News
The Ottawa Neuromuscular Centre screens first participant in the world for a multinational congenital myasthenic syndrome natural history study
The neuromuscular centre at The Ottawa Hospital is excited to announce that we are the first site globally to screen a participant for the multinational Natural history study in participants with DOK7 congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS), sponsored by Argenx.
Lochmüller Lab seeking PhD student
The Lochmüller Research Group are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join our team. The project, part of the recently funded Brain-Heart Initiative at uOttawa, will involve working with advanced cell models to perform drug screens, biomarker studies, and mechanistic investigations into Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1).
New Publication: Bisphosphonates in Glucocorticoid-Treated Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Systematic Review and Grading of the Evidence
Leading global expert in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and bone health Dr. Leanne Ward publishes systematic review and grading of evidence for bisphosphonate therapy in glucocorticoid-treated patients with DMD in Neurology, with Dr. Hanns Lochmüller as a co-author.
New Clinical Trial Opportunities for Children and Adults in Ottawa
Our clinical research team is excited to share five new clinical trials activated across both pediatric and adult sites in Ottawa
Dr. Andreas Roos wins Emerging Myologist of the Year Prize at WMS 2023
We are excited to congratulate Dr. Andreas Roos on winning the World Muscle Society’s (WMS) President’s Prize for Emerging Myologist of the Year!
Lochmüller Lab at Ottawa NMD 2023
Ottawa NMD 2023 was well-attended by Lochmüller Lab members, with many of our trainees and lab members presenting abstracts during the poster sessions.
New Publication: Clinical and genetic characterisation of a large Indian congenital myasthenic syndrome cohort
New publication from Kiran Polavarapu and Hanns Lochmüller identifying and genetically characterising the largest-ever Indian cohort of congenital myasthenic syndrome patients published in BRAIN: a journal of neurology.
Europe comes to Canada as Lochmüller Lab hosts the annual meeting of the ProDGNE consortium
This August we welcomed our international colleagues of the ProDGNE consortium to Ottawa as we hosted the annual meeting the three-year transnational pre-clinical research project.
New Publication: Bi-allelic variants of FILIP1 cause congenital myopathy, dysmorphism and neurological defects
Bi-allelic variants of FILIP1 cause congenital myopathy, dysmorphism and neurological defects is now available in BRAIN: a journal of neurology. The publication is authored by associated scientist Andreas Roos together with Kaela O’Connor and Hanns Lochmüller.
NMD4C Receives Network Grant from CIHR-IMHA and Funding from MDC
We are excited to share that The Neuromuscular Disease Network for Canada (NMD4C) has received a network grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (CIHR-IMHA), providing funding of $200 000 per year for five years – with matched funding from Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC) – to strengthen the care,…
Four Research Lab Members Receive Funding Awards
We are excited to share that four of our research team members have received competitive funding awards to support their projects. We are proud of all our talented and dedicated team members and delighted to share details of the successful awards here.
Meet the lab’s new clinical members
Our lab is growing! We are excited to introduce several new research staff members who have joined the Lochmüller lab this winter.
$109 million to fund Brain-Heart Interconnectome project to study brain-heart disorders
The CHEO Research Institute (CHEO RI) and the Lochmüller research group is excited to participate in a new initiative funded by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) to establish a first-of-its-kind multidisciplinary program dedicated to the research of brain-heart conditions to lead a paradigm shift in the study, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of these conditions that will benefit patients in Canada and around the world.
8.8 million euros for accelerated drug repurposing for rare neurological disorders
CHEO RI has received funding to participate in a multi-million Euro consortium established under the EU’s ‘Horizon Europe’ funding stream to accelerate therapeutic development for patients in Canada and around the world with neuromuscular diseases.
Lochmuller Lab clinical research webpage update
With a new searchable list of the ongoing clinical trials at our sites in Ottawa, it’s now easier than ever to stay up-to-date on the clinical research trials that our team is involved in.
New publication: Periostin as a blood biomarker of muscle cell fibrosis, cardiomyopathy and disease severity in myotonic dystrophy type 1
This collaborative international study identifies periostin as a novel biomarker candidate for Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and suggests that it may serve as a novel stratification biomarker for DM1 with clinical and pathophysiological relevance, correlating with disease severity, presence of cardiac malfunction, and fibrosis.