Graduate Students /drs/taxonomy/term/6/all en Research drop-in session (data collection, storage, privacy and security) /drs/channels/event/research-drop-session-data-collection-storage-privacy-and-security-359270 <p>Do you have questions about sharing or managing research data, finding Cloud applications, or data privacy?</p> Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:37:52 +0000 claire.burrows@mcgill.ca 1205 at /drs D2R awards over $6 million to support Core Platforms /drs/channels/news/d2r-awards-over-6-million-support-core-platforms-363491 <p>The D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative has awarded more than $6 million to support eight Core Platforms at 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ and one at the University of British Columbia through its <i>Core Platform Sustainability </i>funding program. This program supports state-of-the-art Core Platforms that are essential for advancing research and development and facilitating technology uptake and transfer in fields relevant to RNA therapeutics.</p> Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:37:46 +0000 admin 1397 at /drs D2R webinar: Opportunities and challenges of Black people in RNA research /drs/channels/event/d2r-webinar-opportunities-and-challenges-black-people-rna-research-362801 <p>Join us for D2R’s Black History Month webinar: <b>Opportunities and challenges of Black people in RNA research </b>on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 from 12 to 1pm EST.</p> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:38:50 +0000 admin 1393 at /drs 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ researchers awarded funding from NSERC for quantum science /drs/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-funding-nserc-quantum-science-362774 <div> <div> <p><span><span>On January 21, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), announce<span>d<span> <span>over $74 million in funding to support 107 quantum science projects<span>, including fifteen to 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ researchers<span>. <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:28:53 +0000 admin 1391 at /drs CQDM partners with D2R to enhance collaborations among researchers and industry in RNA research /drs/channels/news/cqdm-partners-d2r-enhance-collaborations-among-researchers-and-industry-rna-research-361502 <p><b>Montréal, November 28th</b> – CQDM is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative at 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ, 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> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:06:34 +0000 admin 1382 at /drs D2R announces new round of funding, investing $1.5 million to advance research in RNA therapeutics and to support 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Centres and Institutes /drs/channels/news/d2r-announces-new-round-funding-investing-15-million-advance-research-rna-therapeutics-and-support-362236 <p><strong>Montreal – December 19, 2024</strong> – The D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative is proud to announce the recipients of its latest round of funding, awarding a total of $1.5 million to four principal investigators and five 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Centres and Institutes. These awards are designed at advancing research in RNA therapeutics by facilitating industry collaboration and supporting the next generation of scientific leaders as well as research Centres and Institutes.</p> Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:21:58 +0000 admin 1379 at /drs Fourteen 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñians appointed to the Order of Canada /drs/channels/news/fourteen-mcgillians-appointed-order-canada-362232 <div><em><strong>Governor General recognizes 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ community members for exceptional accomplishments and service </strong></em></div> <div> <p><span>Fourteen members of the 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours. <span> </span></span></p> <p><span>Among the honourees are <span>the University’s Chancellor and three professors<span>:<span> </span></span></span></span></p></div> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:15:11 +0000 admin 1378 at /drs Dominique Bérubé awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal /drs/channels/news/dominique-berube-awarded-king-charles-iii-coronation-medal-362136 <p><em><strong><span><span><span><span>9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ’s Vice-President of Research and Innovation recognized for transformative leadership in Canadian research</span></span></span></span></strong></em></p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:37:56 +0000 admin 1377 at /drs Quebec government awards $1.6 million to 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ researchers providing innovative solutions for industry /drs/channels/news/quebec-government-awards-16-million-mcgill-researchers-providing-innovative-solutions-industry-362124 <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span>9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ-led projects in genomics, imaging,<span> and manufacturing<span> <span>serve<span> businesses across Quebec<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:55:57 +0000 admin 1373 at /drs Prix Grands Sages honours 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ professor emeritus Dr. Phil Gold and two PhD candidates /drs/channels/news/prix-grands-sages-honours-mcgill-professor-emeritus-dr-phil-gold-and-two-phd-candidates-361165 <div> <p><span><span><span><em><strong>R</strong></em><span><em><strong>esearchers’ outstanding contributions to science and society celebrated by the Fonds de recherche du Québec</strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:11:21 +0000 admin 1368 at /drs Fifteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ /drs/channels/news/fifteen-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-awarded-mcgill-361164 <div> <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span><span>$<span>13.8<span><span> <span><span>million <span>in federal funding <span>for<span> <span>9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ’s cohort of <span>10 <span>new<span>,<span> five renewed Canada Research Chairs<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:05:33 +0000 admin 1366 at /drs Digital Research Services series: Research Drop-in Session on Cybersecurity /drs/channels/event/digital-research-services-series-research-drop-session-cybersecurity-361101 <p>Do you have questions about cybersecurity in research?</p> <p>Cybersecurity is increasingly a priority for research funders, who are more and more requiring details about how research will be kept safe.</p> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:13:54 +0000 claire.burrows@mcgill.ca 1362 at /drs Call for Nominations: Frontiers Planet Prize 2025 (Deadline October 1) /drs/channels/news/call-nominations-frontiers-planet-prize-2025-deadline-october-1-359329 <p>The<b> </b><a href="https://www.frontiersplanetprize.org/"><b>Frontiers Planet Prize</b></a><b> </b>celebrates breakthroughs in sustainability science, rewarding solutions that show measurable potential to help humanity remain within the boundaries of the Earth’s ecosystem. Its aim is to engender international competition and support collaboration that will help accelerate scientific discoveries worldwide.</p> Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:51:58 +0000 admin 1337 at /drs 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Now Accepting Expressions of Interest for the 2025 Earthshot Prize /drs/channels/news/mcgill-university-now-accepting-expressions-interest-2025-earthshot-prize-359508 <p>9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ is once again proud to be an Official Nominator of the <a href="https://earthshotprize.org/">Earthshot Prize</a>. As an Official Nominator, we are part of a global community invited to submit nominations, selected for our ability to identify the most impactful solutions across all sectors worldwide.</p> <p>The <b>Earthshot Prize</b> is a global environmental prize and platform for impact, dedicated to finding and growing solutions that will repair our planet this decade, in five categories or <b>Earthshots.</b></p> Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:04:44 +0000 admin 1336 at /drs Two 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ researchers win 2024 Prix du Québec honours /drs/channels/news/two-mcgill-researchers-win-2024-prix-du-quebec-honours-360619 <p><em>Professors recognized for work on war-affected children and families, development of ‘intelligent’ fabrics</em></p> <p>Two 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ researchers won Prix du Québec, the highest honours awarded by the Quebec government in the fields of culture and science.</p> <p><a href="/socialwork/about/people/faculty/denov">Myriam Denov</a>, Professor in 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ’s School of Social Work won the <a href="https://prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/">Prix du Québec</a>’s Marie-Andrée-Bertrand Prize for social innovation.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:47:10 +0000 admin 1332 at /drs