Research
Understanding synaptic genes
International collaboration reveals important characteristics of neuron connectors Broad Communications, The Neuro A collaboration of 15 laboratories around the world, including the laboratory...
June 5, 2019
A contribution of $3.3M from the Quebec Ministry of Economy and Innovation (MEI) allows the CQDM to support five biopharmaceutical research projects totaling $15.5M
These highly innovative technologies will address unmet medical needs in cancer and diabetes Source: CQDM Thanks to a C$3.3M contribution from the MEI,...
June 5, 2019
$27.9 million investment to fund the Québec Cancer Consortium to develop novel therapeutics and biomarkers for cancer
The Québec Cancer Consortium for Novel Therapeutics and Biomarkers (QCC), a collaboration between six leading hospital and cancer research centre sites based in...
June 4, 2019
$4M for open science drug screening
Funds will support development of precision therapies for ALS and Parkinson’s disease Shawn Hayward, The Neuro The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital)...
June 4, 2019
Helping people see again
The Neuro’s Christopher Pack examines how the brain sees the world Victor Swoboda, The Neuro Vision loss can be one of the after...
June 3, 2019
The Neuro collaborating to shape Open Science in Brazil
Brazilian intellectual property researcher Dr. Roberto Reis is collaborating with The Neuro's Tanenbaum Open Science Institute to learn about Open Science principles. Vanessa...
June 3, 2019
Towards a new era of small animal imaging research
A collaborative study between McGill University and the University of Antwerp allows PET scanning on animals without the use of anesthesia. Source:...
May 31, 2019
MI4 unveils first round of Seed Fund Grants
Interdisciplinary and multi-institutional projects aim to tackle infectious and immune threats to human health By Jason Clement, Communications Officer, Faculty of Medicine Formally...
May 30, 2019
Taking stock of the implications of genomic advances
By Patrick McDonagh, McGill News In November 2018, Chinese biophysics researcher He Jiankui shocked the world with the announcement that he had created...
May 29, 2019
Detecting bacteria in space
New genomic approach developed by Montreal researchers provides glimpse into diverse bacterial ecosystem on the International Space Station Source: McGill Newsroom Scientists at...
May 24, 2019
Thirteen early-career researchers explore new frontiers
McGill leads the pack among Quebec universities in the inaugural New Frontiers in Research Fund investment By Meaghan Thurston, McGill Newsroom On May 13, the...
May 23, 2019
Team from RI-MUHC and Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute “follow a gut feeling” and discover a new stem cell
Source: RI-MUHC The human body has a remarkable ability to repair and renew itself. However, as we all know, our regenerative capacity quickly...
May 23, 2019