (1961)
- discovery of P-glycoprotein (1974)
- discovery of the T-cell receptor, described as the “holy grail” of immunology (1983)
For more information on Research at UHN, visit our Web site. To obtain a copy of the 2002 Research Report, please contact Cheryl Adamo at (416) 946-2000 x 4508.
