/channels/taxonomy/term/5665/all en /channels/channels/news/two-mcgill-projects-selected-funding-genome-canada-357488 <p><i>Quebec-based projects awarded over half of the total national allotment, demonstrating the province’s strength in the transformative science of genomics</i></p> Thu, 30 May 2024 18:23:56 +0000 webfull 200245 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-led-research-team-awarded-400k-genome-quebec-counter-amr-threat-352856 <p><i>McGill team funded as part of a $4.5 million national investment dedicated to identifying genomic solutions to counter antimicrobial resistance and prepare for future pandemics</i></p> Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:50:10 +0000 webfull 194930 at /channels /channels/channels/news/five-mcgill-teams-awarded-funding-new-genomic-integration-program-331618 <p>Today Genome Quebec announced the results of its Genomic Integration Program, Human Health Stream competition. Five McGill teams from a diverse array of fields were awarded funds, totaling nearly $1 million. One of the defining features of this program is the requirement that institutional applicants must also have an external non-academic partner, thus supporting program goals of stimulating the Quebec economy and encouraging the use of genomic technologies in the Quebec healthcare system.</p> Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:24:00 +0000 webfull 171241 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-genomics-research-projects-receive-10m-federal-provincial-funding-294394 <p><em>Major federal and provincial investments in genomics research were announced this week following three recent Genome Canada competitions. The announcement, made at University of Guelph, includes over $10 million in funding to seven projects led by McGill researchers. Here's a quick look at one of those projects. (A complete list follows.)</em></p> Tue, 05 Feb 2019 20:02:17 +0000 webfull 146092 at /channels /channels/channels/news/plants-fungi-and-bacteria-work-together-clean-polluted-land-286247 <p><span>Highly complex interactions among roots, fungi and bacteria underlie the ability of some trees to clean polluted land, according to a novel study by bioinformatics and plant-biology experts from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Université de Montréal.</span></p> Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:06:54 +0000 webfull 136940 at /channels /channels/news/father-effect-255992 <p>Discovery of how environmental memories may be transmitted from a man to his grandchildren Thu, 08 Oct 2015 18:11:38 +0000 webfull 113201 at /channels /channels/news/major-investment-genomics-research-quebec-225950 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:33:39 +0000 webfull 95835 at /channels /channels/news/great-performance-quebec-researchers-last-gap-261703 <p><a href="/newsroom"><em><strong>McGill Newsroom</strong></em></a></p> <p><em>Génome Québec is happy to report that Québec has achieved excellent results in the 5th cycle of the Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP).</em></p> Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:19:38 +0000 webfull 119870 at /channels /channels/channels/news/genome-canada-quebec-wins-big-226149 <p>Researchers from Quebec are big winners in a contest organized by Genome Canada in collaboration with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) after having been awarded 60% of the federal funds granted during this Canada-wide competition aimed at selecting the best genomics and personalized health research projects.</p> Wed, 01 May 2013 17:39:39 +0000 webfull 96044 at /channels /channels/news/medication-against-schizophrenia-inhibits-pancreatic-cancer-262544 <p>A receptor for the dopamine neurotransmitter promotes growth and spread of pancreatic cancer -- and schizophrenia drugs, which block the function of this receptor, slowed tumor growth and metastatic spread in mice, according to researchers at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and the German Cancer Research Center.</p> Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:22:44 +0000 webfull 121043 at /channels /channels/news/study-sheds-light-genetic-architecture-kidney-ca-239818 <p>A new study on a large cohort of kidney cancer patients in Europe sheds light on the genetic architecture of the disease -- and reveals an apparent link between exposure to aristolochic acid and incidence of kidney cancer, particularly in Romania. Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:53:44 +0000 webfull 106218 at /channels /channels/news/international-human-epigenome-consortium-studies-mark-major-step-forward-epigenetics-research-264204 <p><span>One of the great mysteries in biology is how the many different cell types that make up our bodies are derived from a single cell and from one DNA sequence, or genome. We have learned a lot from studying the human genome, but have only partially unveiled the processes underlying cell determination. The identity of each cell type is largely defined by an instructive layer of molecular annotations on top of the genome – the epigenome – which acts as a blueprint unique to each cell type and developmental stage.</span></p> Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:25:07 +0000 webfull 123062 at /channels /channels/news/epigenetic-study-tabs-genes-linked-allergies-asthma-242501 <p>Researchers from Canada, the UK, Sweden and the US have discovered more than 30 genes that strongly affect an antibody involved in allergies and asthma. Some of the genes could provide targets for drugs to treat those conditions, according to the international team’s study, published online in <i>Nature </i>on Feb. 18. Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:42:50 +0000 webfull 108238 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill-researchers-lead-development-tool-assess-environmental-risks-chemicals-264686 <p><span>Assessing the risks that toxic chemicals pose to natural ecosystems is a huge challenge, given the thousands of chemicals that require testing. But the task is expected soon to become less daunting, thanks to a new tool being developed by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers. </span></p> Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:15:16 +0000 webfull 123615 at /channels /channels/news/almost-10-million-salmonella-research-254177 <p><span>Poultry used to be the usual suspect in cases of Salmonella poisoning. Today, however, most outbreaks of the illness come from fruit and vegetables that have become infected when the soil in which they grow is polluted by animal waste or non-potable water. There currently is no method of reducing the growth of Salmonella on such produce.</span></p> Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:24:19 +0000 webfull 111366 at /channels