/mssi/taxonomy/term/1029/all en /mssi/channels/news/natural-resource-sciences-grad-students-reduce-lab-plastic-waste-nearly-50-364292 <p>Single-use plastics are everywhere—but two 51³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers are redefining the norm and championing sustainability.</p> <p>"Although plastic pollution wasn’t the main focus of our research, safeguarding water bodies is essential to our work, and we knew we had to address the disconnect between our values and laboratory practices."</p> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:24:58 +0000 admin 10101 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/d2r-announces-new-round-funding-investing-15-million-advance-research-rna-therapeutics-and-support-362236 <p><strong>Montreal – December 19, 2024</strong> – 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 10089 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/new-publication-science-bernard-lab-former-and-current-cell-biology-graduate-students-emilie-brule-364383 <p>Myostatin is a paracrine myokine that regulates muscle mass in a variety of species, including humans. In this work, they report a functional role for myostatin as an endocrine hormone that directly promotes pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) synthesis and thereby ovarian function in mice. Previously, this FSH-stimulating role was attributed to other members of the transforming growth factor-β family, the activins. Their results both challenge activin's eponymous role in FSH synthesis and establish an unexpected endocrine axis between skeletal muscle and the pituitary gland.</p> Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:56:32 +0000 admin 10074 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/remembering-emil-skamene-1941-2024-pioneer-genetic-research-mcgill-university-362370 <p>It is with deep sadness that we remember Emil Skamene, a pioneer in genetic research at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. <br /> <br /> His groundbreaking work on host genetic susceptibility to infections has shaped the field for over three decades.<br /> <br /> Skamene’s legacy continues to inspire scientists, including D2R’s Chief Scientific Officer, Philippe Gros, who, alongside Professor Erwin Schurr, honors him in a heartfelt eulogy published in Nature Genetics.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-024-02028-7">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-024-02028-7</a></p> Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:13:51 +0000 admin 10087 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/expanding-access-specialized-healthcare-across-quebec-echo-superhub-neuro-364476 Free, online training program strengthens training and brings specialized care to communities across Quebec <p>A healthcare telementoring program housed at The Neuro and supported by the <a href="https://www.rtsa-tacc.com/">Transforming Autism Care Consortium (TACC)</a> is expanding its reach after achieving designation as an ECHO Superhub. Under the direction of <a href="/neuro/julie-scorah-phd">Julie Scorah, PhD</a>, this milestone ensures that specialized knowledge reaches underserved communities.</p> Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:37:02 +0000 admin 10073 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/six-principal-investigators-neuro-receive-cihr-grants-363535 Projects include important research on Parkinson’s, glioblastoma and dementia <p> </p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:44:57 +0000 admin 10081 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/event-workshop-precision-health-and-medicine-january-9-2025-361379 First Hybrid Workshop on Precision Health and Medicine <p><em><strong>Synergizing our strengths in new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.</strong></em></p> <p>This event is organized in partnership between University of Bern and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. This partnership between the universities aims to synergistically harness the power of new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.</p> <p><strong>Event details: </strong></p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:16:42 +0000 admin 10094 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/ai-analysis-healthcare-records-reveals-key-factors-autism-diagnosis-364500 <b>Scientists argue the criteria we use for diagnosing autism may need revision</b> <p>Without clear and effective biological tests for autism based on genes, brain or blood measurements, diagnosis today still largely depends on clinical assessment. The standard way of doing this is by observing how the individual fits the criteria for autism listed in gold standard manuals like the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5).</p> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:23:21 +0000 admin 10070 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/prescribing-anti-swelling-drug-reduces-immune-response-weeks-after-last-dose-363884 <b>Mapping immune cell diversity reveals dexamethasone’s impact on brain cancer immunotherapy</b> <p> </p> <p>Swelling caused by brain cancer is a problem that can lead to serious side effects and even death. While controlling swelling is important, a new study shows that a commonly prescribed anti-swelling drug suppresses the immune system for weeks after dosage, inhibiting the body’s ability to fight the cancer.</p> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:05:58 +0000 admin 10079 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/cqdm-partners-d2r-enhance-collaborations-among-researchers-and-industry-rna-research-361502 <p><b>Montréal, November 28th</b> – CQDM is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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 10093 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/project-create-ai-model-als-receives-genome-quebec-funding-364258 <b>$400,000 will fuel public-private collaboration to discover new disease biomarkers</b> <p> </p> <p>A new project co-led by Thomas Durcan, PhD, Director of The Neuro's Early Drug Discovery Unit, and overseen by Mathilde Chaineau, PhD, the EDDU’s program manager, will receive $400,000 in support from Génome Québec. In partnership with Nardin Nakhla and Armstrong Murira from the Montreal-based company Simmunome, Durcan and Chaineau will develop a computational model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on which to test for new biomarkers and therapeutic targets.</p> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:29:17 +0000 admin 10076 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/open-solution-improving-research-reproducibility-362210 <b>Academic and industry scientists collaborate on a new method to characterize research antibodies</b> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:12:19 +0000 admin 10091 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/mssi-x-xprize-transdisciplinary-symposium-creating-societal-change-361361 <p>On February 3rd, 2025, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and <a href="https://www.xprize.org/">the XPRIZE</a> will host a symposium at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøin Montreal, Canada, celebrating 51³Ô¹ÏÍøjoining the XPRIZE’s Higher Education Network.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 21:25:47 +0000 phuong.hoang3@mcgill.ca 8458 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/anthropocene-human-epoch-screening-director-jennifer-baichwal-361297 A cinematic meditation on humanity’s massive reengineering of the planet, ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch is a four years in the making feature documentary film from the multiple-award winning team of Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier a Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:08:42 +0000 phuong.hoang3@mcgill.ca 8453 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/multifunctional-future-concrete-356855 On the Multifunctional Future of Concrete <p>Featuring a talk by Admir Masic, Associate Professor of Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering at MIT.</p> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:21:57 +0000 larissa.jarvis@mcgill.ca 8059 at /mssi