Staff /medsimcentre/taxonomy/term/19/all en Professor Simon Roy wins Marathon of Hope Clinician-Scientist Award for melanoma research /medsimcentre/channels/news/professor-simon-roy-wins-marathon-hope-clinician-scientist-award-melanoma-research-366640 <p>Simon Roy, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology, is one of four early-career clinician-scientists across Canada to receive the 2025 Clinician-Scientist Award from the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (MOHCCN). </p> Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:17:53 +0000 admin 7714 at /medsimcentre Call for Applications: International Partnerships Program /medsimcentre/channels/news/call-applications-international-partnerships-program-366378 <p>D2R | DNA to RNA is launching the International Partnerships Program (IPP) to strengthen large-scale, multi-institutional collaborations with leading global organizations. This strategic funding program supports partnerships that align with D2R’s mission, offer complementary expertise, and provide enriched, multidisciplinary training environments. The program will prioritize initiatives with strong institutional commitment, alignment with D2R’s research priorities, and potential for high global impact.</p> Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:41:03 +0000 admin 7711 at /medsimcentre Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO /medsimcentre/channels/event/annual-meeting-oto-expo-366638 <p><a href="https://www.entnet.org/events/annual-meeting/">Annual AAO-HNS Meeting &amp; OTO experience</a></p> Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:09:01 +0000 admin 7708 at /medsimcentre ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Cares: Building your team for unplanned life transitions /medsimcentre/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 7707 at /medsimcentre The Child Phonology Lab at SCSD is looking for parent participants /medsimcentre/channels/news/child-phonology-lab-scsd-looking-parent-participants-365400 Thu, 15 May 2025 16:14:23 +0000 admin 7700 at /medsimcentre ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s President honours outstanding early-career researchers /medsimcentre/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 7699 at /medsimcentre D2R awards $10 million to accelerate RNA-based therapies for rare diseases and cancer /medsimcentre/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 7705 at /medsimcentre Human genetics professor receives Banting Discovery Award /medsimcentre/channels/news/human-genetics-professor-receives-banting-discovery-award-365566 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:06:00 +0000 admin 7697 at /medsimcentre Cross-pollinating ideas at the SCSD Research Day /medsimcentre/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 7703 at /medsimcentre Nine ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈians appointed to the Order of Canada /medsimcentre/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 7695 at /medsimcentre 8th National Neuromuscular Review Course /medsimcentre/channels/event/8th-national-neuromuscular-review-course-363609 <p>Dr. Nicolas Dupré of Laval University, Dr. Karine Garneau of Université de Montréal, and the members of the organizing committee are pleased to announce the 8th National Neuromuscular Review Course.</p> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:08:29 +0000 admin 7650 at /medsimcentre Seminar Series Pharmacology & Therapeutics_Jean-Christophe Leroux, Ph.D._"3D printing of drug eluting devices: from tracheal stents to colonic capsules" /medsimcentre/channels/event/seminar-series-pharmacology-therapeuticsjean-christophe-leroux-phd3d-printing-drug-eluting-devices-366403 <p>Seminar Announcement</p> Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:54:30 +0000 admin 7628 at /medsimcentre iPSC Seminars: Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU) /medsimcentre/channels/event/ipsc-seminars-early-drug-discovery-unit-eddu-366214 <p><strong>THE NEURO'S EDDU iPSC SEMINAR SERIES </strong></p> <p><b>Modeling α-Synuclein Pathology Spreading in a 3D Human Midbrain-Striatal Assembloid</b></p> Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:32:34 +0000 admin 7646 at /medsimcentre Save the Date: Department of Medicine Annual Awards Soirée /medsimcentre/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 7640 at /medsimcentre Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series: AI in Epilepsy: From Diagnosis to Continuous Monitoring /medsimcentre/channels/event/neuro-epilepsy-lecture-series-ai-epilepsy-diagnosis-continuous-monitoring-366250 <p>The 2024-2025 Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series will include eight lectures covering hot topics in basic and clinical epilepsy research.</p> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:49:37 +0000 admin 7643 at /medsimcentre