Med school research for Sault.Sault Ste. Marie Sault Sainte Marie — pronounced "Soo Saint Marie" (IPA /su seɪnt məˈɹi/) — is the name of two cities on the Saint Marys River, which forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada. is being designated as the official hub of clinical research for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is a medical school created through a partnership between Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario and Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. (NOSM NOSM Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Canada) NOSM Navy Occupation Service Medal (US Navy decoration) NOSM Network Operations and Systems Management ). The search began in December to recruit a coordinator to lead the much-talked about project into a business case phase. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Greg Ross, NOSM's associate dean of research, says the Dec, 4 announcement to commit to placing dedicated research staff in the Sault sault n. A waterfall or rapids. [Obsolete French, from Old French, leap, waterfall; see somersault. now moves the project past the discussion stage into a more formalized for·mal·ize tr.v. for·mal·ized, for·mal·iz·ing, for·mal·iz·es 1. To give a definite form or shape to. 2. a. To make formal. b. process. The eventual research work will be spread out across the North, but the Sault will be the network's gathering place. The city is home to the federal Great Lakes Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the world, with a combined surface area of c.95,000 sq mi (246,050 sq km). Forestry Centre where NOSM has already established a laboratory. It's undetermined whether the institute will be either attached to a new Sault hospital, located within the Great Lakes Forestry Centre or be a tenant in a future research park. The coordinator will also be responsible for working with research scientists, developing strategy plans and pursuing partnership opportunities. An earlier feasibility study The analysis of a problem to determine if it can be solved effectively. The operational (will it work?), economical (costs and benefits) and technical (can it be built?) aspects are part of the study. Results of the study determine whether the solution should be implemented. supported the idea of a Sault-based institute. The report is entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: Creating a Sustainable Health Research Industry in Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River and Lake Nipissing. Northern Ontario has a land area of 802,000 km² (310,000 mi²) and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it , identified the Sault as the best-positioned community to serve as NOSM's research centre. Ross expects a "solid business proposal" for a future institute to be in place by mid-2007 to present to government funding agencies. "The top priority is who's going to be the researchers doing the studies involved with it," says Ross. "That's the excitement and we've got a lot of people identified who want to participate." One likely researcher will be Dr. Sylvana Spadafora, a local oncologist Oncologist A physician specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer Mentioned in: Retinoblastoma oncologist , who's been pushing the idea of a clinical research partnership with NOSM. Ross says cancer research is one of many focuses of the institute. In the future, Ross has high hopes of establishing a bio-prospecting centre in the Sault. The Great Lakes Forestry Centre is where a team of researchers have compiled a library of thousands of plant compounds from the Northern boreal forest boreal forest Noun the forest of northern latitudes, esp. in Scandinavia, Canada, and Siberia, consisting mainly of spruce and pine [Latin boreas the north wind] . The archived material could lead to the discovery of new drugs for fighting cancer, treating neurode-generative diseases like Parkinson's or possibly develop painkilling medications. The library could ultimately have far-reaching commercial potential for pharmaceutical companies. The most successful example of bio-prospecting is the discovery of Taxol, a drug used in cancer treatment which is derived from Canada Yew, a naturally-grown plant in Northern Ontario. Researchers believe there are many other similar plant compounds in the North which have anti-oxidant activity. "We've got a pretty good idea of what the opportunities are and it's huge," says Ross. "But now it's a matter of how do we capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. that? The Sault is also home to a growing bio-medical and forestry research movement under the banner of Science Enterprise Algoma. The local initiative aim is to diversify diversify To acquire a variety of assets that do not tend to change in value at the same time. To diversify a securities portfolio is to purchase different types of securities in different companies in unrelated industries. the Sault's economy by commercializing government research produced in the city's federal and provincial forestry labs. NORTHERN INC. LISTING FROM OCT. 31 TO DEC. 1, 2006 Bittoo Sonal Melik Medicine Professional Corp. 11-06 Kenora Bruno's Bar & Grill Inc. 11-01 Copper Cliff Clostarr Corporation 10-31 Thunder Bay Herr Investments Inc. 11-08 Sault Ste. 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