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Aftab Ahmed on Meta’s dominance | Policy Magazine

webfull — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:27:05 +0000

January 22, 2025 | Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about growing Meta's dominance in the digital economy as social media applications such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp command over three billion active monthly users worldwide. In the Policy Magazine, he wrote "Meta faces no competition capable of challenging its influence.

Published: 23 January 2025

New book on National Security

webfull — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:27:19 +0000

December 21, 2024 | Norman Hillmer (Slater Visiting Scholar) and Vincent Rigby co-edited with Phil Legasse from NPSIA, book named Canada Among Nations 2023: Twenty-First Century National Security. The book includes articles by Jennifer Welsh on Choices for Canada in a New Geopolitical

Published: 14 January 2025

Anil Wasif on Tackling 25% Tariff Threats | Policy Magazine

webfull — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:42:27 +0000

January 13, 2025 | Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote an article as Canada braces for U.S. tariff threats of 25% after the newly elected Trump administration. The strategies disparity between the federal and provincial governments poses a greater problem.

Published: 14 January 2025

Remembering Emil Skamene (1941–2024), pioneer in genetic research at �㽶��Ƶ

webfull — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:13:51 +0000

It is with deep sadness that we remember Emil Skamene, a pioneer in genetic research at �㽶��Ƶ.

His groundbreaking work on host genetic susceptibility to infections has shaped the field for over three decades.

Skamene’s legacy continues to inspire scientists, including D2R’s Chief Scientific Officer, Philippe Gros, who, alongside Professor Erwin Schurr, honors him in a heartfelt eulogy published in Nature Genetics.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-024-02028-7

Published: 6 January 2025

An open solution to improving research reproducibility

webfull — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:12:19 +0000

Academic and industry scientists collaborate on a new method to characterize research antibodies

Published: 18 December 2024

Event | Workshop in Precision Health and Medicine | January 9, 2025

webfull — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:16:42 +0000

First Hybrid Workshop on Precision Health and Medicine

Synergizing our strengths in new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.

This event is organized in partnership between University of Bern and �㽶��Ƶ. This partnership between the universities aims to synergistically harness the power of new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.

Event details:

Published: 25 November 2024

Open Science project funded for $1.5M

webfull — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:51:24 +0000

YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the “reproducibility crisis” in research

An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.

YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.

Published: 12 November 2024

Event | Antisense oligonucleotide therapy in an individual with KIF1A-associated neurological disorder | November 14, 2024

webfull — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:30:50 +0000

Dear Colleagues,

Please see the next Medical Genetics Grand Rounds scheduled talk below:

Published: 12 November 2024

Amazing Brain Science Talks 2024: Celebrating the Mind

webfull — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:52:25 +0000

We're happy to announce that the 2024 Amazing Brain Science Talks video recordings are officially live on our YouTube channel. Whether you're tuning in for the first time or revisiting your favourite moments, don't miss out on these compelling talks!

Published: 11 November 2024

At-home neurological disorder diagnosis project receives major funding

webfull — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000

$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson’s disease

REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is an often debilitating condition that causes people to act out in their sleep, sometimes violently. What’s worse, people with the disorder often go on to develop Parkinson’s disease.

Published: 8 November 2024