Directory

Aging

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The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of aging and promote healthy aging. This page includes selected news stories about our research on aging, links to researchers working in this area and related resources. Learn more below.

Labs and Groups

These research teams may include multiple scientists, investigators, staff and trainees all working towards a common goal, or they can represent a single scientist and their team.

Research Group
Burger Lab
Our laboratory seeks to apply our expertise in the area of extracellular vesicle biology to explore mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of chro...
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Research Group
Chen Lab
My laboratory is working to identify common molecular links between metabolic disorders (diabetes and atherosclerosis), stroke and anxiety in ord...
Research Group
Doug Manuel Lab
Big data, risk assessment tools, population health, health services, epidemiology, artificial intelligence
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Research Group
Gray Lab
The Gray lab has studied the loss of protein homeostasis in aging and age-related diseases such as neurodegeneration and cancer. Our specific focu...
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Research Group
LIU Lab
We study fundamental cell cycle mechanisms, cancer, infertility, and inflammatory bowel disease.
Research Group
Schlossmacher Lab
Since 2000, I have pursued work as a physician-scientist focusing on Parkinson disease (PD), Lewy body dementia (DLB) and multiple system atrophy...
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Clinician Investigator

Matti Allen

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
Philip Berardi
Clinician Investigator

Philip Berardi

Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research
Dylan Burger
Scientist

Dylan Burger

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Hsiao-Huei Chen
Scientist

Hsiao-Huei Chen

Senior Scientist, Neuroscience
Jeffrey Dilworth
Affiliate

Jeffrey Dilworth

Affiliate Investigator, Regenerative Medicine
Debra Eagles
Clinician Investigator

Debra Eagles

Clinician Investigator, Acute Care Research
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Affiliate

Ellen Freeman

Affiliate Investigator, Methodological and Implementation Research
Douglas Gray
Emeritus

Douglas Gray

Emeritus Scientist, Cancer Research
Tetyana Kendzerska
Scientist

Tetyana Kendzerska

Clinician Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Edward Lemaire
Affiliate

Edward Lemaire

Affiliate Investigator, Methodological and Implementation Research
Johné Liu
Scientist

Johné Liu

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Douglas Manuel
Scientist

Douglas Manuel

Senior Clinician Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Michael McBurney
Emeritus

Michael McBurney

Emeritus Scientist, Cancer Research
Daniel McIsaac
Scientist

Daniel McIsaac

Clinician Scientist, Acute Care Research
Michael Schlossmacher
Scientist

Michael Schlossmacher

Senior Clinician Scientist, Neuroscience
William Stanford
Scientist

William Stanford

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Miriam Thake
Clinician Investigator

Miriam Thake

Clinician Investigator, Inflammation and Chronic Disease

Publications

The following research publications from The Ottawa Hospital are pulled from PubMed, with publication date of 2020 or later. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.

Heart Rate Variability During Exercise-Heat Stress Following Seven Days of Passive Heat Acclimation in Older Males: A Secondary Analysis.

2026-07-07 Go to publication

Heat vulnerability across the lifespan during prolonged heat exposure.

2026-07-01 Go to publication

Amygdala and hippocampal volumes as neural correlates of resilience and loneliness in older adults.

2026-06-30 Go to publication

Phase-Dependent Autonomic Responses to Electric Fan Use During a Prolonged 8-hour Heat Exposure in Older Adults.

2026-06-21 Go to publication

Hyperlipidemia induces hippocampal inflammation and loss of vascularity and can be rescued by silencing RIPK1.

2026-06-20 Go to publication
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Resources

The Ottawa Hospital Geriatrics program

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