Undergraduate Students

D2R invests over $1.2 million for Postdoctoral Scholars

admin — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:02:08 +0000

Montreal, January 21, 2026 – The D2R | DNA to RNA Initiative at ɬ�﷬ proudly announces the recipients of the inaugural Postdoctoral Scholar Awards. Alongside the Master’s and Doctoral Scholar awards, this funding program recognizes outstanding trainees working on diverse D2R-aligned research projects and brings outstanding postdoctoral researchers from across Canada and abroad to the D2R Initiative.

ɬ�﷬ team awarded CIFAR AI Safety Catalyst Grant to advance developer oversight in AI-assisted coding

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:02:25 +0000

ɬ�﷬ team aims to develop guidelines, tools, and policy insights that help software engineers work safely and effectively with AI-assisted coding systems.

A ɬ�﷬ research team is tackling one of AI’s fastest-moving challenges: how software developers can steer and safeguard code as AI systems become capable of writing large portions of software on their own.

Three ɬ�﷬ researchers receive SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:32:44 +0000

Training Event | Demystifying Data Science

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:28:59 +0000

Join us for a 2-hour introductory training on how data science powers modern genomics and RNA research within D2R.

ɬ�﷬ professor awarded one of the eight science diplomacy chairs newly created by the Fonds de recherche du Québec

admin — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:31:34 +0000

Ebenezer Miezah Kwofie, based at Macdonald Campus, will work to advance food sustainability in Africa

Ebenezer Miezah Kwofie, Assistant Professor in the Bioresource Engineering Department, has been awarded one of eight science diplomacy chairs newly created by the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ).

Interview with Thomas Duchaine: a vaccine that fights COVID-19… and cancer!

admin — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:23:03 +0000

D2R's funded-researcher Thomas Duchaine recently sat down with Radio-Canada to discuss emerging research suggesting that RNA vaccines developed for COVID-19 may also enhance the effectiveness of certain cancer treatments.

ɬ�﷬ moves up to third overall in Research Infosource rankings, maintains its No. 2 position for medical research

admin — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:27:43 +0000

The University continues to be recognized as one of Canada’s top research institutions and drivers of innovation

ɬ�﷬ researchers awarded funding to strengthen national capacity in metaresearch

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:21:44 +0000

Sam Harper and Arijit Nandi have received funding to help strengthen national capacity in metaresearch through the Research-on-Research joint initiative, supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC).

24 ɬ�﷬ researchers identified in Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:15:58 +0000

Twenty-four ɬ�﷬ researchers have been named to the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers™ list, a ranking prepared each year by Clarivate, an analytics company based in the US. The list assesses researchers in a wide range of disciplines, from neuroscience to environmental science. The number of ɬ�﷬ scholars on the list grew from 14 in 2024 to 24 in 2025.

Call for expressions of interest | Summer 2026 Internship

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:07:53 +0000

D2R is excited to announce this brand new opportunity for internships to Black undergraduate students in summer 2026 in partnership with COUHR. COUHR is a student-run non-profit organization partnering with research institutions across Canada to provide funded summer internships for underrepresented undergraduate students in fields such as neuroscience, biophysics, and genetics.

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.

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.

D2R awards over $5.3 million in Foundational and Research in Motion funding programs

admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:13:29 +0000

Montreal – November 6, 2025 | The DNA to RNA (D2R) initiative at ɬ�﷬ is proud to announce the recipients of the second cycle of the Foundational and Research in Motion (RIM) funding programs.

From common diseases affecting millions, such as lung cancer, to rare disorders like lipodystrophy, this investment of over 5.3 million dollars reflects D2R’s commitment to advancing bold ideas and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across the discovery-to-implementation spectrum.

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 | Lunch and Learn with CASTL

admin — 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.