Graduate Students /medhealthsci/taxonomy/term/6413/all en Ajitha Thanabalasuriar receives PATH award to advance lung disease research /medhealthsci/channels/news/ajitha-thanabalasuriar-receives-path-award-advance-lung-disease-research-373146 <p><em><strong>Award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund will open new avenues to preventing and treating pneumonia. </strong></em><br /> <br /></p> Thu, 28 May 2026 20:39:47 +0000 admin 347864 at /medhealthsci Can Living Labs Revolutionize Healthcare Research? /medhealthsci/channels/event/can-living-labs-revolutionize-healthcare-research-373068 Exploring Innovative Approaches in Healthcare <p>The 91ºÚÁÏÍø School of Physical and Occupational Therapy Research Committee is pleased to present another SPOTlight on Research in Rehabilitation!</p> Fri, 22 May 2026 00:51:32 +0000 admin 347861 at /medhealthsci Application Deadline: Invention to Impact Training Program Fall 2026 /medhealthsci/channels/event/application-deadline-invention-impact-training-program-fall-2026-366102 Application Deadline: September 13, 2026, 11:59PM ET<a href="https://forms.office.com/r/XmwJhY0GmZ"><strong> - Apply Here! </strong></a> Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:26:48 +0000 admin 347860 at /medhealthsci Blood proteins flag multiple sclerosis years before diagnosis, opening a window for prevention /medhealthsci/channels/news/blood-proteins-flag-multiple-sclerosis-years-diagnosis-opening-window-prevention-373086 <b>Of more than 2,500 blood proteins screened, a small group may drive MS and signal who will develop it</b> <p>A new study has revealed a group of blood proteins, that are altered in people who go on to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), in some cases more than a decade before diagnosis. The findings offer hope that a simple blood test could one day identify people at high risk of MS in time to act before damage occurs.</p> Tue, 26 May 2026 14:12:51 +0000 admin 347858 at /medhealthsci Biochemistry Seminar: Ribosome-centred coordinated regulation of mRNA translation initiation and elongation /medhealthsci/channels/event/biochemistry-seminar-ribosome-centred-coordinated-regulation-mrna-translation-initiation-and-373104 <p>Seminar by: </p> <p>Mehdi Jafarnejad Ph.D.<br /> Reader &amp; Principal Investigator<br /> Johnston Cancer Research Centre<br /> Queen’s University Belfast</p> <p> </p> Mon, 25 May 2026 19:54:32 +0000 admin 347857 at /medhealthsci Oral PhD defense for Deanna Chinerman /medhealthsci/channels/event/oral-phd-defense-deanna-chinerman-373097 <p>Deanna Chinerman is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Family Medicine, supervised by Tracie A. Barnett, PhD, Full Professor.</p> Mon, 25 May 2026 17:17:00 +0000 admin 347856 at /medhealthsci Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /medhealthsci/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373082 <p>Join our 91ºÚÁÏÍø IMHL program team for a 30 minutes information session to learn how our module-based masters can help accelerate your leadership career in the healthcare sector.</p> Fri, 22 May 2026 18:33:51 +0000 admin 347855 at /medhealthsci FMHS Graduate Lunch & Learn #3 - Navigating Difficult Conversations /medhealthsci/channels/event/fmhs-graduate-lunch-learn-3-navigating-difficult-conversations-368893 Navigating Difficult Conversations <p>Learn practical tools for navigating difficult conversations with greater confidence, clarity, and empathy through assertive communication, boundary‑setting, and self‑advocacy skills.</p> Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:36:20 +0000 admin 347853 at /medhealthsci 91ºÚÁÏÍø Cares: Understanding the Quebec Act Respecting End-of-Life Care   /medhealthsci/channels/event/mcgill-cares-understanding-quebec-act-respecting-end-life-care-372953 <p>Join us on <strong>June 10, 2026 at 12:00 EDT </strong>for our next episode of <strong><em><a href="/dementia/resources/mcgill-cares-webcasts">91ºÚÁÏÍø Cares</a>,</em></strong><em> a webcast series</em> designed to support infor</p> Thu, 14 May 2026 17:58:01 +0000 admin 347846 at /medhealthsci 91ºÚÁÏ꿉۪s Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence /medhealthsci/channels/news/mcgills-bravo-gala-shines-spotlight-research-excellence-372950 <p><strong>At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening. </strong><br /> <br /> 91ºÚÁÏÍø celebrated more than 100 researchers at the 21st edition of Bravo, a gala event May 7 honouring the winners of major provincial, national and international research prizes and awards in 2025.</p> Thu, 14 May 2026 16:18:30 +0000 admin 347845 at /medhealthsci Pharmacology & Therapeutics Senior Seminar: Garvit Bhatt PhD Candidate “Structural and Functional Characterization of YopJ Acetyltransferases" /medhealthsci/channels/event/pharmacology-therapeutics-senior-seminar-garvit-bhatt-phd-candidate-structural-and-functional-372943 <p><strong>Senior Seminar Announcement  Garvit Bhatt PhD Candidate</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>"<b>Structural and Functional Characterization of YopJ Acetyltransferases</b>​"</p> Thu, 14 May 2026 13:00:23 +0000 admin 347843 at /medhealthsci 91ºÚÁÏÍø awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs /medhealthsci/channels/news/mcgill-awarded-16-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-372938 <p><strong>From fundamental physics to child well-being, 91ºÚÁÏÍø researchers advance discovery across disciplines </strong><br /> <br /> 91ºÚÁÏÍø has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs – six new and 10 renewed.</p> Wed, 13 May 2026 17:51:34 +0000 admin 347841 at /medhealthsci Provost honours 31 91ºÚÁÏÍø professors for exceptional research achievements /medhealthsci/channels/news/provost-honours-31-mcgill-professors-exceptional-research-achievements-372939 <p><strong>The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professors, James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professors and William Dawson Scholars embody ‘the very best of our academic community’.</strong></p> <p>Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 91ºÚÁÏÍø professors as Distinguished James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professors, James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.</p> Wed, 13 May 2026 18:00:18 +0000 admin 347840 at /medhealthsci $1.25 million for 91ºÚÁÏÍø research from the New Frontiers in Research Fund /medhealthsci/channels/news/125-million-mcgill-research-new-frontiers-research-fund-372937 <p><em><strong>Federal fund will support transformative high risk, high reward research across engineering, science, and medicine at 91ºÚÁÏÍø.</strong></em></p> Wed, 13 May 2026 17:34:01 +0000 admin 347842 at /medhealthsci Special Seminar — AES Honorary Degree Recipient, Spring 2026 Convocation — The Multifaceted Roles of Oxidative Stress: Eustress and Distress /medhealthsci/channels/event/special-seminar-aes-honorary-degree-recipient-spring-2026-convocation-multifaceted-roles-oxidative-372871 Special Seminar — AES Honorary Degree Recipient, Spring 2026 Convocation <p><em>Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, 91ºÚÁÏÍø</em></p> Tue, 12 May 2026 17:43:23 +0000 admin 347837 at /medhealthsci