/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1495/all en /newsroom/channels/news/two-mcgill-projects-selected-funding-genome-canada-357488 <p><i>Quebec-based projects awarded over half of the total national allotment, demonstrating the province’s strength in the transformative science of genomics</i></p> Thu, 30 May 2024 18:23:56 +0000 admin 310571 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/five-mcgill-teams-awarded-funding-new-genomic-integration-program-331618 <p>Today Genome Quebec announced the results of its Genomic Integration Program, Human Health Stream competition. Five ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ teams from a diverse array of fields were awarded funds, totaling nearly $1 million. One of the defining features of this program is the requirement that institutional applicants must also have an external non-academic partner, thus supporting program goals of stimulating the Quebec economy and encouraging the use of genomic technologies in the Quebec healthcare system.</p> Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:23:59 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 269886 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-genomics-research-projects-receive-10m-federal-provincial-funding-294394 <p><em>Major federal and provincial investments in genomics research were announced this week following three recent Genome Canada competitions. The announcement, made at University of Guelph, includes over $10 million in funding to seven projects led by ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ researchers. Here's a quick look at one of those projects. (A complete list follows.)</em></p> Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:02:42 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 139750 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/plants-fungi-and-bacteria-work-together-clean-polluted-land-286247 <p><span>Highly complex interactions among roots, fungi and bacteria underlie the ability of some trees to clean polluted land, according to a novel study by bioinformatics and plant-biology experts from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and Université de Montréal.</span></p> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:36:37 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 35543 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-lead-development-tool-assess-environmental-risks-chemicals-264686 <p><span>Assessing the risks that toxic chemicals pose to natural ecosystems is a huge challenge, given the thousands of chemicals that require testing. But the task is expected soon to become less daunting, thanks to a new tool being developed by ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ researchers. </span></p> Wed, 07 Dec 2016 19:39:57 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26481 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/international-human-epigenome-consortium-studies-mark-major-step-±«ÓãÖ±²¥-epigenetics-research-264204 <p><span>One of the great mysteries in biology is how the many different cell types that make up our bodies are derived from a single cell and from one DNA sequence, or genome. We have learned a lot from studying the human genome, but have only partially unveiled the processes underlying cell determination. The identity of each cell type is largely defined by an instructive layer of molecular annotations on top of the genome – the epigenome – which acts as a blueprint unique to each cell type and developmental stage.</span></p> Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:00:28 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26399 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/medication-against-schizophrenia-inhibits-pancreatic-cancer-262544 <p>A receptor for the dopamine neurotransmitter promotes growth and spread of pancreatic cancer -- and schizophrenia drugs, which block the function of this receptor, slowed tumor growth and metastatic spread in mice, according to researchers at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and the German Cancer Research Center.</p> Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:22:40 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 26128 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/great-performance-quebec-researchers-last-gapp-261703 <p><a href="/newsroom"><em><strong>±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Newsroom</strong></em></a></p> <p><em>Génome Québec is happy to report that Québec has achieved excellent results in the 5th cycle of the Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP).</em></p> Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:19:33 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 26013 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/father-effect-255992 <p>Discovery of how environmental memories may be transmitted from a man to his grandchildren Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:17:20 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 24525 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/almost-10-million-salmonella-research-254177 <p><span>Poultry used to be the usual suspect in cases of Salmonella poisoning. Today, however, most outbreaks of the illness come from fruit and vegetables that have become infected when the soil in which they grow is polluted by animal waste or non-potable water. There currently is no method of reducing the growth of Salmonella on such produce.</span></p> Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:37:22 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 24343 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/epigenetic-study-tabs-genes-linked-allergies-asthma-242501 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 22:46:20 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 22123 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/light-shed-genetic-architecture-kidney-cancer-239818 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:53:41 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 21387 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/innovative-pediatrics-project-personalized-health-225950 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:33:38 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 18548 at /newsroom