/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1493/all en /newsroom/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 admin 310571 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/genome-canada-and-mcgill-track-covid-19-variants-concern-330688 <p>Genome Canada launched the Canadian VirusSeq Data Portal today to track the evolving COVID-19 pandemic across Canada. Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researcher Guillaume <a href="https://www.computationalgenomics.ca/BourqueLab/">Bourque</a>, a professor in the Department of Human Genetics, along with his research team, led the development of the portal. They worked in collaboration with <a href="https://www.genomecanada.ca/en/cancogen/cancogen-virusseq">CanCOGeN VirusSeq</a> and world-leading genomics scientists, including Drs.</p> Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:34:54 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 261655 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 17:02:42 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 139750 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-led-genomics-centres-win-98-m-three-year-funding-support-genome-canada-285274 <p><span>The Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Génome Québec Innovation Centre and the Canadian Centre for Computational Genomics will receive a total of $9.8 million in funding over three years through Genome Canada awards announced Feb. 21.</span></p> Wed, 21 Feb 2018 20:23:59 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 32998 at /newsroom /newsroom/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> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:36:37 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 35543 at /newsroom /newsroom/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> Wed, 07 Dec 2016 19:39:57 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26481 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/great-performance-quebec-researchers-last-gapp-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 15:19:33 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 26013 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 19:37:22 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 24343 at /newsroom