Movember: Changing the Face of Men’s Health

Message from Dr. Robert Primavesi, Associate Dean Undergraduate Medical Education and Adam Parent (Class 2015), McGill Medical Students’ Society (MSS) During November each...
October 17, 2011

Message from Interim VP-Dean Sam Benaroya – MUNACA Strike Action

Dear Colleagues, We are now well into the second month of the MUNACA strike action. In spite of the many contingency plans put...
October 17, 2011

Dr. Susan Kahn Awarded the 2011 Clinical Outcomes Research Award from the Venous Disease Coalition

On September 14 and 15 2011, the Venous Disease Coalition (VDC) presented its annual research awards at the Vascular Disease Foundation’s eighth annual...
October 14, 2011

A Boost for Research at the Intersection of Academia and Industry

The Faculty of Medicine is applauding the recent success of McGill’s Matthias Götte who, along with his Université Laval colleague Guy Boivin, recently...
October 12, 2011

Your DNA may carry a ‘memory’ of your living conditions in childhood

Family living conditions in childhood are associated with significant effects in DNA that persist well into middle age, according to new research by...
October 12, 2011

Tribute to Dr. Hans Zingg

Tribute to Dr. Hans Zingg Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics from 2003 With the appointment of Dr. Gerhard Multhaup to...
October 6, 2011

Announcement: Melina Tondino, Manager, Human Resources, Faculty of Medicine

It is with the warmest of wishes, and a measure of sadness, that I announce the departure of Melina Tondino, Manager, Human Resources,...
October 5, 2011

The Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre Public Forums

Don't miss the the second of four public forums on Waging the War on Cancer in the 21st Century: "Pancreatic Cancer: Progress, Challenges...
October 3, 2011

Psychiatric Comorbidity and Complex Diagnoses: Going Further by Using the Dimensional Approach

Objectives To discuss the dimensional approach origins and its developments, mainly regarding the DSM V. To apply the dimensional approach to specific complex...
October 3, 2011

Beyond your genes: Epigenetics, and how early experiences may affect your health later in life

Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 7 p.m. McCord Museum, Café Bistro 690 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca When researchers finished sequencing the human...
October 3, 2011

Mental Health and Youth: Global Perspectives

Objectives To examine the status of youth in our society and its relevance for mental health. To understand the conceptual framework and translation...
October 3, 2011

Congratulations to the 2011 Royal Society of Canada Fellows

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) recently recognized five leaders in the health sciences from McGill as elected RSC Fellows, the highest honour...
October 3, 2011