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Nineteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to ��Ǿ�Ʒ��

webfull — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:06:26 +0000

Federal investment boosts ��Ǿ�Ʒ��’s research leadership with over $13 million for Canada Research Chairs

Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, announced over $198 million in federal funding through the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program, including more than $13 million to support 19 Chairs—nine new and ten renewed—at ��Ǿ�Ʒ��.

Published: 22 October 2025

Video | Indigenous Engagement at D2R

webfull — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:04:29 +0000

D2R is deeply committed to fostering Indigenous leadership within the realms of genomic medicine, RNA therapeutics and health inequities. We believe research is strongest when it is guided by respect, collaboration and trust. Our approach both respects and relies on Indigenous governance structures and ethics to guide project development, data management, and dissemination of results, ensuring outcomes are beneficial and aligned with the priorities of Indigenous communities.

Published: 22 October 2025

Hybrid Event | D2R Investor Series Transform your science into a new Biotech company - Investment Insights with Medicxi

webfull — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:12:35 +0000

Every year, billions of dollars are invested by funding agencies in basic and translational research, yet the path from academic discovery to private investment necessary for the creation of new companies is rarely straight��Ǿ�Ʒ��. In this seminar, you’ll get an inside look at how investors work, what makes a research idea stand out to venture capitalists, and how they evaluate translational value of scientific opportunities. By the end of the session, you’ll have a clearer grasp of the framework needed to transition an idea or mechanism discovered in the lab to an investment phase.

Published: 17 October 2025

Hybrid Event | Lunch and Learn with CASTL

webfull — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:34:08 +0000

Join D2R and CASTL for this hybrid Lunch and Learn about biomanufacturing and RNA therapeutics

In this presentation, D2R and CASTL will connect the world of research with industrial applications! This Lunch and Learn will provide a practical way introduce participants to how mRNA-LNP based biotherapeutics are manufactured, and showcase opportunities and career pathways in the biomanufacturing sector.

Published: 16 October 2025

Events | Introduction to Applying Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Genomic-Based RNA Therapeutics Research

webfull — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:24:25 +0000

Join D2R for a learning opportunity to gain foundational knowledge and practical tools to embed Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) into your genomic-based RNA therapeutics research. Through engaging discussions and activities, participants will explore key EDI definitions, examine both opportunities and challenges in the field, and learn best practices for inclusive research design.

Published: 16 October 2025

��Ǿ�Ʒ�� researchers awarded $9.7 million in CFI funding

webfull — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:08:32 +0000

Thirty-two ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� research projects have received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation's for investments in research infrastructure to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $9.7 million.

Published: 10 October 2025

Chemistry professor Eric McCalla awarded Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future grant

webfull — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:37:08 +0000

Eric McCalla, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has received a Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) grant, a joint program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).

Published: 6 October 2025

Event | Breast Cancer & RNA Therapeutics: Exploring inclusive research and career opportunities

webfull — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:53:13 +0000

Join D2R and the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI) for an event in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Women's History Month, in collaboration with Fondation du cancer du sein du Québec and the association Audace au féminin.

Published: 3 October 2025

Event | Symposium on Advances in Viral Diseases

webfull — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:33:08 +0000

The ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� Research Centre for Complex Traits, the Wainberg Centre for Viral Diseases and the ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program are joined to host a Symposium on Advances in Viral Diseases: From Mechanisms to Therapies.

Published: 3 October 2025

Biochemistry professor Ian Watson awarded Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network’s Data Sharing & Use Pilot program funding

webfull — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:54:27 +0000

Published: 1 October 2025

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