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Three of the 27 researchers at U of T awarded new or renewed Canada Research Chairs this month are based in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (LMP) in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine with Tier One awards for the first time. The prestigious federal appointment aims to recruit and retain top researchers and scholars in the country.

On Thursday, May 20, 2021, the LMP community gathered for its annual Research Day and Product Show. With 122 posters, 7 oral presentations, talks from 5 faculty members, and a vendor area, it was a busy and engaging day of research in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology. Students and trainees from across our graduate and postgraduate programs presented their research, reflecting the incredible variety of activities in the department.

The Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OFPS), led by Dr. Michael Pollanen, Professor in Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, performs over 7,000 coroner-ordered autopsies each year. The OFPS has played a vital role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is an overview of some of the major developments in 2020.

Each month we speak to a member of the Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology community and find out more about them. This month it is postgraduate trainee, Shawn Clark, who received the Norman Bethune Award at this years' LMP Annual Celebration of Excellence.