Undergraduate Students /spot/taxonomy/term/3411/all en Biochemistry professor Ian Watson awarded Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network’s Data Sharing & Use Pilot program funding /spot/channels/news/biochemistry-professor-ian-watson-awarded-marathon-hope-cancer-centres-networks-data-sharing-use-368106 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:54:27 +0000 admin 35579 at /spot Nine º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏians appointed to the Order of Canada /spot/channels/news/nine-mcgillians-appointed-order-canada-365980 <p><strong>Neuroscientist Alan Evans and music performance scholar Michael McMahon among º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ community members recognized for exceptional accomplishments and service </strong></p> <p>Nine members of the º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.</p> <p>Among the honorees are two º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ faculty members, Professors Alan Evans (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and Michael McMahon (Schulich School of Music).</p> Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:10:48 +0000 admin 35610 at /spot Event | Seminar: Computer-based Predictions of RNA Structures: Where do we stand? /spot/channels/news/event-seminar-computer-based-predictions-rna-structures-where-do-we-stand-367001 <p><strong>Join <a href="/dna-to-rna/">D2R</a> for this hybrid seminar with Professor Eric Westhof from University of Strasbourg</strong></p> Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:11:03 +0000 admin 35590 at /spot Physiology professor Claire M. Brown appointed inaugural Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering /spot/channels/news/physiology-professor-claire-m-brown-appointed-inaugural-chair-inclusion-science-and-engineering-367481 <p>Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-DetailNouvelles_eng.asp?ID=1546.">Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering (CISE)</a> in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT).  </p> Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:52:07 +0000 admin 35586 at /spot º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ researchers awarded $9.7 million in CFI funding /spot/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-97-million-cfi-funding-368290 <p>Thirty-two º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ 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.   </p> Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:08:32 +0000 admin 35573 at /spot The Child Phonology Lab at SCSD is looking for parent participants /spot/channels/news/child-phonology-lab-scsd-looking-parent-participants-365400 Thu, 15 May 2025 16:14:23 +0000 admin 35615 at /spot º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ’s President honours outstanding early-career researchers /spot/channels/news/mcgills-president-honours-outstanding-early-career-researchers-365554 <strong>Professors Guojun Chen, Mahsa Dadar and Phoebe Friesen – all members of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – win President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers  </strong>   <p>Three º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ scholars were recognized with the 2025 President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at the Health Sciences Convocation Ceremony on May 27. The award honours exceptional early-career researchers whose work is expanding the frontiers of knowledge in their fields.</p> Thu, 29 May 2025 15:48:45 +0000 admin 35614 at /spot Professor Simon Roy wins Marathon of Hope Clinician-Scientist Award for melanoma research /spot/channels/news/professor-simon-roy-wins-marathon-hope-clinician-scientist-award-melanoma-research-366640 <p>Simon Roy, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology, is one of four early-career clinician-scientists across Canada to receive the 2025 Clinician-Scientist Award from the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (MOHCCN). </p> Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:17:53 +0000 admin 35595 at /spot Human genetics professor receives Banting Discovery Award /spot/channels/news/human-genetics-professor-receives-banting-discovery-award-365566 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:06:00 +0000 admin 35612 at /spot º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ researchers win Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award /spot/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-win-brain-canadas-future-leaders-canadian-brain-research-award-368080 <p>Jérôme Fortin, Paul Masset, and Simon Thebault have received the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award from Brain Canada for their research in brain cognition, brain cancer, and neurological disabilities.  </p> <p>The º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ researchers are among 22 successful applicants from across the country. They will each receive $100,000 in research funding distributed over a period of two years. </p> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:19:25 +0000 admin 35583 at /spot Why the Future of Health Depends on Rehabilitation /spot/channels/event/why-future-health-depends-rehabilitation-367925 <p><b>Pierre Côté, DC, PhD</b></p> Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:22:51 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 35145 at /spot Special Seminar: Selective Neuronal Vulnerability in Neurodegenerative Diseases /spot/channels/event/special-seminar-selective-neuronal-vulnerability-neurodegenerative-diseases-368451 <p><b>Special Seminar</b><br /> <b>Selective Neuronal Vulnerability in Neurodegenerative Diseases</b></p> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:57:11 +0000 admin 35566 at /spot Hybrid Event | D2R Investor Series Transform your science into a new Biotech company - Investment Insights with Medicxi /spot/channels/event/hybrid-event-d2r-investor-series-transform-your-science-new-biotech-company-investment-insights-368366 <p>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 straightº£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ.</p> Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:12:05 +0000 admin 35567 at /spot Friends, parks and brain wiring predict whether people exercise after a cardiovascular diagnosis /spot/channels/news/friends-parks-and-brain-wiring-predict-whether-people-exercise-after-cardiovascular-diagnosis-368449 <b>Findings could help tailor interventions to encourage physical activity in older people with heart and blood flow conditions </b> <p>A diagnosis is often a cue for people to change the way they live. For people diagnosed with cardiovascular conditions such as heart disease or diabetes, it is often a motivator to get more physical exercise, which can improve long-term health. However, the rate of physical activity increase after diagnosis varies widely depending on the individual.</p> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:32:32 +0000 admin 35565 at /spot Open Science Office Hours - – Open Science Tools Lab Tours /spot/channels/event/open-science-office-hours-open-science-tools-lab-tours-368425 <p><i>Please see further below for English version</i></p> <p><b> </b></p> <p><b>Outils de science ouverte - Visite des laboratoires</b></p> Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:02:23 +0000 admin 35563 at /spot