Graduate Students /epi-biostat-occh/taxonomy/term/6334/all en Human genetics professor receives Banting Discovery Award /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/human-genetics-professor-receives-banting-discovery-award-365566 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:06:00 +0000 admin 5814436 at /epi-biostat-occh 91ºÚÁÏÍø Cares: Building your team for unplanned life transitions /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/mcgill-cares-building-your-team-unplanned-life-transitions-364984 <p>Join us on <strong>May 7th</strong> at noon for the next 91ºÚÁÏÍø Cares webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.</p> Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:12:17 +0000 admin 5814442 at /epi-biostat-occh 91ºÚÁÏÍø researchers receive funding from the Canadian Cancer Society for cancer equity research /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-receive-funding-canadian-cancer-society-cancer-equity-research-363707 <p>Co-Principal Investigators Manisha Pahwa, CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, and Professor <a href="/epi-biostat-occh/ananya-tina-banerjee" target="_blank">Ananya Banerjee</a>, from 91ºÚÁÏÍø's Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, have been awarded $449,604 from the Canadian Cancer Society’s <a href="https://cancer.ca/en/research/for-researchers/funding-opportunities/2024-ccs-health-equity-research-grants" target="_blank">Health Equity Research Grant</a></p> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:31:39 +0000 admin 5814448 at /epi-biostat-occh Nine 91ºÚÁÏÍøians appointed to the Order of Canada /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/nine-mcgillians-appointed-order-canada-365980 <p><strong>Neuroscientist Alan Evans and music performance scholar Michael McMahon among 91ºÚÁÏÍø community members recognized for exceptional accomplishments and service </strong></p> <p>Nine members of the 91ºÚÁÏÍø community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.</p> <p>Among the honorees are two 91ºÚÁÏÍø faculty members, Professors Alan Evans (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and Michael McMahon (Schulich School of Music).</p> Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:10:48 +0000 admin 5814434 at /epi-biostat-occh Sunsetting of the Vanier and Banting programs /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/sunsetting-vanier-and-banting-programs-363532 <p>In alignment with the <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/research-coordinating-committee/priorities/research-talent-for-a-knowledge-based-society/tri-agency-research-training-strategy.html">Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy</a> and as announced in <a href="https://www.budget.canada.ca/2024/home-accueil-en.html">Budget 2024</a>, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml</p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:30:19 +0000 admin 5814450 at /epi-biostat-occh Provost honours 31 91ºÚÁÏÍø professors for exceptional research achievements /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/provost-honours-31-mcgill-professors-exceptional-research-achievements-365241 <em><strong>91ºÚÁÏÍø announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professors, James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professors and William Dawson Scholars </strong></em> <br /> Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 91ºÚÁÏÍø professors as Distinguished James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professors, James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000 admin 5814441 at /epi-biostat-occh Scaringi Lecture Series in Speech Language Pathology - Research Talk /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/scaringi-lecture-series-speech-language-pathology-research-talk-364276 <p><em><b>Research Talk </b><br /> Thursday April 3, 2025, 4:30 to 6:00 pm<br /> 2001 91ºÚÁÏÍø College Ave. Room 606</em></p> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:53:55 +0000 admin 5814446 at /epi-biostat-occh SCSD Research Day /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/scsd-research-day-363540 <p><em>Friday February 21st 2025 • 3pm to 5pm<br /> Leacock Building #232, 855 Sherbrooke West</em></p> <p> </p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:05:16 +0000 admin 5814449 at /epi-biostat-occh D2R awards $10 million to accelerate RNA-based therapies for rare diseases and cancer /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/d2r-awards-10-million-accelerate-rna-based-therapies-rare-diseases-and-cancer-364466 <p><strong>Montreal, March 26, 2025</strong> – 91ºÚÁÏ꿉۪s <a href="/dna-to-rna/">DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) </a>has awarded over $10 million in funding to support three groundbreaking research projects that will advance RNA-based therapies for cancer and rare genetic diseases. The awards were initially announced at the D2R Research Symposium on March 13, 2025.</p> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:03:15 +0000 admin 5814445 at /epi-biostat-occh The Child Phonology Lab at SCSD is looking for parent participants /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/child-phonology-lab-scsd-looking-parent-participants-365400 Thu, 15 May 2025 16:14:23 +0000 admin 5814439 at /epi-biostat-occh Save the Date: 2025 Donald G. Doehring Memorial Lecture /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/save-date-2025-donald-g-doehring-memorial-lecture-363060 <p><em>Thursday March 27th 2025 • 4:30pm to 6pm<br /> Leacock Building #232, 855 Sherbrooke West</em></p> <p><b>Lori Leibold Ph.D.<br /> Senior Director • Center for Hearing Research</b></p> <p><b>Speaker Bio</b></p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:05:51 +0000 admin 5814451 at /epi-biostat-occh Cross-pollinating ideas at the SCSD Research Day /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/cross-pollinating-ideas-scsd-research-day-364569 <p> Student presenters at the SCSD Research Day, which took place on February 21, 2025.</p> Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:49:49 +0000 admin 5814443 at /epi-biostat-occh 91ºÚÁÏ꿉۪s President honours outstanding early-career researchers /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/mcgills-president-honours-outstanding-early-career-researchers-365554 <strong>Professors Guojun Chen, Mahsa Dadar and Phoebe Friesen – all members of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – win President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers  </strong>   <p>Three 91ºÚÁÏÍø scholars were recognized with the 2025 President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at the Health Sciences Convocation Ceremony on May 27. The award honours exceptional early-career researchers whose work is expanding the frontiers of knowledge in their fields.</p> Thu, 29 May 2025 15:48:45 +0000 admin 5814438 at /epi-biostat-occh 8th National Neuromuscular Review Course /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/8th-national-neuromuscular-review-course-363609 <p>Dr. Nicolas Dupré of Laval University, Dr. Karine Garneau of Université de Montréal, and the members of the organizing committee are pleased to announce the 8th National Neuromuscular Review Course.</p> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:08:29 +0000 admin 5798055 at /epi-biostat-occh Exhibit | ouch ouch ouch /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/exhibit-ouch-ouch-ouch-364192 <p><em>La version française suit.</em></p> Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:49:12 +0000 admin 5798046 at /epi-biostat-occh