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"Science Exposed (NSERC): members of the Stochaj lab were selected as finalists."

admin — Wed, 21 May 2025 15:45:13 +0000

link below

https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/scienceexposed-preuveparlimage/past_winners-images_des_gagnants_eng.asp

New publication in Science from the Bernard lab with former and current Cell Biology graduate students Emilie Brûlé and Hailey Schultz

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:56:32 +0000

Myostatin is a paracrine myokine that regulates muscle mass in a variety of species, including humans. In this work, they report a functional role for myostatin as an endocrine hormone that directly promotes pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) synthesis and thereby ovarian function in mice. Previously, this FSH-stimulating role was attributed to other members of the transforming growth factor-β family, the activins. Their results both challenge activin's eponymous role in FSH synthesis and establish an unexpected endocrine axis between skeletal muscle and the pituitary gland.

New publication from the Bui Lab in Current Biology on cilia tip structure

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:16:09 +0000

Motile cilia are specialized organelles essential for cell movement and fluid flow, driven by the beating of their internal cytoskeleton called the axoneme. At the core of the axoneme lies the central pair (CP) of microtubules, which features a distinct distal tip structure critical for motility. However, the proteins stabilizing this region have remained largely unknown.

Congratulations to Danielle Simons-PhD2 in Dr. Jean-Francois Trempe's lab, who has been awarded the 2025 Max Eivaskhani Memorial Fellowship from CRBS

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:22:01 +0000

Danielle Simons (PhD2) has been awarded the 2025 Max Eivaskhani Memorial Fellowship from the Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale (CRBS). This fellowship was established in 2021 in remembrance of former CRBS student Max Eivaskhani and is awarded to the top ranked application among the submissions for the CRBS Scholarship competition.

Congratulations to Sabrina Romanelli, who received a prestigious Graduate Student Award from Parkinson Canada (2025-2027 cycle)

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:58:26 +0000

Congratulations to Sabrina Romanelli, who received a prestigious Graduate Student Award from Parkinson Canada (205-2027 cycle). This competitive 2-yr $40,000 award was given to 11 exceptional doctoral trainees across Canada working on Parkinson’s disease. Sabrina’s project aims to elucidate the mechanism of PINK1 activation on damaged mitochondria via interactions with the translocation machinery. Her work will help us understand how Parkinson-associated genetic variants impair PINK1’s function.

Congratulations to Sabrina Romanelli/PhD3 and Tara Shomali/PhD4 in Dr. Jean-Francois Trempe's lab, who have been awarded the FRQS doctoral scholarship

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:23:03 +0000

Sabrina Romanelli (PhD3) and Tara Shomali (PhD 4) were awarded the FRQS doctoral scholarship ("Bourses de doctorat en recherche - volet régulier”). Both are supplemented by a contribution from Parkinson Quebec in partnership with the FRQ.

Prof. Sirui Zhou receives 2025 Banting Discovery Award for groundbreaking EDS research

admin — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:02:25 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Sirui Zhou, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics, who has been awarded the 2025 Banting Discovery Foundation’s prestigious Discovery Award. Prof. Zhou is the inaugural recipient of the $30,000 Banting-Canerector Foundation Discovery Award, which was created to support pioneering research into Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD)—conditions that affect the body's connective tissues.

GBIxBINA2025 - Imaging in 2035: Sustaining Infrastructure Ecosystems & Advanced Technologies

amanda.perozzo@mcgill.ca — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:56:05 +0000

BINA’s 2025 Community Congress will be held jointly with the Global Bioimaging Ex

The Future of Medicine: Beyond mRNA vaccines

jaylen.gordon@mcgill.ca — Wed, 17 May 2023 21:14:35 +0000

COVID-19 vaccines introduced RNA treatments to the world, showing they were safe and effective. But vaccines are only the start.

EToH Seminar Series: Understanding neutrophils

justin.hand-gregory@mcgill.ca — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 19:57:28 +0000

About the event

RNA & the Future of Medicine

justin.hand-gregory@mcgill.ca — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:50:19 +0000

The power of combining genomics with RNA technology is exemplified by the remarkable and rapid success of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2.

2023 Marguerite D'Youville Lecture: Faith, science, and the common good

justin.hand-gregory@mcgill.ca — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:12:12 +0000

Abstract

The intersection of faith and science in the twenty-first century: A panel discussion

justin.hand-gregory@mcgill.ca — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:08:09 +0000

Where do we stand in the long dialogue between Science and Faith? In this panel, we will capture perspectives, think about history and look to the future.

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Joint Special Seminar: “Modifying to adapt: the impact of protein acetylation in Leishmania differentiation

justin.hand-gregory@mcgill.ca — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 21:21:46 +0000

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EToH Seminar Series: "Immune-epithelial interactions in adaptive and maladaptive tissue responses"

justin.hand-gregory@mcgill.ca — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:20:22 +0000

Seminar Series 2023: Emerging Topics in Health: Systems Immunology

"Immune-epithelial interactions in adaptive and maladaptive tissue responses"