/mssi/taxonomy/term/1020/all en /mssi/channels/event/experience-shinrin-yoku-forest-bathing-morgan-arboretum-jan-28-362484 <p>Join guide Jacky Farrell (<a href="/science/outreach">McGill Science Outreach</a>), for a bilingual Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) walk in the Morgan Arboretum.</p> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:34:23 +0000 admin 8524 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/remembering-emil-skamene-1941-2024-pioneer-genetic-research-mcgill-university-362370 <p>It is with deep sadness that we remember Emil Skamene, a pioneer in genetic research at �㽶��Ƶ. <br /> <br /> His groundbreaking work on host genetic susceptibility to infections has shaped the field for over three decades.<br /> <br /> 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.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-024-02028-7">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-024-02028-7</a></p> Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:13:51 +0000 admin 8516 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/d2r-announces-new-round-funding-investing-15-million-advance-research-rna-therapeutics-and-support-362236 <p><strong>Montreal – December 19, 2024</strong> – The D2R (DNA to �㽶��Ƶ) Initiative is proud to announce the recipients of its latest round of funding, awarding a total of $1.5 million to four principal investigators and five �㽶��Ƶ Centres and Institutes. These awards are designed at advancing research in �㽶��Ƶ therapeutics by facilitating industry collaboration and supporting the next generation of scientific leaders as well as research Centres and Institutes.</p> Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:21:58 +0000 admin 8513 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/open-solution-improving-research-reproducibility-362210 <h2><b>Academic and industry scientists collaborate on a new method to characterize research antibodies</b></h2> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:12:19 +0000 admin 8512 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/cqdm-partners-d2r-enhance-collaborations-among-researchers-and-industry-rna-research-361502 <p><b>Montréal, November 28th</b> – CQDM is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the D2R (DNA to �㽶��Ƶ) Initiative at �㽶��Ƶ, aimed at funding translational research projects carried out through collaborations between researchers and industry. This alliance seeks to support and accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative �㽶��Ƶ-based therapies. It aims to provide patients with safer and more effective therapeutic options, particularly for treating cancer, rare diseases, and preventing various infectious diseases.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:06:34 +0000 admin 8464 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/science-policy-canada-mssi-scholars-workshop-361493 <p><strong>Purpose</strong></p> <p>An introduction to the policy process in Canada. In collaboration with the <a href="/tispp/">Trottier Institute for Science and Public Policy</a>.</p> <p><strong>Facilitators</strong></p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:50:58 +0000 larissa.jarvis@mcgill.ca 8462 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/event-workshop-precision-health-and-medicine-january-9-2025-361379 <h3>First Hybrid Workshop on Precision Health and Medicine</h3> <p><em><strong>Synergizing our strengths in new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.</strong></em></p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Event details: </strong></p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:16:42 +0000 admin 8459 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/mssi-x-xprize-transdisciplinary-symposium-creating-societal-change-361361 <p>On February 3rd, 2025, �㽶��Ƶ and <a href="https://www.xprize.org/">the XPRIZE</a> will host a symposium at McGill in Montreal, Canada, celebrating McGill joining the XPRIZE’s Higher Education Network.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 21:25:47 +0000 phuong.hoang3@mcgill.ca 8458 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/anthropocene-human-epoch-screening-director-jennifer-baichwal-361297 <div><span>A cinematic meditation on humanity’s massive reengineering of the planet, ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch is a four years in the making feature documentary film from the multiple-award winning team of Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier a</span></div> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:08:42 +0000 phuong.hoang3@mcgill.ca 8453 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/open-science-project-funded-15m-361131 <h2><b>YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the “reproducibility crisis” in research</b></h2> <p>An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.</p> <p>YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:51:24 +0000 admin 8452 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/research-communication-mssi-scholars-workshop-361127 <p>Facilitator: Dr. Diane Dechief, Office of Science Education</p> <p>The purpose of this workshop is to equip students/postdocs with tools and techniques to communicate their research in an accessible and engaging manner.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:55:03 +0000 larissa.jarvis@mcgill.ca 8450 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/event-antisense-oligonucleotide-therapy-individual-kif1a-associated-neurological-disorder-november-361123 <p>Dear Colleagues,</p> <p>Please see the next Medical Genetics Grand Rounds scheduled talk below:</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:30:50 +0000 admin 8449 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/home-neurological-disorder-diagnosis-project-receives-major-funding-361075 <h2><b>$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson’s disease</b></h2> <p>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.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000 admin 8445 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/mcgill-spinoff-fex-energy-receives-major-grant-axelys-358220 <p><i>Company technology leverages high energy density of iron to provide carbon-free, stable renewable energy that is environmentally safe and highly dispatchable</i></p> Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:43:00 +0000 admin 8436 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/d2r-welcomes-rna-and-genomic-researchers-universite-de-sherbrooke-360795 <h3><b>D2R welcomes �㽶��Ƶ and genomic researchers to Université de Sherbrooke</b></h3> <p>Montreal – October 31, 2024 – �㽶��Ƶ’s DNA to �㽶��Ƶ (D2R) research initiative is proud to announce the appointment of three new researchers at Université de Sherbrooke, marking the inaugural recipients of the D2R’s New Faculty Start-Up funding program. Université de Sherbrooke is a partner institution in the D2R initiative, working collaboratively to advance genomic and �㽶��Ƶ research.</p> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:09:27 +0000 admin 8432 at /mssi