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QLS Seminar Series - Matthew Akamatsu

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:42:53 +0000

Mechanisms of load adaptation by endocytic actin networks

Matthew Akamatsu, University of Washington
Tuesday March 24, 12-1pm

InterZone firewall upgrade: Saturday, March 14

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:36:48 +0000

IT Services will be upgrading ɬ�﷬’s InterZone firewall on Saturday, March 14, 2026.

This change should not impact access to Internet or any ɬ�﷬ Data Center services. Users may experience a brief interruption when accessing some ɬ�﷬ systems that are not hosted in the ɬ�﷬ Data Center.

This upgrade is part of an ongoing project to replace firewalls that are end of support, providing users with better and more secure access to ɬ�﷬ applications and systems.

Service Restored: REDCap System is back online

admin — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:35:13 +0000

Update:

The REDCap system (Administration & Research) is now back online and fully operational.

The necessary updates and security measures have been completed, and service has been restored. We continue to monitor the system to ensure stability and security.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Original message posted yesterday:

The REDCap system (Administration & Research) has been temporarily shut down following the identification of critical vulnerabilities by the vendor.

Dreaming Trans: Method, Sex, and the Unconscious

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:43:49 +0000

Dreaming Trans: Method, Sex, and the Unconscious

Session 2 – Transmasculine sexuality in film, the archive, and the bathhouse (Film Screening: Desire Lines, 2024)

QLS Seminar Series - David McLeod

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:50:45 +0000

Epistasis and eco-evolutionary dynamics

David McLeod, Universite de Montreal
Tuesday March 17, 12-1pm
Zoom Link: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/87078928687

QLS Seminar Series - Paul Bogdan

admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:47:31 +0000

Theoretical Foundations of NeuroAI: A Modeling Framework Motivated by Living Neuronal Network Dynamics

Paul Bogdan, USC
Tuesday March 31, 12-1pm

27th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:22:49 +0000

The 27th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture honours the career and achievements of Professor Brenda Milner, an eminent cognitive neuroscientist and pioneer of the discipline of neuropsychology.

Ruth Morgan on rethinking the social contract for science | Frontiers Policy Labs

admin — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:14:37 +0000

January 14, 2026 | Ruth Morgan, the 2024-25 TISPP visiting fellow, argues that trust between science and society depends on sustained, open dialogue. She highlights that knowledge is disruptive and uncertain, and that progress starts with asking better questions especially in an era of misinformation.

Rees Kassen on The Endless Frontier | Frontiers Policy Labs

admin — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:05:54 +0000

January 14, 2026 | Rees Kassen, Academic Director for ɬ�﷬'s new Sustainability Park and the director of TISPP. His article traces today’s tension around the post‑WWII “social contract” for publicly funded basic research (shaped by Vannevar Bush’s Science: The Endless Frontier). He argues the contract is straining as governments demand faster, more visible returns, even though long-run payoffs (like mRNA vaccines) show why basic research matters.

Barbara Koremenos on International Scientific Collaboration | Frontiers Policy Labs

admin — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:17:10 +0000

January 14, 2026 | Barbara Koremenos, the 23-24 McConnell Visiting Scholar at ɬ�﷬'s Max Bell School of Public Policy, argues that international scientific collaboration can build trust and help solve global problems, even amid geopolitical rivalry. She focuses on stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) research that represents a new frontier akin to the Antarctic Treaty in its ability to foster international scientific collaboration.

Inaugural Moderna-RNA Canada ARN awarded to D2R-funded researcher Professor Maria Vera Ugalde

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 02:26:22 +0000

Montreal, September 24, 2025 – Moderna, in partnership with RNA Canada, has awarded three prizes this year to RNA researchers in Canada for their outstanding contribution to the field. D2R is proud to announce that Professor Maria Vera Ugalde has received the Discovery of the Year Award for her seminal 2024 publication in Nature Communications (Alecki et al.,). This award recognizes groundbreaking RNA discoveries made by Canadian researchers (either as a group or individually) during the past year.

Event | RNA-Seq Bootcamp

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:42:24 +0000

From October 20–24, 2025, the Computational and Data Systems Initiative, in partnership with Quantitative Life Sciences-ɬ�﷬ initiative in Computational Medicine and the D2R-HeDS Platform (Health Data Science), will host an RNA-seq Bootcamp. This hands-on workshop series will equip participants with both the theoretical foundations and practical skills needed for RNA-seq data analysis.

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

admin — 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.

Jennifer Welsh on the Participation of IDP-Led Organizations | Journal of Refugee Studies

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:08:18 +0000

November 17, 2025 | A co-authored article by Jennifer Welsh, based on an international conference organized at ɬ�﷬ in December 2024 on IDP participation, has been published in the Journal of Refugee Studies. The article, titled "IDP perspectives on IDP participation," shares key arguments from the workshop.

Update | D2R launches Training section

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:55:49 +0000

Update | The DNA to RNA (D2R) website has a new section dedicated to Training. From Master's to Postdoctoral, this space provides graduate students at all levels with access to workshops, events, and resources aligned with D2R’s interdisciplinary mission. Topics include RNA therapeutics, genomic medicine, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), commercialization, data science, and career development beyond academia.