/mssi/taxonomy/term/1020/all en /mssi/channels/event/roles-design-and-manufacturing-sustainability-research-and-path-forward-364002 <h2>The Roles of Design and Manufacturing in Sustainability Research and the Path Forward</h2> <h4>Date: April 16th, 2025 | Time: 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM (EST) | Location: 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Faculty Club- 3450 McTavish St, Montreal | Free In-Person Event</h4> Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:33:18 +0000 admin 8643 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/prescribing-anti-swelling-drug-reduces-immune-response-weeks-after-last-dose-363884 <h2><b>Mapping immune cell diversity reveals dexamethasone’s impact on brain cancer immunotherapy</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>Swelling caused by brain cancer is a problem that can lead to serious side effects and even death. While controlling swelling is important, a new study shows that a commonly prescribed anti-swelling drug suppresses the immune system for weeks after dosage, inhibiting the body’s ability to fight the cancer.</p> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:05:58 +0000 admin 8637 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/mssi-media-training-workshop-363659 <p>The 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI) and the 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Innovation Fund (MIF) are hosting a workshop that will explore entrepreneurial pathways for student and postdoctoral researchers.</p> Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:21:55 +0000 phuong.hoang3@mcgill.ca 8632 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/aftab-ahmed-humanitarian-aid-under-trump-administrations-policy-magazine-363602 <p>February 6, 2025 | Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about the <a href="https://www.policymagazine.ca/as-trump-targets-usaid-humanitarian-fallout-looms/">Trump Administration and the growing uncertainty of foreign aids</a>. "Trump presents a vision of America as weak, exploited, and in need of tougher negotiation. His solution is a hostile realignment to extract more from allies and adversaries alike while offering them less," writes Aftab. He raises concerns about the cost of inaction becoming dreadful as public health and education systems will suffer in aid-dependent nations.</p> Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:42:21 +0000 admin 8631 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/six-principal-investigators-neuro-receive-cihr-grants-363535 <h2>Projects include important research on Parkinson’s, glioblastoma and dementia</h2> <p> </p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:44:57 +0000 admin 8628 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/anil-wasif-tackling-25-tariff-threats-policy-magazine-362561 <p>January 13, 2025 | Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote an <a href="https://www.policymagazine.ca/premiers-tear-down-these-internal-trade-walls/">article</a> as Canada braces for U.S. tariff threats of 25% after the newly elected Trump administration. The strategies disparity between the federal and provincial governments poses a greater problem. </p> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:42:27 +0000 admin 8599 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/anil-wasif-imf-and-world-bank-addressing-global-challenges-policy-magazine-360671 <p>October 22, 2024 | Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote an <a href="https://www.policymagazine.ca/at-the-imf-world-bank-annual-meetings-the-mood-is-for-reform/">article</a> about the IMF and the World Bank initiating to promote global economic stability. It has been 80 years since the establishment of these institutions and new challenges have sprung.</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:40:19 +0000 admin 8600 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/aftab-ahmed-metas-dominance-policy-magazine-362893 <p>January 22, 2025 | Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about growing <a href="https://www.policymagazine.ca/when-meta-met-maga/">Meta's dominance in the digital economy</a> as social media applications such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp command over three billion active monthly users worldwide. In the Policy Magazine, he wrote "Meta faces no competition capable of challenging its influence.</p> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:27:05 +0000 admin 8598 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/media-training-mssi-scholars-workshop-362701 <p>Facilitator: Claire Loewen, Media Relations Officer</p> <p>Media Relations 101</p> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:07:53 +0000 larissa.jarvis@mcgill.ca 8588 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/new-book-national-security-362565 <p>December 21, 2024 | Norman Hillmer (Slater Visiting Scholar) and <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby"><strong>Vincent Rigby</strong></a> co-edited with Phil Legasse from NPSIA, book named <em><a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-67015-2">Canada Among Nations 2023: Twenty-First Century National Security</a>. </em>The book includes articles by <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/jennifer-welsh"><strong>Jennifer Welsh</strong></a> on <em>Choices for Canada in a New Geopolitical </em></p> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:27:19 +0000 admin 8525 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/remembering-emil-skamene-1941-2024-pioneer-genetic-research-mcgill-university-362370 <p>It is with deep sadness that we remember Emil Skamene, a pioneer in genetic research at 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ. <br /> <br /> His groundbreaking work on host genetic susceptibility to infections has shaped the field for over three decades.<br /> <br /> Skamene’s legacy continues to inspire scientists, including D2R’s Chief Scientific Officer, Philippe Gros, who, alongside Professor Erwin Schurr, honors him in a heartfelt eulogy published in Nature Genetics.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-024-02028-7">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-024-02028-7</a></p> Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:13:51 +0000 admin 8516 at /mssi /mssi/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 8513 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/open-solution-improving-research-reproducibility-362210 <h2><b>Academic and industry scientists collaborate on a new method to characterize research antibodies</b></h2> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:12:19 +0000 admin 8512 at /mssi /mssi/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 8464 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/science-policy-canada-mssi-scholars-workshop-361493 <p><strong>Purpose</strong></p> <p>An introduction to the policy process in Canada. In collaboration with the <a href="/tispp/">Trottier Institute for Science and Public Policy</a>.</p> <p><strong>Facilitators</strong></p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:50:58 +0000 larissa.jarvis@mcgill.ca 8462 at /mssi