Research and Innovation /research/articles/rss en Five burning questions with Ehab Abouheif /research/article/prizes-awards/five-burning-questions-ehab-abouheif <div> <div> <p><span><a href="/biology/ehab-abouheif"><span><span>Ehab Abouheif</span></span></a><span><span>, <span>James ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Professor in the Department of Biology at ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ,<span> has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the highest distinctions in the global science community, which recognizes contributions to science and technology, scientific leadership, and extraordinary achievements across disciplines.<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div> Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:57:20 +0000 Robin Koning 5280 at /research ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s prize-winning researchers and scholars shine at Bravo Gala /research/article/prizes-awards/mcgills-prize-winning-researchers-and-scholars-shine-bravo-gala <p>On March 21, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ celebrated 111 laureates at the 19<sup>th</sup> edition of Bravo, a gala event honouring researchers who won major provincial, national, and international research prizes and awards in 2023. Guests, including researchers, their families and friends, faculty, students, and members of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's academic administration, gathered to celebrate their accomplishments.<br /> <br /></p> Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:58:52 +0000 Robin Koning 5259 at /research ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Researchers Win Acfas Awards at 2023 Gala /research/article/special-features/mcgill-researchers-win-acfas-awards-2023-gala <p>ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ congratulates Alain Brunet, winner of the Prix Acfas LΓ©o-Pariseau 2023 for biological and health sciences, which was awarded at the 79th Acfas Gala held last night at the Port of Montreal's Pavillon du Grand Quai. Congratulations also go to Anja Geitmann, who receives the "La Preuve par l'Image" award, which is chosen by public vote.</p> <p>The Prix Acfas LΓ©o-Pariseau is named in honour of LΓ©o Pariseau, radiologist and first President of Acfas. It is awarded to a researcher in recognition of the excellence and influence of his or her work in the biological or health sciences.</p> Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:58:36 +0000 Charlotte Bawol 2255 at /research Alanis Obomsawin offers message of optimism at Beatty Lecture /research/article/special-features/alanis-obomsawin-offers-message-optimism-beatty-lecture <p>On October 16, 2023, Alanis Obomsawin delivered the 69th annual Beatty Lecture at Pollack Hall on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s downtown campus. As the room fell dark her soft voice recalled her childhood, leaving everyone in the audience to paint in their own mind a picture of her early life. She recounted how she spent part of her childhood in Odanak, an Abenaki reserve near Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. β€œOdanak was very different then, there was no electricity or running water,” she reflected.</p> Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:25:51 +0000 Charlotte Bawol 2248 at /research AI and mRNA draw full house to Gairdner lecture /research/article/ai-and-mrna-draw-full-house-gairdner-lecture <p>Every year, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ hosts the Gairdner National Lecture Series program and invites laureates of the Gairdner Foundation’s awards to give a public lecture. These awards are among Canada’s most prestigious honours. This year, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ welcomed a current and past laureate to give talks in their respective fields of expertise.</p> Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:08:59 +0000 Charlotte Bawol 2244 at /research What’s new on the website? /research/article/whats-new-website <p>Our new and improved Research + Innovation website has launched! Some features of the new website include:Β </p> Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:28:11 +0000 amanda.testani@mcgill.ca 2202 at /research $4.5 million for three FRQS Dual Chairs in Artificial Intelligence and Health co-led by ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ researchers /research/article/45-million-three-frqs-dual-chairs-artificial-intelligence-and-health-co-led-mcgill-researchers <p>The rapid development and deployment of artificial intelligence demands we connect our best and brightest minds, and work to train the next generation of research leaders.</p> Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:08:08 +0000 Meaghan Thurston, Ms. 1029 at /research Nineteen ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada /research/article/nineteen-mcgill-researchers-honoured-royal-society-canada <p>Today, The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced 101 new Fellows and 58 new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. The class of 2023 includes fifteen Fellows and four Members from ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ, who will be inducted at the RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement (COEE) on November 16 and 17, in Waterloo, Ontario.</p> Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:06:28 +0000 Meaghan Thurston and Amanda Testani 1028 at /research Extracellular vesicles: the body’s β€˜postal system’ /research/article/extracellular-vesicles-bodys-postal-system <p>The COVID-19 pandemic made mRNA a household term, but how much do people really know about these multifunctional molecules? Some people may also have heard of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) which play a key role in protecting the mRNA and helping it get into the right cell making sure mRNA vaccines are safe and effective. But probably few non-scientists have heard of Extracellular Vesicles (EVs).</p> Fri, 15 Sep 2023 17:56:31 +0000 Charlotte Bawol, Ms. and Junji Nishihata, Mr. 1027 at /research SSHRC and Genome Canada support cross-sectoral research /research/article/sshrc-and-genome-canada-support-cross-sectoral-research <p>On Friday, June 16, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Genome Canada awarded more than $890,000 in funding to <a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/recipients-recipiendaires/2022/ksg_sdpm-ssc_edpm-eng.aspx">30 projects across Canada under the Knowledge Synthesis Grants</a> program, including two to ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ. ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ is also a co-lead on a project awarded to Dawson College.</p> Fri, 15 Sep 2023 17:53:53 +0000 Robin Koning, Ms. 1026 at /research