Rotstein Lab

Welcome! We’re a University of Ottawa research lab at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. We’re working on making imaging agents to study and diagnose diseases by understanding their molecular mechanisms.

Recent News

September 1 - Goodbye to Christina and welcome back Abhishek, who is beginning his MSc! We also welcome back Hunter and Ezana, our honours students for 2024-25!

June 13 - Ariel helped out the Ardolino lab with 18F-FDG imaging to study the effects of PD-L1 on tumor metabolism. Read about it in Journal of Experimental Medicine.

June 3-5 - Ariel, Hala, & Ben present at the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC) conference in Winnipeg. It's so great reconnecting with peers across Canada. Join us next year in Ottawa!

May 27 - With Dr. Ruddy, we're grateful for support from the Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem. This funding will assist in translational studies of an imaging agent for high-risk atherosclerosis.

May 14 - We celebrate Ottawa Cardiovascular Research Day at UOHI!

May 6 - We welcome Christina, Emily, Hala, and Noor, who are joining the lab this summer. Megan officially starts her MSc!

April 11 - We're thrilled with NSERC's continued support for our radiochemistry research through their Discovery Grants program!

April 8 - Congratulations to Christina on NSERC USRA!

March 28 - Another hit with the Lundgren Lab! Check out our Nature Protocols paper on labeling amino acids with 11C, 13C, or 14C-CO2. 

March 12 - Marius's lactam labeling from 11CO2 is online in Chemistry - A European Journal. We were thrilled to contribute to this with the team in Vienna!

December 11 - Ben receives the Dr. Robert Roberts Award for Research Excellence at UOHI Research Celebration.

November 9 - Maxime's latest is out in Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. This article is open access 🔓 with support from CRKN.