/channels/taxonomy/term/6603/all en /channels/channels/event/etoh-seminar-series-exploring-evolutionary-immunogenomics-lessons-our-ancestors-and-past-pandemics-345922 &²¹³¾±è;±ô³Ù;±è&²¹³¾±è;²µ³Ù;Ìý&²¹³¾±è;±ô³Ù;/±è&²¹³¾±è;²µ³Ù; Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:31:34 +0000 webfull 187027 at /channels /channels/channels/event/etoh-seminar-series-harnessing-tumor-immune-microenvironment-combat-disease-progression-345621 &²¹³¾±è;±ô³Ù;±è&²¹³¾±è;²µ³Ù;Ìý&²¹³¾±è;±ô³Ù;/±è&²¹³¾±è;²µ³Ù; Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:43:07 +0000 webfull 186692 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-team-wins-grant-study-trained-immunity-japanese-researchers-327296 <p><i>Joint research program between the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research focuses on advancing technologies in epigenomics, deepening ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s relationship with Japan’s RIKEN institute. </i></p> <p>By Junji Nishihata</p> Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:27:45 +0000 webfull 166433 at /channels /channels/channels/news/congratulations-reza-alizadehfar-csaci-award-326362 <p>Dr. Reza Alizadehfar, Associate Professor in the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Dermatology in the Department of Pediatrics, on receiving the national prestigious John Toogood Teaching Award from the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI).</p> <p>The John Toogood Teaching Award is presented to a CSACI member in recognition of his or her exemplary teaching in the field of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. To be considered for this award, the candidate should be actively involved in teaching trainees and demonstrate excellence in teaching and mentoring.</p> Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:08:16 +0000 webfull 165456 at /channels /channels/channels/news/studying-immune-response-bats-better-understand-covid-19-323160 <p>Understanding how bats cope with viruses could help us develop COVID-19 therapies, according to <a href="https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/health-disease/2020/why-do-bats-have-so-many-viruses">this article</a> in <em>Knowable Magazine</em>. One of our faculty members, Dr. Judith Mandl, was interviewed for the article and is currently studying the immune response of bats in her lab.</p> Tue, 07 Jul 2020 15:03:15 +0000 webfull 161859 at /channels /channels/channels/news/division-director-appointment-renewals-adolescent-medicine-allergy-immunology-and-dermatology-and-322726 <p><strong>Dr. Adrian Dancea</strong> has been appointed to a third and final mandate as Division Director of Pediatric Cardiology with the term to commence on July 1, 2020.</p> <p>A medical graduate of the University of Ottawa, Dr. Dancea completed his pediatric residency and cardiology subspecialty training at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and the Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH). Along the way he also picked up a Physician Executive MBA (University of Tennessee). An accomplished interventional pediatric cardiologist (training at UCSF), Dr. Dancea has led his Division since 2009.</p> Thu, 11 Jun 2020 20:38:28 +0000 webfull 161322 at /channels /channels/news/researchers-identify-promising-target-multiple-sclerosis-treatments-225472 <p>A team of basic and clinical scientists led by the University of Montreal Hospital* Research Centre’s (CRCHUM) Dr. Nathalie Arbour has opened the door to significantly improved treatments for the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In a study selected as among the top 10% most interesting articles published in the Journal of Immunology, the team identifies the elevated presence in MS patients of a type of white blood cell (CD4 T cell) that expresses NKG2C, a highly-toxic molecule harmful to brain tissues.</p> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:19:18 +0000 webfull 95241 at /channels /channels/news/middle-east-respiratory-syndrome-mers-mcgill-expert-236643 Tue, 13 May 2014 14:35:34 +0000 webfull 102839 at /channels /channels/news/pair-proteins-found-drive-neuroinflammation%E2%80%A8-263341 <p><span>±«ÓãÖ±²¥ researchers have identified two proteins that work together to drive neuroinflammation in acute conditions such as microbial or autoimmune encephalitis, and in chronic conditions such as multiple sclerosis. </span></p> Tue, 11 Oct 2016 15:53:43 +0000 webfull 121990 at /channels