Research
4 Burning Questions for… Peter J. Hotez
On May 16, Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, will kick off Global Health Week, a signature event of McGill’s Bicentennial, with his talk...
May 4, 2022
Nadine Kronfli receives 2021 AMMI Canada New Investigator Award
Dr. Nadine Kronfli is a member of the Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program at the Research Institute of the McGill...
April 28, 2022
Immunotherapy showing significant advancements in lung cancer treatment
Phase 3 clinical trial of neoadjuvant nivolumab leads to practice-changing results According to the results of a phase 3 clinical trial, a new...
April 21, 2022
Hard to change minds when it comes to vaccine willingness
In the fall of 2020, before vaccines were readily available, the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) surveyed nearly 24,000 middle-aged and older...
April 20, 2022
A wealth of research data ready for mining
Opening of new McGill-Concordia Research Data Centre lab facility, along with a new Centre d’accès aux données de l’Institut de la Statistique du...
April 20, 2022
MI4 announces Seed Fund Grant Round 4 results
The McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) is pleased to award funding for five projects in the fourth round of its...
April 19, 2022
Novel marker related to the maturation of brain connections detects impulsivity in children
A study published April 7 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry has created a metric that reflects variation in the expression of genes controlling...
April 15, 2022
H.E.L.P. Clinical-education partnership wins teaching award
Evidence-informed patient care model for older in-patients successfully implemented in McGill student’s curriculum The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) is an evidence-based model...
April 14, 2022
Douglas Research Centre joins The Neuro in Open Science
Five-point strategy will maximize the impact of research and maintain leadership in mental health research and care Today, the Douglas Research Centre (DRC)...
April 8, 2022
The unexpected role of chloride channels in a rare neurological disorder
A new study finds mutations affecting the chloride channel of a glutamate transport protein in a rare disorder involving recurrent episodes of discoordination,...
April 8, 2022
$2.9 million from the Government of Canada for McGill Research
The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) invests in high-risk research that is interdisciplinary, transformative, and led by Canadian researchers working with Canadian...
April 8, 2022
Where immune cells are located is critical for cancer immune therapy, a new study shows
An innovative new approach highlights the relevance of immune cells’ position within melanoma to inform on a patient's response to immune therapy. A new...
April 8, 2022