/channels/news_feeds/all/term/group_research_news/rss en /channels/channels/news/cqdm-partners-d2r-enhance-collaborations-among-researchers-and-industry-rna-research-361502 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>Montréal, November 28th</b> – CQDM is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative at ����VR��Ƶ, aimed at funding translational research projects carried out through collaborations between researchers and industry. This alliance seeks to support and accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative RNA-based therapies. It aims to provide patients with safer and more effective therapeutic options, particularly for treating cancer, rare diseases, and preventing various infectious diseases.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/d2r_and_cqdm.png?itok=x9dCwKFz" width="160" height="50" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:06:34 +0000 webfull 204755 at /channels /channels/channels/news/event-workshop-precision-health-and-medicine-january-9-2025-361379 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3>First Hybrid Workshop on Precision Health and Medicine</h3> <p><em><strong>Synergizing our strengths in new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.</strong></em></p> <p>This event is organized in partnership between University of Bern and ����VR��Ƶ. This partnership between the universities aims to synergistically harness the power of new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.</p> <p><strong>Event details: </strong></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">25 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:16:42 +0000 webfull 204600 at /channels /channels/channels/news/open-science-project-funded-15m-361131 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2><b>YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the “reproducibility crisis” in research</b></h2> <p>An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.</p> <p>YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/adobestock_335010211.jpeg?itok=f0sWkzWe" width="160" height="99" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:51:24 +0000 webfull 204299 at /channels /channels/channels/news/event-antisense-oligonucleotide-therapy-individual-kif1a-associated-neurological-disorder-november-361123 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Dear Colleagues,</p> <p>Please see the next Medical Genetics Grand Rounds scheduled talk below:</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:30:50 +0000 webfull 204291 at /channels /channels/channels/news/amazing-brain-science-talks-2024-celebrating-mind-360995 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>We're happy to announce that the 2024 Amazing Brain Science Talks video recordings are officially live on our YouTube channel. Whether you're tuning in for the first time or revisiting your favourite moments, don't miss out on these compelling talks!</strong></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/amazing_brain_2024_collage.png?itok=6SYAUFoQ" width="160" height="91" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">11 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:52:25 +0000 webfull 204268 at /channels /channels/channels/news/home-neurological-disorder-diagnosis-project-receives-major-funding-361075 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2><b>$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson’s disease</b></h2> <p>REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is an often debilitating condition that causes people to act out in their sleep, sometimes violently. What’s worse, people with the disorder often go on to develop Parkinson’s disease.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/dr._postuma-11_1900_x1268.jpg?itok=9GAyGjGF" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000 webfull 204233 at /channels /channels/channels/news/philippe-gros-appointed-chief-scientific-officer-d2r-360796 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3>Philippe Gros appointed Chief Scientific Officer of D2R</h3> <p>Philippe Gros has been appointed Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of ����VR��Ƶ’s DNA to RNA (D2R) Initiative, effective September 30, 2024. Prior to this role, he served as Deputy Vice-President (Research and Innovation) at ����VR��Ƶ. This appointment follows a thorough international search, with the selection committee enthusiastic about their recommendation. Notably, Gros was instrumental in writing the application for the D2R Initiative, laying the groundwork for its success.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/photo_philippe_gros.jpg?itok=zC6WnsIQ" width="160" height="120" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">31 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:20:11 +0000 webfull 203936 at /channels /channels/channels/news/d2r-welcomes-rna-and-genomic-researchers-universite-de-sherbrooke-360795 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><b>D2R welcomes RNA and genomic researchers to Université de Sherbrooke</b></h3> <p>Montreal – October 31, 2024 – ����VR��Ƶ’s DNA to RNA (D2R) research initiative is proud to announce the appointment of three new researchers at Université de Sherbrooke, marking the inaugural recipients of the D2R’s New Faculty Start-Up funding program. Université de Sherbrooke is a partner institution in the D2R initiative, working collaboratively to advance genomic and RNA research.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/new_faculty_udes.png?itok=UWyWCdhJ" width="160" height="90" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">31 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:09:27 +0000 webfull 203934 at /channels /channels/channels/news/gene-therapy-project-receives-major-funding-360635 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2><b>$1.14 million from CIHR will resolve treatment roadblocks for rare brain disorders</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>Gene therapy for rare neurological disorders will move one step forward thanks to a $1.14 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/carl_ernst-10_copy.jpg?itok=xBiCMJ-O" width="160" height="90" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">23 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:20:38 +0000 webfull 203756 at /channels /channels/channels/news/research-new-stem-cell-models-receives-26-million-360436 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2><b>Thomas Durcan’s project will </b><b>dissect the role of microglia in degenerative conditions, to identify new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's treatment</b></h2> <p>An innovative new program based at The Neuro has received $2.6 million from the CQDM and the Brain Canada Foundation.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/thomas_durcan_2022_3.jpg?itok=Nnik8YQV" width="160" height="90" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:44:26 +0000 webfull 203564 at /channels