Congratulations to Royal University Hospital Foundation’s three short-listed finalists for the 2024–2025 Women Leading Philanthropy (WLP) $100,000 Grant!
Dr. Amanda Hall completed her medical degree, followed by general surgery residency training, and a PhD in Health Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan. She pursued subspecialty training in pediatric surgery through a fellowship at McGill University, Montreal. Now, Dr. Hall spends 60% of her time practicing pediatric surgery, and 40% of her time in her laboratory, where her team studies intestinal diseases in both children and adults.
Creating a New Cellular Model of the Gut-Brain Axis in Ulcerative Colitis
Dr. Camille Hamula is a clinical microbiologist with 10 years of experience in both Canada and the United States. She is also the provincial Clinical Lead for Laboratory Quality and Safety in the Saskatchewan Health Authority, and is dedicated to ensuring quality laboratory testing. Dr. Hamula has published extensively on novel diagnostics for women’s health, sepsis, antimicrobial resistance and other pathogens and has used her findings to implement provincial changes to microbiology testing.
Improving HPV Screening: HPV Genotype Distribution in Northern Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Patients
Dr. Mina Niazi is a Gastroenterologist/Hepatologist and Provincial Clinical Lead for the Liver Transplant Program
at RUH. Her main clinical focus includes chronic liver disease, including pre- and post-liver transplant.
Dr. Gudrun Caspar-Bell is an Endocrinologist and Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Caspar-Bell’s area of interest includes thyroid disease, diabetes and metabolic bone disease. Dr. Caspar-Bell and Dr. Niazi are leaders in medicine, strong patient advocates and dedicate time to research and medical education.
Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Women with Chronic Liver Disease
