Students /epi-biostat-occh/taxonomy/term/5/all en ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Cares: Building your team for unplanned life transitions /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/mcgill-cares-building-your-team-unplanned-life-transitions-364984 <p>Join us on <strong>May 7th</strong> at noon for the next ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Cares webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.</p> Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:12:17 +0000 admin 5814442 at /epi-biostat-occh The Child Phonology Lab at SCSD is looking for parent participants /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/child-phonology-lab-scsd-looking-parent-participants-365400 Thu, 15 May 2025 16:14:23 +0000 admin 5814439 at /epi-biostat-occh Save the Date: 2025 Donald G. Doehring Memorial Lecture /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/save-date-2025-donald-g-doehring-memorial-lecture-363060 <p><em>Thursday March 27th 2025 • 4:30pm to 6pm<br /> Leacock Building #232, 855 Sherbrooke West</em></p> <p><b>Lori Leibold Ph.D.<br /> Senior Director • Center for Hearing Research</b></p> <p><b>Speaker Bio</b></p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:05:51 +0000 admin 5814451 at /epi-biostat-occh ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s President honours outstanding early-career researchers /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/mcgills-president-honours-outstanding-early-career-researchers-365554 <strong>Professors Guojun Chen, Mahsa Dadar and Phoebe Friesen – all members of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – win President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers  </strong>   <p>Three ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ scholars were recognized with the 2025 President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at the Health Sciences Convocation Ceremony on May 27. The award honours exceptional early-career researchers whose work is expanding the frontiers of knowledge in their fields.</p> Thu, 29 May 2025 15:48:45 +0000 admin 5814438 at /epi-biostat-occh D2R awards $10 million to accelerate RNA-based therapies for rare diseases and cancer /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/d2r-awards-10-million-accelerate-rna-based-therapies-rare-diseases-and-cancer-364466 <p><strong>Montreal, March 26, 2025</strong> – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University’s <a href="/dna-to-rna/">DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) </a>has awarded over $10 million in funding to support three groundbreaking research projects that will advance RNA-based therapies for cancer and rare genetic diseases. The awards were initially announced at the D2R Research Symposium on March 13, 2025.</p> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:03:15 +0000 admin 5814445 at /epi-biostat-occh Sunsetting of the Vanier and Banting programs /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/sunsetting-vanier-and-banting-programs-363532 <p>In alignment with the <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/research-coordinating-committee/priorities/research-talent-for-a-knowledge-based-society/tri-agency-research-training-strategy.html">Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy</a> and as announced in <a href="https://www.budget.canada.ca/2024/home-accueil-en.html">Budget 2024</a>, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml</p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:30:19 +0000 admin 5814450 at /epi-biostat-occh Human genetics professor receives Banting Discovery Award /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/human-genetics-professor-receives-banting-discovery-award-365566 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:06:00 +0000 admin 5814436 at /epi-biostat-occh Cross-pollinating ideas at the SCSD Research Day /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/cross-pollinating-ideas-scsd-research-day-364569 <p> Student presenters at the SCSD Research Day, which took place on February 21, 2025.</p> Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:49:49 +0000 admin 5814443 at /epi-biostat-occh SCSD Research Day /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/scsd-research-day-363540 <p><em>Friday February 21st 2025 • 3pm to 5pm<br /> Leacock Building #232, 855 Sherbrooke West</em></p> <p> </p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:05:16 +0000 admin 5814449 at /epi-biostat-occh Nine ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈians appointed to the Order of Canada /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/nine-mcgillians-appointed-order-canada-365980 <p><strong>Neuroscientist Alan Evans and music performance scholar Michael McMahon among ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ community members recognized for exceptional accomplishments and service </strong></p> <p>Nine members of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.</p> <p>Among the honorees are two ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty members, Professors Alan Evans (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and Michael McMahon (Schulich School of Music).</p> Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:10:48 +0000 admin 5814434 at /epi-biostat-occh Amazing Brain Science Talks 2025 /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/amazing-brain-science-talks-2025-365984 <p></p> Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:23:33 +0000 admin 5814046 at /epi-biostat-occh Exhibit | ouch ouch ouch /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/exhibit-ouch-ouch-ouch-364192 <p><em>La version française suit.</em></p> Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:49:12 +0000 admin 5798046 at /epi-biostat-occh Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2025: The Basal Ganglia and the Motivation to Act /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/hughlings-jackson-lecture-2025-basal-ganglia-and-motivation-act-362529 <p>Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.</p> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:40:52 +0000 admin 5798056 at /epi-biostat-occh Save the Date: Department of Medicine Annual Awards Soirée /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/save-date-department-medicine-annual-awards-soiree-364475 <p>Join us on Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 6 PM to 10 PM, at the Passerelle-Perspective in Montreal’s Old Port for a memorable evening honouring the achievements of our <strong>faculty and residents.</strong></p> Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:18:45 +0000 admin 5798053 at /epi-biostat-occh 6th National Course on Sleep Medicine /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/6th-national-course-sleep-medicine-362067 <p>This two-day training course is designed to provide and enhance a basic working knowledge of sleep medicine.</p> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:46:27 +0000 admin 5798057 at /epi-biostat-occh