Welcome to Lawson Health Research Institute

Lawson Health Research Institute is one of Canada's largest and most respected hospital based research institutes. At Lawson, we believe in the value of research, collaboration, and finding cures.

As the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care, London, and working in partnership with The University of Western Ontario, Lawson is committed to furthering scientific knowledge to advance health care around the world.

Browse through our pages and you will learn who we are, what we do and how we do it. Last year, over 1,200 Lawson scientists, technicians and support staff dedicated their lives to health research, authored over 900 peer-reviewed original publications, and received more than $60-million CDN in peer reviewed and industry sponsored contract research funding.

Dr. David Hill  D. Phil.
Scientific Director, Lawson Health Research Institute
Integrated Vice President Research, LHSC & St. Joseph's
Professor, Depts. of Medicine, Physiology & Pediatrics,
The University of Western Ontario