/macdonald/taxonomy/term/10/all en /macdonald/channels/news/submit-your-work-chance-win-1000-friends-libraries-student-library-awards-363554 <p><em>La version fran莽aise suit</em></p> <p>Are you an undergraduate student who has creatively and thoughtfully used 成人大片's library services and resources for a course project, lab report, research paper, or creative work?</p> <p>Submit your project and tell us how the libraries supported your work for a chance to win a $1,000 prize generously supported by the Friends of the 成人大片 Libraries!</p> <p><b>Awards categories:</b></p> Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:22:10 +0000 admin 22892 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/bse-annual-environment-public-lecture-363696 <p>The Bieler School of Environment's Annual Environment Lecture, featuring Dr. Britt Wray.</p> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:16:51 +0000 admin 22624 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/activity-booklet-joys-spring-2025-edition-337044 <h3>Join us in welcoming back spring!</h3> Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:14:33 +0000 admin 22616 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/activity-booklet-buzzing-world-pollinators-2025-edition-332911 <h2>Come celebrate National Pollinator Week!</h2> Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:07:56 +0000 admin 22620 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/open-science-project-funded-15m-361131 <h2><b>YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the 鈥渞eproducibility crisis鈥� in research</b></h2> <p>An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.</p> <p>YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:51:24 +0000 admin 22262 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/event-controlling-rna-sequence-diagnostics-and-therapeutic-delivery-january-5-10-2025-360257 <h3>RNA Nanotechnology - Gordon Research Conference (GRC)</h3> Controlling RNA Sequence for Diagnostics and Therapeutic Delivery <p><strong>January 5 - 10, 2025</strong></p> <p><strong>Ventura, California, United States</strong></p> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 18:31:06 +0000 admin 22279 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/event-genes-genealogy-and-geography-genetic-history-quebec-oct-3-2024-360092 <h2><b>Join 成人大片 University Health Centre's next 鈥淢edical Genetics Grand Rounds鈥�</b></h2> <p>The founder effect, which is observed in certain regions of Quebec, can increase susceptibility to rare disease. This stems from the fact that these communities were founded by populations that were already related.</p> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:05:58 +0000 admin 22289 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/news-pleins-feux-sur-la-technologie-arn-la-presse-359620 <p>A recent article in La Presse, <a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/portfolio/2024-09-13/montreal-pole-sante/pleins-feux-sur-la-technologie-arn.php"><em>Pleins feux sur la technologie ARN</em></a>, highlights how Quebec's life sciences sector is experiencing a significant revival with the creation of an RNA hub.</p> <p>Here is a exerpt from the article (translated to english):聽</p> Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:19:45 +0000 admin 22294 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/research-new-stem-cell-models-receives-26-million-360436 <h2><b>Thomas Durcan鈥檚 project will </b><b>dissect the role of microglia in degenerative conditions, to identify new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's treatment</b></h2> <p>An innovative new program based at The Neuro has received $2.6 million from the CQDM and the Brain Canada Foundation.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:44:26 +0000 admin 22275 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/news-2024-nobel-prize-awarded-victor-ambros-and-gary-ruvkun-discovery-microrna-and-its-role-post-360261 <h4>The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.</h4> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 19:41:27 +0000 admin 22278 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/home-neurological-disorder-diagnosis-project-receives-major-funding-361075 <h2><b>$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson鈥檚 disease</b></h2> <p>REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is an often debilitating condition that causes people to act out in their sleep, sometimes violently. What鈥檚 worse, people with the disorder often go on to develop Parkinson鈥檚 disease.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000 admin 22266 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/d2r-announces-new-round-funding-investing-15-million-advance-research-rna-therapeutics-and-support-362236 <p><strong>Montreal 鈥� December 19, 2024</strong>聽鈥� The D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative is proud to announce the recipients of its latest round of funding, awarding a total of $1.5 million to four principal investigators and five 成人大片 University Centres and Institutes. These awards are designed at advancing research in RNA therapeutics by facilitating industry collaboration and supporting the next generation of scientific leaders as well as research Centres and Institutes.</p> Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:21:58 +0000 admin 22255 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/bilingualism-makes-brain-more-efficient-especially-when-learned-young-age-360355 <h2><b>MRI data from large sample shows increased whole-brain connectivity in people with a second language</b></h2> <p>Neuroplasticity is the brain鈥檚 ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such as language.</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:44:33 +0000 admin 22277 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/cqdm-partners-d2r-enhance-collaborations-among-researchers-and-industry-rna-research-361502 <p><b>Montr茅al, November 28th</b> 鈥� CQDM is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative at 成人大片 University, aimed at funding translational research projects carried out through collaborations between researchers and industry. This alliance seeks to support and accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative RNA-based therapies. It aims to provide patients with safer and more effective therapeutic options, particularly for treating cancer, rare diseases, and preventing various infectious diseases.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:06:34 +0000 admin 22259 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/news-genome-quebec-invests-500000-boost-rna-therapeutics-innovation-quebec-360164 <h2><b>G茅nome Qu茅bec invests up to $500,000 to boost RNA therapeutics innovation in Quebec </b></h2> <p>G茅nome Qu茅bec, a private, non-profit organization dedicated to advancing genomics research and innovation in Quebec, is investing up to $500,000 in 成人大片 University鈥檚 D2R Initiative. This investment will advance the commercialization of innovative genomic technologies in Quebec through D2R鈥檚 <i>Commercialization Priming</i> funding program.</p> Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:07:17 +0000 admin 22286 at /macdonald