Driving innovation in rare disease research

New funding from Génome Québec will strengthen rare disease data infrastructure, accelerating research and discoveries For millions of people living with a rare...
March 12, 2025

FMHS researchers receive $50M in CIHR funding  

  Congratulations to all the outstanding Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences principal investigators and their teams who were awarded grants totalling more...
February 27, 2025

Engineered IL-2 molecule shows promise in treating autoimmune disease

Researchers from The Institute, in collaboration with Sanofi, develop a novel therapy to enhance immune regulation in type 1 diabetes In a groundbreaking...
February 26, 2025

Let’s talk about stress: In conversation with Rose Bagot

Meet Rose Bagot, one of the Principal Investigators at the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health. Prof. Bagot investigates mouse models of stress,...
February 26, 2025

Scientific insights into how humans access deep spiritual states

Study finds practices in Buddhism and Christianity share a similar cognitive pathway to profound focus Two seemingly opposite spiritual practices – Buddhist jhāna...
February 26, 2025

McGill awards $500,000 to accelerate Mpox research and vaccine development

McGill University’s DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) and McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) have awarded $500,000 to fund five high-impact...
February 26, 2025

New discovery could help protect against influenza

Preclinical trial uncovers how beta-glucan, found in all fungi, can ‘reprogram’ immune cells to prevent lung inflammation A component found in all fungi...
February 26, 2025

Student spotlight: Benjamin Ringler, Translational Biomedical Engineering grad

Benjamin Ringler tells us how influential the Master's in Translational Biomedical Engineering program was in his journey to TissueTinker   The Faculty of...
February 13, 2025

McGill celebrates the generations of women in STEM who have been ‘pushing the boundaries of knowledge’  

International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed Feb. 11, promotes equal opportunity and recognizes achievement    “McGill has a rich history...
February 13, 2025

In conversation with ethico-legal AI genomics expert Ma’n H. Zawati

  We recently spoke with Ma'n H. Zawati, an Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics, and the Research Director of the Centre of...
February 13, 2025

Communication between body muscle and the brain influences fertility, study finds

Discovery could lead to new treatment strategies for infertility, but raises potential concerns about emerging therapies for muscular dystrophy and obesity A newly...
February 13, 2025

D2R awards over $6 million to support Core Platforms

The D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative has awarded more than $6 million to support eight Core Platforms at McGill University and one at...
February 12, 2025