We are very proud to see our research group represented in the image accompanying the notice of our hospital’s ranking in research hospitals across Canada. The two research technicians pictured below, Sarah Marttala and Doris Williams are an integral part of our rapidly growing diagnostic lab and more widely, the Infectious Diseases Research Group (IDRG). Under the direction of Dr. David Bulir, McMaster University Assistant Professor, the lab conducts an enormous chunk of the ongoing research at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton. Some of our ongoing efforts include continued surveillance of COVID-19 in our shelter system, wastewater surveillance for COVID-19 and other pathogens, genetic sequencing, assay development for improved diagnostics, as well as supporting multiple investigators and external partners in the conduct of a large number of infectious diseases clinical trials. We look forward to forging even more collaboration with others who share our interest in innovative diagnostics, disease surveillance, and much more. Sarah Culgin Kaitlyn Van Deventer Kelly Waters Jodi Gilchrist Danielle Sobers Ian Restall Nishanth Kuchi, PhD Amjad Arrabi, M.Sc.
We're proud to see St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton has moved ahead two spots in the annual ranking of research hospitals across Canada, according to metrics published today by Research Infosource. The online publication, "Canada's Top 40 Research Hospitals 2022," shows our hospital ranked 24th overall, up from 26th the previous year and 27th the year prior. This nationwide review includes data from academic hospitals of all sizes – large, medium, and small. We've also made steady progress in terms of researcher intensity, coming in 5th place in the medium-sized hospitals category (up from 10th place in 2018). Read the full story on our website: https://bit.ly/40lrWSy #healthcare #research #hospital #innovation