Welcome to the latest issue of Research Spotlight.
As Canada’s largest research hospital, UHN is a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. This newsletter highlights top research advancements across UHN and from over 1000 researchers appointed at our institutes.
Stories in this month’s issue:
● The Future of Organ Transplantation: Study reveals a way to make universal organs that can be transplanted regardless of blood type.
● Getting a Good Grip: New brain-computer system instantly responds to patient intent and assists in rehabilitation.
● Augmented Reality for Surgery: Projecting images as part of image-guided surgery improves surgeon’s focus and performance.
● A Question of Time: Extending the interval between Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses enhances COVID-19 immunity.
Read these stories and more online here. To read previous issues, see the newsletter archive.