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Charlene Chu
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Charlene Chu recognized with Connaught Innovation Award

Assistant Professor Charlene Chu of the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing has received a Connaught Innovation Award for the development of Nightingale.ai, a smartphone-based application that will increase access to gold-standard rehabilitation after orthopedic surgery.  

Leah Cowen, 老司机直播鈥檚 vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives, praised Chu for her innovative work.

鈥淧rofessor Chu鈥檚 work is cutting-edge,鈥 she says. 鈥淲ith Nightingale.ai, her team will apply data-driven research to increase patient access to rehabilitation, mobilize post-surgery care, and ultimately improve health system efficiency.鈥

With support from the , the Connaught Innovation Awards recognize research that helps accelerate the development and commercialization of promising technologies. Projects were selected for their strong socio-economic and commercial potential, and because they are expected to make a positive impact on society.

There are 12 additional Connaught Innovation Award recipients across the university 鈥 nine from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, and one each from 老司机直播 Mississauga, the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and the Temerty Faculty of Medicine.

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