Edginton Labs has the following article, "Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment for Women and Girls with Hemophilia: A Narrative Review", has been accepted for publication in Haemophilia.
I am delighted to congratulate Katherine Chen on her successful MSc thesis proposal defense and her transition into the direct-entry PhD program.
This achievement reflects Katherine’s dedication, academic excellence, and strong potential as a researcher. In recognition of her accomplishments, she has been awarded a $10,000 doctoral bursary and has been selected to join the 2026–2027 Canadian Mother–Child Cohort (CaMCCo).
Funded primarily by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), CaMCCo is a leading multi-provincial research initiative that leverages real-world administrative health data to assess the long-term impacts of prescription medication use during pregnancy on maternal and child health outcomes. The program plays a vital role in advancing medication safety, strengthening surveillance, and informing evidence-based healthcare policies across Canada.
As part of this prestigious opportunity, Katherine will travel to Toulouse, France, to participate in the SSM16 meeting, where researchers from Canada, Europe, and Brazil will come together to foster international collaboration and advance research in pregnancy medication safety.
Congratulations, Katherine, on this well-deserved achievement. I am proud of your progress and look forward to seeing the impact of your contributions throughout your PhD journey and beyond.
Big congratulations to Shirley Wang, MSc, who has been awarded the prestigious CIHR Canada Graduate Research Scholarship (CGRS-D) for her doctoral research, valued at $120,000 over three years! This national recognition is a testament to her scientific excellence in pharmacometrics and her commitment to improving drug safety for vulnerable populations, marking a significant milestone in her career. Well-deserved, Shirley!
Edginton Labs has had the following article accepted, "Midazolam dosing during CRRT: A combined ex vivo and physiologically-based pharmacokinetic approach," in CPT: Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology.
April 1, 2025 — A milestone worth celebrating. Congratulations to Dr. Sam Hirniak on an outstanding thesis defence. Your thesis, “Economic evaluations of hemophilia A interventions in Canada,” represents a meaningful contribution to health economics and to the future of care for people with hemophilia. Your additional focus on women and girls with hemophilia represents an important step forward in recognition of the challenges they face to care.
Congratulations Sam...Dr. Hirniak, this achievement is well‑earned.
Congratulations, Samuel Dubinsky for being recognized with the W.B. Pearson Medal for Pharmacy 2024. This is the highest level of achievement for PhD graduates in Science at Waterloo.
Shirley Wang was awarded the Best Flash Talk Award at the University of Waterloo's Pursuits in Applied & Theoretical Science (PATH) Symposium; Health & Biomedical Sciences and Ecology & Environmental Science Session on April 16th, 2025. Congratulations on this acheivement.
Interview with Contemporary OB/GYN, Shirley Wang, a PhD student in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo, discussed the risks associated with breastfeeding while a mother is taking medication, focusing specifically on the drug Levetiracetam.
To hear the interview, click here
Congratulations to Shirley on her abstract: ADVANCEMENTS IN PEDIATRIC PHYSIOLOGICALLY-BASED PHARMACOKINETIC (PBPK) MODELING OF DRUGS IN LACTATION FOR GUIDING NEONATAL EXPOSURE RISK ASSESSMENT”, that has been accepted for presentation and selected to receive a Presidential Trainee Award at the ASCPT 2025 Annual Meeting to be held May 28-30, 2025, at the Gaylord National in Washington, DC!
So proud of you Shirley!
Sam presented at the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) and won the Milt Weinstein Award for Outstanding Presentation in Applied Health Economics! She beat out the Harvard and Stanford folks and I couldn't be prouder! Congratulations Sam, this was well deserved.
https://uwaterloo.ca/pharmacy/news/sam-hirniak-wins-prestigious-international-2024-milt