Research
Researchers discover how brain cells may be hardwired for vulnerability to deadly childhood brain tumour
A clearer understanding of how brain tumours originate during brain development is paving the way for improved therapies against pediatric high-grade gliomas, the...
December 14, 2022
Structural biology research community unites at 4th annual CRBS symposium
The annual CRBS (Centre de recherche en biologie structurale) symposium was held again in person on November 7, 2022, after the last two...
December 8, 2022
Talking up single-cell brain research
This article originally appeared in FMHS Focus A new $15.3M gift from the Irving Ludmer Family Foundation aims to take mapping of the...
December 8, 2022
MI4’s 4th Annual Scientific Symposium: A compass pointing towards molecules, patients and populations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn1Vezj9ZtM On November 18, 2022, the McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) held its 4th Annual Scientific Symposium at the McGill...
December 8, 2022
MEDNET: McGill’s Medical Computing Centre analysed the genome and created a tumour registry
Here’s a remembrance of one of the unique achievements in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. In the mid 1970’s I was...
December 8, 2022
Fostering collaboration in simulation research
Professor Jason Harley, PhD, Director of Research at the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning (SCSIL) in the Faculty of Medicine and...
December 7, 2022
BME: The early years
In 1966, John Milsum, PhD, founded the BioMedical Engineering Unit (BMEU), which went on to become our Department of Biomedical Engineering. I had...
November 25, 2022
Women RISE Initiative Sparks an International Collaboration to Improve the Resilience of Self-Employed Young Women in Nigeria
The ARISE&WIN Project aims to understand the gendered impact of COVID-19 on young self-employed Nigerian women and will co-produce solutions that foster better...
November 24, 2022
Understanding how and why a common skin cancer becomes aggressive in some people
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of skin cancer and affects thousands of Canadians annually. While most BCCs are relatively...
November 24, 2022
McGill start-up AFX Medical is leveraging AI to improve detection of brain metastases
The McGill Clinical Innovation Competition (CLIC) was launched five years ago by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences to inspire innovative thinkers...
November 24, 2022
A suite of government funding in support of McGill Research
McGill receives $13.5 million in research funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and the Canada...
November 24, 2022
McGill and RI-MUHC awarded $5.1 million for infectious disease research
A new grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation will invest in leading-edge Containment Level 3 facilities and personnel New funding of $5.1...
November 23, 2022