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Fourteen 91��ians appointed to the Order of Canada

admin — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:15:11 +0000

Governor General recognizes 91�� community members for exceptional accomplishments and service

Fourteen members of the 91�� community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.

Among the honourees are the University’s Chancellor and three professors:

Fifteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to 91��

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:05:33 +0000

$13.8 million in federal funding for 91��’s cohort of 10 new, five renewed Canada Research Chairs

SCSD Research Day

admin — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:05:16 +0000

Friday February 21st 2025 • 3pm to 5pm
Leacock Building #232, 855 Sherbrooke West

D2R awards $10 million to accelerate RNA-based therapies for rare diseases and cancer

admin — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:03:15 +0000

Montreal, March 26, 2025 – 91��’s DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) has awarded over $10 million in funding to support three groundbreaking research projects that will advance RNA-based therapies for cancer and rare genetic diseases. The awards were initially announced at the D2R Research Symposium on March 13, 2025.

Prix Grands Sages honours 91�� professor emeritus Dr. Phil Gold and two PhD candidates

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:11:21 +0000

Researchers’ outstanding contributions to science and society celebrated by the Fonds de recherche du Québec 

Scaringi Lecture Series in Speech Language Pathology - Research Talk

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:53:55 +0000

Research Talk
Thursday April 3, 2025, 4:30 to 6:00 pm
2001 91�� College Ave. Room 606

Provost honours 31 91�� professors for exceptional research achievements

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000

91�� announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 91�� Professors, James 91�� Professors and William Dawson Scholars
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 91�� professors as Distinguished James 91�� Professors, James 91�� Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

Save the Date: 2025 Donald G. Doehring Memorial Lecture

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:05:51 +0000

Thursday March 27th 2025 • 4:30pm to 6pm
Leacock Building #232, 855 Sherbrooke West

Lori Leibold Ph.D.
Senior Director • Center for Hearing Research

Speaker Bio

Cross-pollinating ideas at the SCSD Research Day

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:49:49 +0000

Student presenters at the SCSD Research Day, which took place on February 21, 2025.

Quebec government awards $1.6 million to 91�� researchers providing innovative solutions for industry

admin — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:55:57 +0000

91��-led projects in genomics, imaging, and manufacturing serve businesses across Quebec

Sunsetting of the Vanier and Banting programs

admin — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:30:19 +0000

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

91�� Cares: Building your team for unplanned life transitions

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:12:17 +0000

Join us on May 7th at noon for the next 91�� Cares webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

Expanding access to specialized healthcare across Quebec: ECHO Superhub at The Neuro

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:37:02 +0000

Free, online training program strengthens training and brings specialized care to communities across Quebec

A healthcare telementoring program housed at The Neuro and supported by the Transforming Autism Care Consortium (TACC) is expanding its reach after achieving designation as an ECHO Superhub. Under the direction of Julie Scorah, PhD, this milestone ensures that specialized knowledge reaches underserved communities.

Achievements of clinicians and scientists recognized with King Charles III Coronation Medals

admin — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:09:39 +0000

Five clinicians and scientists at The Neuro have been awarded King Charles III Coronation Medals in recognition of their contributions to our understanding of neurological disease. The Coronation Medal commemorates the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III as King of Canada. The medal is administered by the Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall.

Project to create AI model for ALS receives Génome Québec funding

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:29:17 +0000

$400,000 will fuel public-private collaboration to discover new disease biomarkers

A new project co-led by Thomas Durcan, PhD, Director of The Neuro's Early Drug Discovery Unit, and overseen by Mathilde Chaineau, PhD, the EDDU’s program manager, will receive $400,000 in support from Génome Québec. In partnership with Nardin Nakhla and Armstrong Murira from the Montreal-based company Simmunome, Durcan and Chaineau will develop a computational model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on which to test for new biomarkers and therapeutic targets.