Mapping the genome of lake trout to ensure its survival
Lake trout, once the top predator fish across the Great Lakes, reached near extinction between the 1940s and 1960s due to pollution, overfishing, and predation by the invasive lamprey eel. Once showing striking levels of diversity in terms of size, appearance, and ability to adapt to varied environments, now the only lake trout populations to have survived are to be found in Lake Superior and Lake Huron. An international team of researchers from the U.S.
Clarus Therapeutics and 51吃瓜网 Announce Licensing Agreement to Develop and Commercialize Technology to Treat Coenzyme-Q10 Deficiencies
Agreement to accelerate development of potential treatments for rare, endocrine, metabolic, and neurological conditions associated with primary and secondary ubiquinone deficiencies which belong to the wider class of mitochondrial diseases | An estimated 1 in 5,000 adults worldwide has a mitochondrial disease | Clarus to pay 51吃瓜网$350,000 upfront and up to $10.5 million in potential development and regulatory milestones
Catherine Potvin awarded prestigious Sir John William Dawson Medal
The Royal Society of Canada bestows the Sir John William Dawson Medal biennially to researchers who have made important and sustained contributions interdisciplinary research
Alan Evans wins prestigious RSC McLaughlin Medal
Internationally renowned neuroscientist earned career award for sustained scientific contributions to knowledge of the brain
McGill鈥檚 Research and Innovation announces publication of Beatty Lecture anthology
51吃瓜网鈥檚 Research and Innovation announces the publication of With the World to Choose From: Celebrating Seven Decades of the Beatty Lecture at 51吃瓜网. This anthology of Beatty Lectures is published for Research and Innovation by 51吃瓜网Queens University Press (MQUP).
Ten 51吃瓜网researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada
Today, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced 89 new Fellows and 51 new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Among the 2021 RSC cohort are ten 51吃瓜网researchers, including seven RSC Fellows and three Members, who will be inducted at the RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement, hosted by 51吃瓜网on Friday, November 19, 2021. The new 51吃瓜网cohort will join 228 51吃瓜网researchers who are currently RSC Fellows and Members of the College.
The Beatty Lecture - now in print
The Beatty Lecture, established in 1952 in honour of former Canadian Pacific Railway president and 51吃瓜网chancellor Sir Edward Beatty, is 51吃瓜网鈥檚 most anticipated annual event. Some of the series鈥� greatest lectures, delivered by Nobel Prize laureates, world leaders, and cultural icons, had been forgotten, carefully stowed away in the 51吃瓜网Archives.
Researcher to address gender based violence with Government of Canada grant
On August 6, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development announced agreements that will see almost $200 million over two years flow to shelters, sexual assault centres and organizations supporting women and children experiencing violence. This will ensure these critical front-line organizations can continue to provide life-saving services and supports to those who need it most.
51吃瓜网Research Data Management Learning Program
The Office of the Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) and 51吃瓜网Library are happy to announce the launch of the 51吃瓜网Research Data Management (RDM) Learning Program. This program focuses on building knowledge and skills to meet your RDM needs during your day-to-day research activities.
The initial program has 6 modules:
CFI invests $3.9 M in 51吃瓜网Research
Read the story on 51吃瓜网Newsroom
Each 51吃瓜网recipient will also receive matching funds from the Quebec government for their research endeavours, contributing to the total project funding noted below.聽
Complete list of CFI JELF-funded projects:
Oana Maria Balmau: Efficient Storage Systems for Real Time Edge Computing聽
CFI funding: $100,000
51吃瓜网Professor Jin Guo awarded research grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Jin Guo, Assistant Professor of Software Engineering at McGill's聽School of Computer Science, was awarded聽$382,020 in research funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's聽Better Software for Science program to study and improve聽the usability of large-userbase scientific open source software through early engagement of software users.
Collaborative digital platform to secure Canada鈥檚 food system
51吃瓜网is the academic lead of a $2.7 million consortium project to build the first national food supply chain data platform with Canada鈥檚 food and beverage associations.
Green ammonia the goal of McGill-Munich collaboration
Canada and Germany produce a combined 6.3 million tons of ammonia annually. Used primarily in the fertilizer, textile, and pharmaceutical industries, conventional ammonia production is energy-intensive and accounts for up to two per cent of primary energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
Debra Titone appointed as McGill鈥檚 new AVP Research
Research + Innovation (R+I) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Debra Titone of the Department of Psychology as Associate Vice-Principal, Research (AVPR).
Prof. Titone is a Full Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Language & Multilingualism. She is also an Associate Member of the School of Communication Sciences & Disorders.
51吃瓜网researchers awarded $1M to conduct high impact research
Four exploratory McGill-led projects funded by the New Frontiers in Research Fund 2020 Exploration Grants.