Dr. Aleks Leligdowicz

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Aleks Leligdowicz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Western University in Canada. He is a clinician scientist specializing in Critical Care Medicine. He completed his medical degree at McGill University and earned his PhD from Oxford University, focusing on human HIV immunology in West Africa. His residency training includes internal medicine at the University of British Columbia and adult critical care at the University of Toronto, followed by postdoctoral research at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Leligdowicz's laboratory is located at the Robarts Research Institute, where he utilizes cellular and molecular tools to study biological samples from patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). His research aims to understand the mechanisms contributing to the regulation of inflammation in severe infections, with a focus on translational biology, immune dysregulation, and endothelial injury related to early sepsis. His goal is to uncover the pathology of sepsis to improve diagnosis and personalize treatment for this complex syndrome.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

Western University • London, Ontario, Canada

Teaching and researching in the fields of Critical Care Medicine and Microbiology.

Requirements for Western University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Four-year degree, honours or the equivalent, in anthropology or equivalent background in social sciences.
Application Checklist
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  • Two academic references
  • Sample of written work (15-20 pages)
  • Statement of academic intent
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Specialization Notes

Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.