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Update | The DNA to Ƭ֦Ƶ (D2R) website has a new section dedicated to Training. From Master's to Postdoctoral, this space provides graduate students at all levels with access to workshops, events, and resources aligned with D2R’s interdisciplinary mission. Topics include Ƭ֦Ƶ therapeutics, genomic medicine, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), commercialization, data science, and career development beyond academia.

Classified as: D2R Initiative, training, Research and Innovation, Graduate Students
Published on: 17 Sep 2025

Portait de Leire Cancio Orueta

To begin, how would you describe yourself as a scholar? What themes and values guide your work and research?

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Published on: 13 Sep 2025

That's a wrap for the 2025 edition of IMPRESS—the Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students, presented byBranches, McGill's Community Outreach Program at Enrolment Services!

This year's program culminated in the IMPRESS Research Day, where 24 student-interns presented their summer's work to family, friends, faculty and community members. The celebration also featured a communal lunch and a traditional hoop dancing performance.

Published on: 18 Aug 2025

Long dismissed as “junk,” viral fragments buried in human DNA may help regulate our genes, according to a new international study co-led by Guillaume Bourque, professor in McGill’s Department of Human Genetics, D2R-funded researcher and member of the D2R Research Steering Committee and Executive (RSC). The findings offer new insights into what makes us human, 25 years after the human genome was first mapped.

Classified as: DNA analysis, External, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Guillaume Bourque, evolution, D2R
Published on: 29 Jul 2025

Protecting the internally displaced: Sovereignty, agency and the localization of international norms

Classified as: human rights, Jennifer Welsh
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Published on: 14 Apr 2025

Last week, we welcomed neuroscientists Liisa Galea (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) and Robert-Paul Juster (Université de Montréal) for SEX CELLS!, a vital conversation on implementing Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (SGBA+) in health research.

Published on: 14 Apr 2025

Prion diseases came to public attention during the 1980s and ’90s, when Mad Cow Disease was in the news. While transmission to humans from infected beef has largely been eliminated, other forms of these devastating diseases are unfortunately still around, like Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease (CJD). In fact, according to the US Centers for Disease Control, cases of CJD have been on the rise in the last two decades.

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Published on: 9 Dec 2024

The Emerging Topics in Health (EToH) seminar series is cohosted by the Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Physiology and Human Genetics, the Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI), the Ƭ֦Ƶ Research Centre on Complex Traits (MRCCT), and M[i]4. The organizers invite guest speakers to talk about their current research.This seminar series is part of the Current Topics & Seminars course and is open for attendance by MIMM students and all interested individuals.

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Published on: 29 Nov 2024

Join MI4 for the 6th Annual Scientific Symposium on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, from 11:30 PM to 5:30 PM at the McGill Faculty Club. This year’s theme, "Microbiome: Decoding the Invisible World," promises an engaging lineup, including a keynote by Prof. Yasmine Belkaid, President of Institut Pasteur. Don’t miss this chance to hear groundbreaking insights from leading experts in the MI4 community.

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Published on: 15 Nov 2024

D2R partner, Tahatikonhsontóntie' Quebec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research, is organizing a webinar "Practical examples of research in Indigenous context" on November 20 from 12-1:30pm.

Guest speakers include:

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Published on: 15 Nov 2024

Portait de Louis-Thomas Kelly

Welcome to Louis-Thomas Kelly, new member of CIRM!

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Published on: 13 Nov 2024

We're happy to announce that the 2024 Amazing Brain Science Talks video recordings are officially live on our YouTube channel. Whether you're tuning in for the first time or revisiting your favourite moments, don't miss out on these compelling talks!

Published on: 11 Nov 2024

Portait de David LeRue

Welcome to David LeRue, new CIRM member!

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Published on: 4 Nov 2024

August 2024 | Professor Vincent Rigby wrote a for The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, with collaboration of Canadian Global Affairs Institute. The paper consists of four sections that delves withCanada-U.S. Defence Relations in a Turbulent Time, U.S. Administration, andHow to restore Canada's Military Credibility with the U.S., A Ten-Point Plan.

Classified as: Vincent Rigby, US politics, Canada, Research
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Published on: 10 Oct 2024

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