Faculty

ACB Seminar Series: Frédérique Le Roux, PhD "Complex temporal dynamics of phage-bacteria populations in an animal-associated marine system"

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:51:08 +0000

Hannah Derue, PhD student in Professor Ribeiro da Silva’s lab, featured on the first page of the ɬ�﷬ Reporter

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:43:58 +0000

Hannah Derue is a PhD candidate in neuroscience in Dr. Ribeiro-da-Silva’s lab at the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics. She recently founded a research and development startup called PAin+ — an interdisciplinary venture that combines artificial intelligence and visual art to help individuals communicate about and manage chronic pain in novel ways.

ɬ�﷬ researcher teams up with U.S. art museum to enhance understanding of chronic pain

Congratulations to ɬ�﷬ iGEM!

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:41:10 +0000

We are proud to share that ɬ�﷬ iGEM has won the 2025 Grand Prize at the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition. This is their second global win and another incredible achievement for ɬ�﷬!

The Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics is happy to have supported this outstanding team once again and congratulates all members on their remarkable success.

Congratulations to Terry Hébert, who is a winner of 2025 David Thomson Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching

admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:01:50 +0000

Congratulations to Terry Hébert, who is a winner of 2025 David Thomson Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching. The David Thomson Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching acknowledges outstanding contributions to promoting graduate student excellence through supervision and teaching by a faculty member who has been supervising for 10 years or more.

Winner: Terry Hébert, Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Congratulations to Roberto Charles, who won the 2025/26 Personnel Awards for Black Scholars from Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada

admin — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:07:27 +0000

Roberto Charles won the 2025/26 Personnel Awards for Black Scholars (BSA).

Biotech Connect Product Show

amanda.perozzo@mcgill.ca — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:50:41 +0000

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Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar: Rajae Talbi, PhD "Kiss and burn: Kiss 1 Neurons at the Intersection of Fertility and Metabolism"

admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:49:40 +0000

Seminar Announcement Rajae Talbi, PhD

Assistant Professor and Principle Investigator at Université de Montréal

Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar: Kyle Greenway, MD,MSc, FRCPC "Characterizing Psychedelic Drug Effects: Clarifying Drug-Context Interactions"

admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:29:12 +0000

Seminar Announcement Kyle Greenway, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Psychiatrist, Jewish General Hospital
Assistant Professor, ɬ�﷬

Funding opportunity for sustainable labs

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:18:28 +0000

Apply now for Green Labs funding

Avantor/VWR Product Show

amanda.perozzo@mcgill.ca — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:54:02 +0000

Save the date - registration link & details to come!

Prager-Khoutorsky lab publishes in Neuron.

admin — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:49:59 +0000

The study entitled “Microglia regulate neuronal activity via structural remodeling of astrocytes”, finds that a high-salt diet triggers brain inflammation that drives up blood pressure.

The study has been highlighted by:

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Reza Sharif- Naeini: a made in Montreal global remedy for venomous stings

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:55:57 +0000

Discover how Dr. Reza Sharif- Naeini turned a chance curiosity into a breakthrough that’s transforming beach safety. With venomous stings threatening to derail vacations, pain researcher Reza Sharif-Naeini created Stingmaster – a topical cream that quickly relieves agony from lionfish, jellyfish, fire coral and more. From self-testing venom in the lab to launching a global remedy, this is the story behind a made-in-Montreal solution. Read the Reporter story here

Advanced Cell Imaging Seminar presented by Avantor and Molecular Devices

amanda.perozzo@mcgill.ca — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:05:33 +0000

Avantor Science Product Show

amanda.perozzo@mcgill.ca — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:48:15 +0000

Registration is FREE but required (via eventbrite)!

Special Invited Seminar Talk "RNA in Neuroscience" with Prof. Timothy Bredy

jinglan.zhang@mcgill.ca — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:57:38 +0000

Please join us in person for a Special Invited Seminar Talk with Prof. Timothy Bredy

Title: RNA in Neuroscience

Date: Friday September 26, 2025, 11:00 AM