Virtual simulator: The future of surgical training OR

AI-assisted training makes brain surgery safer Technology being developed at The Neuro aims to revolutionize how brain surgery is taught around the world....
December 15, 2022

Happy first anniversary to the Quebec SmartCare Consortium!

Tristan Williams is the social media coordinator and patient partner of the Opal Health Informatics Group (OHIG). The project’s principal investigator John Kildea,...
December 15, 2022

MeDiC Program Research Day returns in seventh annual event

In-person poster sessions at the seventh annual MeDiC Program Research Day held November 24, 2022, at the Glen site of the RI-MUHC (left);...
December 15, 2022

Frequent genetic cause of late-onset ataxia uncovered by a Quebec-led international collaboration

Discovery will improve diagnosis and open treatment possibilities for thousands of people with this debilitating neurodegenerative condition worldwide A new study published on...
December 15, 2022

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