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Seminar Series Pharmacology & Therapeutics_Jean-Christophe Leroux, Ph.D._"3D printing of drug eluting devices: from tracheal stents to colonic capsules"

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:54:30 +0000

Seminar Announcement

New publication in Science from the Bernard lab with former and current Cell Biology graduate students Emilie Brûlé and Hailey Schultz

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:56:32 +0000

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.

New publication from the Bui Lab in Current Biology on cilia tip structure

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:16:09 +0000

Motile cilia are specialized organelles essential for cell movement and fluid flow, driven by the beating of their internal cytoskeleton called the axoneme. At the core of the axoneme lies the central pair (CP) of microtubules, which features a distinct distal tip structure critical for motility. However, the proteins stabilizing this region have remained largely unknown.

Congratulations to Yumi Dille for receiving the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award at BE-STEMM 2025

admin — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:11:34 +0000

We are thrilled to announce that Yumi Dille, PhD student in Human Genetics program supervised by Dr. Myriam Srour, has received the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award at the BE-STEMM 2025 Conference, organized by the Canadian Black Scientists Network (CBSN) and hosted at the University of Calgary.

BBME seminar: "Simultaneous CRISPR screening and spatial transcriptomics reveals intracellular, intercellular, and functional transcriptomics circuits", Prof. Loic Binan, 51�Թ��Universtiy and Lady Davis Institute

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 19:55:59 +0000

Congratulations to Sabrina Romanelli/PhD3 and Tara Shomali/PhD4 in Dr. Jean-Francois Trempe's lab, who have been awarded the FRQS doctoral scholarship

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:23:03 +0000

Sabrina Romanelli (PhD3) and Tara Shomali (PhD 4) were awarded the FRQS doctoral scholarship ("Bourses de doctorat en recherche - volet régulier”). Both are supplemented by a contribution from Parkinson Quebec in partnership with the FRQ.

Congratulations to Sabrina Romanelli, who received a prestigious Graduate Student Award from Parkinson Canada (2025-2027 cycle)

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:58:26 +0000

Congratulations to Sabrina Romanelli, who received a prestigious Graduate Student Award from Parkinson Canada (205-2027 cycle). This competitive 2-yr $40,000 award was given to 11 exceptional doctoral trainees across Canada working on Parkinson’s disease. Sabrina’s project aims to elucidate the mechanism of PINK1 activation on damaged mitochondria via interactions with the translocation machinery. Her work will help us understand how Parkinson-associated genetic variants impair PINK1’s function.

Congratulations to Simran Dhir-PhD2 and Thomas Deluc - PostDoc in the lab of Dr. Alfredo Ribeiro Da Silva

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:05:52 +0000

Congratulations to Simran Dhir/PhD2, who received The Louise and Alan Edwards Foundation’s Edwards PhD. Studentships in Pain Research 2025. This Studentship carries with it a stipend of $25,000 per annum for three years.

Congratulations to Thomas Deluc/PostDoc, who received the Ronald Melzack Fellowship in Pain Research ($70,000 per year for three years).

Both these awards supports full-time research in chronic pain that will be conducted at the Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain.

Congratulations to Danielle Simons-PhD2 in Dr. Jean-Francois Trempe's lab, who has been awarded the 2025 Max Eivaskhani Memorial Fellowship from CRBS

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:22:01 +0000

Danielle Simons (PhD2) has been awarded the 2025 Max Eivaskhani Memorial Fellowship from the Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale (CRBS). This fellowship was established in 2021 in remembrance of former CRBS student Max Eivaskhani and is awarded to the top ranked application among the submissions for the CRBS Scholarship competition.

Prof. Sirui Zhou receives 2025 Banting Discovery Award for groundbreaking EDS research

admin — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:02:25 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Sirui Zhou, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics, who has been awarded the 2025 Banting Discovery Foundation’s prestigious Discovery Award. Prof. Zhou is the inaugural recipient of the $30,000 Banting-Canerector Foundation Discovery Award, which was created to support pioneering research into Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD)—conditions that affect the body's connective tissues.

The SBMS Employee Vacation Workshop

jinglan.zhang@mcgill.ca — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:22:55 +0000

The SBMS HR Team is pleased to announce that we will be hosting an upcoming workshop focused on the importance of taking vacation and how to manage time off in Workday.

GCI Partner Expo

amanda.perozzo@mcgill.ca — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:51:34 +0000

Avantor Science Product Show - Squid Game Edition

amanda.perozzo@mcgill.ca — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 13:24:45 +0000

Join in the Avantor games to find out what's new on the science supplies and equipment market!

Biotech Connect Exhibition (Postponed from Feb 13)

amanda.perozzo@mcgill.ca — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:53:34 +0000

Biotech Connect invites you to its Life Sciences Exhibition! 51�Թ��, Bellini LSC When?

Tuesday March 18, 2025

11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Avantor Product Show

amanda.perozzo@mcgill.ca — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:35:17 +0000

Avantor is hosting a life science product show in the Bellini LSC Atrium!

Come and have an open discussion with lab equipment/supplies specialists.