Student innovators showcase work at London Health Research Day 2025

The region’s largest celebration of emerging researchers’ work, London Health Research Day featured oral and poster presentations from undergraduates, grad students, postgraduates and trainees.

They shared their work with peers and globally renowned scientists in an array of specialized health and medical fields.

Their projects were as diverse as concussion treatment for children; large-language models to evaluate cancer diagnoses; brain imaging in people with dementia; and health system change to reduce surgical wait times.

Dozens of projects had Lawson Research Institute connections, included chronic pain’s impact on the brain; self-directed cognitive behavioural therapy for people recovering from stroke; and triaging care for people with shoulder injury.

Participants were also treated to a keynote address by Professor Francesca Ciccarelli, PhD, a global leader in cancer genomics who shared groundbreaking insights into the future of cancer research and precision medicine.  

Her presentation was part of the Lucille and Norton Wolf Health Research Lecture Series through the generosity of the Bernard and Norton Wolf Family Foundation.  

All told, about 500 people took in the day’s events, including several professional- and career-development workshops.

London Health Research Day is a shared project of Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, the Faculty of Health Sciences, Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's Health Care London and London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute.