/sbms/taxonomy/term/93/all en /sbms/article/more-23m-awarded-sbms-researchers-latest-canadian-institutes-health-research-cihr-project-grant <p>On February 2, 2023, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced the results of the Fall 2022 Project Grant competition, which provided 382 research grants, plus 93 bridge grants, for a total investment of approximately $325M across Canada. Of these, 72 projects are based at Â鶹ԼÅÄ or an affiliated institution, for a total investment of more than $45M. </p> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 21:48:53 +0000 Justin Hand-Gregory 1333 at /sbms /sbms/article/discovery-made-mcgill-umontreal-research-collaboration-named-among-top-10-year-quebec-science <p>A groundbreaking discovery made by researchers at the Université de Montréal and Â鶹ԼÅÄ has just been named one of the top 10 of the year by Québec Science magazine. </p> <p>The team found a new mechanism of genetic information exchange by which Leishmania parasites exchange DNA encoding antibiotic resistance genes via nanoscale cargo vessels called extracellular vesicles. This allows the parasites to rapidly spread resistance to treatments, causing devastating consequences in human and canine patients.  </p> Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:27:18 +0000 Christopher Fernandez-Prada 1250 at /sbms /sbms/article/new-mcgill-centre-aims-further-develop-potential-rna-therapeutics-biotechnological-and-diagnostic <p>From internationally recognized leaders in biomedical and clinical research, to experts in computer science and artificial intelligence, the new Â鶹ԼÅÄ Centre for RNA Sciences (MCRS), launched in 2022, is an interdisciplinary research centre and the outcome of a collaboration between the Faculties of <a href="/medicine/">Medicine and Health Sciences</a>, <a href="/engineering/">Engineering</a>, and <a href="/science/">Science</a> at Â鶹ԼÅÄ. </p> Mon, 09 Jan 2023 15:32:06 +0000 Justin Hand-Gregory 1241 at /sbms