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Isabel Wilkerson to deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:49:01 +0000

Pulitzer-Prize winning American journalist, journalism professor and author will speak Oct. 23

Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents and The Warmth of Other Suns will deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture at ɬ�﷬ on Oct. 23 during the University’s annual Homecoming festivities. Nahlah Ayed, host of CBC national radio program Ideas, will moderate the event.

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

admin — 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.

ɬ�﷬ now accepting expressions of interest for the 2026 Earthshot Prize

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:36:26 +0000

ɬ�﷬ is once again proud to be an Official Nominator of the Earthshot Prize. As an Official Nominator, we are part of a global community invited to submit nominations, selected for our ability to identify the most impactful solutions across all sectors worldwide.

The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental prize and platform for impact, dedicated to finding and growing solutions that will repair our planet this decade, in five categories or Earthshots.

ɬ�﷬ researchers win Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:19:25 +0000

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.

The ɬ�﷬ 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.

School of Information Studies Professors Awarded $5.6M Grant to Propel Canada to the Forefront of Cybersecurity Data Analytics Research

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:53 +0000

Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE. The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications.

D2R awards nearly $1.5 million to Master's and Doctoral Scholars across Canada

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:14:17 +0000

Montreal, September 10, 2025 – The DNA to RNA (D2R) initiative at ɬ�﷬ is proud to announce the recipients of its Master's and Doctoral Scholar Awards, recognizing outstanding and active trainees working on diverse D2R-aligned research projects.

Professor Emeritus Prakash Panangaden elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

admin — Tue, 20 May 2025 16:59:15 +0000

SSHRC invests over $7 million in ɬ�﷬ research

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:48:37 +0000

Forty ɬ�﷬ researchers received funding from the 2024 SSHRC Insight Grants competition to support studies related to social sciences and humanities

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

admin — 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 straightforward. 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.

Call for Applications: International Partnerships Program

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:41:03 +0000

D2R | DNA to RNA is launching the International Partnerships Program (IPP) to strengthen large-scale, multi-institutional collaborations with leading global organizations. This strategic funding program supports partnerships that align with D2R’s mission, offer complementary expertise, and provide enriched, multidisciplinary training environments. The program will prioritize initiatives with strong institutional commitment, alignment with D2R’s research priorities, and potential for high global impact.

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

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

The Government of Canada invests $51 million in ɬ�﷬ research

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:04:02 +0000

253 ɬ�﷬ projects received major funding from the Government of Canada to help build a more innovative, inclusive, and resilient future in Canada

ɬ�﷬ researcher awarded Blood Cancer Quality of Life Grant to improve post-transplant care for blood cancer patients and caregivers

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:30:22 +0000

Supported by funding from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society, Professor Sylvie Lambert and her PhD student, Sarah Chehayeb, will explore how remote monitoring can improve recovery and quality of life for patients undergoing stem cell transplants and ease the burden on their caregivers.

$268,000 awarded to support outreach activities by ɬ�﷬ researchers

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 16:40:59 +0000

Seven ɬ�﷬ researchers have been awarded more than $268,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

News | David Bujold (C3G) appointed Co-Lead of GA4GH Discovery Work Stream

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:46:52 +0000

The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) has announced new leadership across several initiatives, including the appointment of David Bujold, Data Team Lead at the Canadian Centre for Computational Genomics (C3G)and Bioinformatics Manager at ɬ�﷬’s Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine, as Co-Lead of the Discovery Work Stream.