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Department of Biomedical Sciences Special Seminar - July 3
Posting Date(s)
Rand Askalan MD, PhD, FRCPC, Department of Neurology, The Hospital for
Sick Children and Assistant Professor Paediatrics, University of Toronto
will give a seminar entitled "Neuroprotection for the Ischemic
Developing Brain: can we do better?" on Wednesday, July 3 at 2:00 pm in
AVC, Lecture Theatre "B".
Dr. Askalan is a paediatric neurologist at the world-renowned Hospital
for Sick Children in Toronto. She has a long-standing interest in the
consequences and treatment of cerebral ischemia in infancy and combines
her clinical duties with basic science investigations of the mechanisms
of cell death in the neonatal brain. Her talk will describe some of her
exciting recent findings in the lab and place them into a clinical
context for improved treatment of stroke in newborns.
Everyone is welcome.
