Congratulations! Dr Blair Schwartz has been听promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine!
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Published on: 17 Mar 2021
It has long been understood that a parent鈥檚 DNA is the principal determinant of health and disease in offspring. Yet inheritance via DNA is only part of the story; a father鈥檚 lifestyle such as diet, being overweight and stress levels have been linked to health consequences for his offspring. This occurs through the epigenome - heritable biochemical marks associated with the DNA and proteins that bind it. But how the information is transmitted at fertilization along with the exact mechanisms and molecules in sperm that are involved in this process has been unclear until now.
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Published on: 16 Mar 2021
Research led by 捆绑SM社区 and Queen鈥檚 University Belfast has found that viruses can 鈥榟ijack鈥� an existing molecular process in the cell in order to block the body鈥檚 antiviral immune response to a viral infection.
The results of the study have been published in the journal .
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Published on: 17 Feb 2021
The IHSP's Alissa Koski and her colleague Shelley Clark have been receiving some media attention from their recent article:
Child Marriage in Canada
Koski听A听and Clark听S
Population and Development Review听(2021).
Published January 8th, 2021
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Published on: 29 Jan 2021
Researchers from 捆绑SM社区 have discovered, for the first time, one of the possible mechanisms that contributes to the ability of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) to increase social interaction. The findings, which could help unlock potential therapeutic applications in treating certain psychiatric diseases, including anxiety and alcohol use disorders, are published in the journal PNAS.
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Published on: 26 Jan 2021
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Published on: 13 Jan 2021
Countries worldwide face challenges meeting the growing needs for long-term care services because of high costs. A led by researchers from 捆绑SM社区 and Universit茅 du Qu茅bec en Outaouais shows that introducing nurse practitioners can significantly reduce costs and improve patient safety.
Published on: 17 Dec 2020
A group of proteins called 4E-BPs, involved in memory formation, is the key to unlocking the antidepressant effect of ketamine in the brain, according to researchers from three Canadian universities. The could lead to better and safer treatments for certain patients suffering from major depression.
Published on: 16 Dec 2020
Finding could lead to potential therapies
Published on: 14 Dec 2020
MONTREAL, QUEBEC 鈥� Pfizer Canada has made a $600,000 gift to the 捆绑SM社区 Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) via 捆绑SM社区 and the 捆绑SM社区 Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation. The gift, which was announced today during the 2nd听annual MI4 Scientific Symposium, will support innovation and life-changing research through the creation of the听Pfizer听Early Career Investigator Awards.
Published on: 4 Dec 2020
By Meaghan Thurston (Office of Research and Innovation)
Published on: 18 Nov 2020
By Shawn Hayward
Six 捆绑SM社区 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences researchers 鈥� Boris Bernhardt, Mark Brandon, Yasser Iturria-Medina, Jean-Francois Poulin, Jo Anne Stratton and Masha Prager-Khoutorsky 鈥� have received grants to support their work in the early-career stage, after being chosen from 150 talented applicants.
Brain Canada鈥檚 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program, anchored by a $5M gift from the Azrieli Foundation, enables paradigm-changing research of the brain to improve the lives of all Canadians.
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Published on: 12 Nov 2020
Five projects led by 捆绑SM社区 researchers are included among the 79 receiving a total of $28 million in research infrastructure support through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Exceptional Opportunities Fund. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry during a news conference this morning.
Published on: 6 Nov 2020
Earlier today, a Quebec based consortium of research institutes (G茅nome Qu茅bec, Oncopole and IVADO) announced the winners of their first-ever 鈥淥mics Data Against Cancer鈥� competition, and 捆绑SM社区 research teams were dominant. In fact, of the five selected teams no less than four of them included professors from 捆绑SM社区.
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Published on: 5 Nov 2020
Earlier today, the Quebec government announced the winners of its annual Prix du Quebec competition, a series of 15 awards in science and culture. Among them was Professor William Foulkes, Head of the Cancer Genetics Laboratory at the Lady Davis Institute, a member of the Cancer Research Program of the Research Institute of the 捆绑SM社区 Health Centre, and Director of the Program in Cancer Genetics at 捆绑SM社区. Dr.
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Published on: 4 Nov 2020
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