MEDIA RELEASE: 15 May 2017  – R00095

Brock University research aimed at making MRI procedures safer and more effective for Canadians will be showcased on Parliament Hill this week.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Melanie Pilkington and her Brock research group are developing a new family of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents that would sharpen MRI images, allowing for earlier detection of diseases such as cancer.

Dosages of the new agents could also be smaller, increasing patient safety.

Pilkington will be in Ottawa Wednesday, May 17 to discuss this work during Research Matters’ annual Pop-Up Research Park.

Brock is one of 15 universities in Ontario that Research Matters invited to set up displays and be on hand to explain their research to Members of Parliament and their staff.

Research Matters is a public outreach initiative that explores how Ontario university research is transforming daily life and improving how people live, work and play across the province and around the world.

For more details of the Pilkington group’s research, see story in The Brock News.

For a quick presentation of the MRI contrast agent work by former Brock University graduate student Emma Gavey, see the 2015 Three Minute Thesis Competition presentation.

Pilkington will be available for interviews on Wednesday, May 17.

For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:
 
* Dan Dakin, Media Relations Officer, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-1970

Brock University Marketing and Communications has a full-service studio where we can provide high definition video and broadcast-quality audio.

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