Staff /sbms/taxonomy/term/2/all en Congratulations to Prof. Yasser Riazalhosseini and his colleagues on receiving the US Department of Defense grant /sbms/channels/news/congratulations-prof-yasser-riazalhosseini-and-his-colleagues-receiving-us-department-defense-grant-361499 <p>Yasser Riazalhosseini, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Human Genetics, and Head of Cancer Genomics at the <a href="https://genomic.medicine.mcgill.ca/about-us">Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine</a> and clinicians from ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Health Centre have received funding from the US Department of Defense (DoD) for nearly $2M to discover improved methods for risk assessment and therapeutic treatment to fight against clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common subtype of kidney cancer.</p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:58:58 +0000 admin 1610 at /sbms MIMM Graduate Student Seminar: Kayla Paulini /sbms/channels/event/mimm-graduate-student-seminar-kayla-paulini-361386 <p>Presentation Title: <em>Leishmania donovani </em>phosphatases and their implication in parasite biology</p> <p>Location: Lyman Duff Building Amphitheater </p> <p> </p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:12:20 +0000 admin 1607 at /sbms MIMM Graduate Student Seminar: Chuhan Feng /sbms/channels/event/mimm-graduate-student-seminar-chuhan-feng-361388 <p>Presentation Title: How Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases PTPN1/PTNPN2 Shape NK Cell Anti-Tumor Therapy: Mechanisms and Applications</p> <p>Location: Lyman Duff Building Amphitheater </p> <p> </p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:15:24 +0000 admin 1608 at /sbms Congratulations to Dr. Raquel Cuella Martin on receiving the Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award /sbms/channels/news/congratulations-dr-raquel-cuella-martin-receiving-gairdner-early-career-investigator-award-360353 <p>Raquel Cuella Martin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics, has been honored with the Gairdner Foundation's prestigious Early Career Investigator Award. She is one of only five researchers selected for this recognition. Dr. Cuella Martin will showcase her research in precision genome engineering at the 2024 Gairdner Science Week, taking place in Toronto from October 23 to 25, alongside the esteemed 2024 Gairdner Awardees.</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:10:53 +0000 admin 1573 at /sbms Anatomy & Cell Biology Scientific Image Contest: Winners Announced! /sbms/channels/news/anatomy-cell-biology-scientific-image-contest-winners-announced-358741 <p>This summer, department members participated in our inaugural Scientific Image Contest: "Life Magnified: An Anatomy and Cell Biology Exploration." </p> Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:22:09 +0000 admin 1551 at /sbms Prof. Venne is the 2024 recipient of the Osler Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences /sbms/channels/news/prof-venne-2024-recipient-osler-award-outstanding-teaching-faculty-medicine-and-health-sciences-357675 <p>Congratulations to Prof. Venne for this accomplishment! </p> Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:33:13 +0000 admin 1545 at /sbms Prof. Charles E. Smith has received an honorary doctorate from L'Université Laval /sbms/channels/news/prof-charles-e-smith-has-received-honorary-doctorate-luniversite-laval-357615 <p>Congratulations to Prof. Charles E. Smith on receiving an honorary doctorate from L'Université Laval!</p> <p>Pictured is Prof. Smith holding his award with the Secretary General (right side, Monique Richer), the Dean of the Dental School (Petros Papagerakis, left side), and the Rector (in red gown, Sophie D’Amours) of Université Laval.</p> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 18:25:25 +0000 admin 1542 at /sbms The Future of Medicine: Beyond mRNA vaccines /sbms/channels/event/future-medicine-beyond-mrna-vaccines-348383 <p>COVID-19 vaccines introduced RNA treatments to the world, showing they were safe and effective. But vaccines are only the start.</p> Wed, 17 May 2023 21:14:35 +0000 jaylen.gordon@mcgill.ca 1375 at /sbms RNA & the Future of Medicine /sbms/channels/event/rna-future-medicine-346574 <p>The power of combining genomics with RNA technology is exemplified by the remarkable and rapid success of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2.</p> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:50:19 +0000 justin.hand-gregory@mcgill.ca 1326 at /sbms Science POP Competition /sbms/channels/event/science-pop-competition-344803 <p>Calling all graduate students and post-docs doing research in health sciences!</p> Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:32:24 +0000 justin.hand-gregory@mcgill.ca 1246 at /sbms Abstract submission deadline: Science POP Competition /sbms/channels/event/abstract-submission-deadline-science-pop-competition-344802 <p>Calling all graduate students and post-docs doing research in health sciences!</p> Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:03:28 +0000 justin.hand-gregory@mcgill.ca 1245 at /sbms SBMS Town Hall (Online) /sbms/channels/event/sbms-town-hall-online-342881 <p>General information session for the SBMS staff and faculty community.</p> <p>Please contact Leigh Dickson for the Zoom link.</p> Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:12:44 +0000 justin.hand-gregory@mcgill.ca 1083 at /sbms