External /thoracic/taxonomy/term/4/all en Ajitha Thanabalasuriar receives PATH award to advance lung disease research /thoracic/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 13807 at /thoracic Can Living Labs Revolutionize Healthcare Research? /thoracic/channels/event/can-living-labs-revolutionize-healthcare-research-373068 Exploring Innovative Approaches in Healthcare <p>The 91 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 13805 at /thoracic TBD /thoracic/channels/event/tbd-373116 <p>TBD</p> Tue, 26 May 2026 16:25:02 +0000 admin 13803 at /thoracic TBD /thoracic/channels/event/tbd-373113 <p>TBD</p> Tue, 26 May 2026 15:45:47 +0000 admin 13802 at /thoracic Blood proteins flag multiple sclerosis years before diagnosis, opening a window for prevention /thoracic/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 13800 at /thoracic Biochemistry Seminar: Ribosome-centred coordinated regulation of mRNA translation initiation and elongation /thoracic/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 13799 at /thoracic Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /thoracic/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373082 <p>Join our 91 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 13798 at /thoracic Call for Applications: Department of Medicine Associate Chair of Education /thoracic/channels/event/call-applications-department-medicine-associate-chair-education-373078 <p>The Department of Medicine is seeking applications for the position of Associate Chair of Education.</p> Fri, 22 May 2026 15:12:00 +0000 admin 13797 at /thoracic Strauss Chair in Respiratory Medicine (Internal Call) /thoracic/channels/event/strauss-chair-respiratory-medicine-internal-call-373079 <p>We are inviting applications for the Strauss Chair in Respiratory Medicine at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. This 5-year term provides operating support for a research program based primarily at the Montreal General Hospital.</p> Fri, 22 May 2026 15:16:00 +0000 admin 13796 at /thoracic Call for Applications: Associate Director Clinical Research Division of Clinical and Translational Research /thoracic/channels/event/call-applications-associate-director-clinical-research-division-clinical-and-translational-research-373062 <strong>Associate Director Clinical Research<br /> Division of Clinical and Translational Research</strong> Thu, 21 May 2026 19:27:47 +0000 admin 13795 at /thoracic No Rounds - 2026 91 Department of Medicine Annual High Value Healthcare Symposium /thoracic/channels/event/no-rounds-2026-mcgill-department-medicine-annual-high-value-healthcare-symposium-373007 <p>2026 91 Department of Medicine Annual High Value Healthcare Symposium</p> Wed, 20 May 2026 14:49:37 +0000 admin 13793 at /thoracic AI at the Intersection of Medical Education: Insights from the Implementation Front of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada /thoracic/channels/event/ai-intersection-medical-education-insights-implementation-front-royal-college-physicians-and-373005 <p><b>AI at the Intersection of Medical Education: Insights from the Implementation Front of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada</b></p> Wed, 20 May 2026 14:45:53 +0000 admin 13792 at /thoracic FMHS Graduate Lunch & Learn #3 - Navigating Difficult Conversations /thoracic/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 13791 at /thoracic ‘Jumping gene’ helps explain elevated pancreatic cancer risk in French-Canadians /thoracic/channels/news/jumping-gene-helps-explain-elevated-pancreatic-cancer-risk-french-canadians-372978 <p>Researchers at 91 have discovered a centuries-old genetic mutation that helps to explain why some French‑Canadians in Quebec are at an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer. Until quite recently, standard genetic tests have not been able to identify this “jumping gene” cause.</p> <p>The findings, published in the <i>Journal of Medical Genetics</i>, suggest better-targeted genetic testing could help identify people at higher cancer risk who were previously missed.</p> Tue, 19 May 2026 14:13:42 +0000 admin 13790 at /thoracic 91 Cares: Understanding the Quebec Act Respecting End-of-Life Care   /thoracic/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">91 Cares</a>,</em></strong><em> a webcast series</em> designed to support infor</p> Thu, 14 May 2026 17:58:01 +0000 admin 13785 at /thoracic