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Explore Threads Lab Posters at Bruyère Annual Research Day 2023!
Research Day is an opportunity to share and celebrate the research conducted at the Bruyère Research Institute and to foster a community...

THREADS Lab
Nov 24, 20231 min read


Huge congratulations to James on receiving uOttawa's Graduate Studies Leadership Award in EDI!
Congratulations to James Sakeah for receiving University of Ottawa's Faculty of Medicine Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research...

THREADS Lab
Nov 24, 20231 min read


Read our latest paper on persons 'never treated' in lymphatic filariasis mass drug administration!
We're excited to share our latest research uncovering programmatic and research needs for 'never treated' individuals in mass drug...

THREADS Lab
Nov 23, 20231 min read


Conference season is back! Check out this year's Threads Lab posters and oral presentations!
If you're in Chicago on October 16 & 17, or virtually attending the 2023 Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical...

THREADS Lab
Oct 16, 20231 min read


Canada makes landmark investment to put an end to blindness due to trachoma in the Americas
On September 21, 2023, at the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the Government of Canada announced $15 million to eliminate...

THREADS Lab
Sep 25, 20232 min read


Congratulations to Moussa Sangare - Recipient of the 2023 Donald Krogstad Award
The Donald Krogstad Award for Early-Career Malian Scientists honors the legacy of Dr. Donald J. Krogstad, MD, FASTMH, a renowned...

THREADS Lab
Aug 28, 20231 min read


New paper alert!
Congratulations to Threads Lab team members, James Kotuah and Carol Vlassoff for their newly published paper on the effect of female sex...

THREADS Lab
Jul 27, 20231 min read


Congratulations, Jeremiah!
Congratulations to Jeremiah Acharibasam, who was recently awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology...

THREADS Lab
Jun 15, 20231 min read


Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases welcomes Dr. Ibrahima Socé Fall to Ottawa
On the one year anniversary of Canada's Kigali Declaration commitment, the Threads Lab, in collaboration with the Canadian Network for...

THREADS Lab
Jun 8, 20231 min read


Congratulations to James Sakeah for being awarded the Ontario Graduate Scholarship!
Congratulations to James on being awarded the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)! The OGS program is designed to recognize and support...

THREADS Lab
Jun 7, 20231 min read


“Nagasaki Outcome Statement” to accelerate progress on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)
On May 12th, the eve of the G7 Health Ministers’ Meeting, global health leaders from around the world convened in Nagasaki to call for...

THREADS Lab
May 21, 20231 min read


iCHORDS at Knowledge Translation Canada Scientific Meeting 2023
On May 11-12, 2023, Rachel Strohm attended KT Canada’s Scientific meeting in Ottawa, ON. She was selected to present her poster on using...

THREADS Lab
May 21, 20231 min read


FAARE Taskforce
From December 2021 to March 2023, Dr. Alison Krentel served as co-chair for the Taskforce on Fairness and Antiracism to Enhance Academic...

THREADS Lab
Apr 26, 20231 min read


Congratulations, James!
Congratulations to James Sakeah for receiving uOttawa's International and Global Health Office's (IGHO) Advancements in Global Health...

THREADS Lab
Apr 21, 20231 min read


Congratulations, Moussa!
Congratulations to Moussa Sangare on being selected as one of the nine recipients of the 2023 African Researchers’ Small Grants Program;...

THREADS Lab
Apr 21, 20231 min read


The Threads Lab celebrates World NTD Day!
Today, January 30th, is the day that we celebrate the work that is being done in Canada and around the world to end the neglect of...

THREADS Lab
Jan 30, 20231 min read


Exploring Patterns of Non-Participation Across Multiple Health Campaigns - Results of the project
The results of our project "Exploring Patterns of Non-Participation Across Multiple Health Campaigns - A Qualitative Study in Ghana and...

THREADS Lab
Jan 11, 20231 min read


New paper: The Influence of Threatened Miscarriage on Pregnancy Outcomes
Congratulations to Kazeem Arogundade and his colleagues on their new paper "The Influence of Threatened Miscarriage on Pregnancy...

THREADS Lab
Dec 29, 20221 min read


A systematic review of participatory approaches to empower health workers in LMIC countries
Check out this systematic review, authored by Obaraboye Olude, Carol Vlassoff, Julienne Niyikora, and Alison Krentel. It assesses...

THREADS Lab
Nov 11, 20221 min read


Congratulations Charles!
The Threads Lab is delighted to celebrate Charles Thickstun, who won the Young Investigator Award at the American Society of Tropical...

THREADS Lab
Nov 9, 20221 min read
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