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Dr. Martin Schmeing's Science Cover The Crystal Structure of the Ribosome Bound to EF-Tu and Aminoacyl-tRNA, and also to his article in Nature Ribosomes in translation.
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In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Rose Johnstone: 1928-2009
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Dr. Philippe Gros is one of three McGill University
professors to win the 2009 Killam Prize, Canada's most distinguished annual
award for outstanding career achievements in health sciences, engineering,
humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. This award is given by the
Canada Council for the Arts. Congratulations for this
honoour of academic excellence. See the McGill Reporter, May 15, 2009.
Philippe has won Les Prix du Quebec - Prix Wilder-Penfield 2008 for
Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Gros is an exceptional scientist and colleague whose
research achievements exemplify the intent and spirit of this prestigious
prize. See Le Devoir, November 22-23, 2008.
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Dr. Mauro Costa-Mattioli, Post-doctoral Fellow from Dr. Sonenberg's lab from 2002-2008 has won the 2008 Eppendorf and Science Prize for Neurobiology for identifying a protein that controls the formation of long-lasting memories. See America.Gov, November 10, 2008. Dr. Costa-Mattioli is now an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Neuroscience.
Dr. Marie-Eve Bordeleau (graduate student from Dr. Pelletier's lab) has been awarded the Gordon A. Maclachlan Prize. This prize is given to an outstanding McGill graduate receiving a graduate degree in 2007-2008 in any discipline of the Biological and Health Sciences, in recognition of her exemplary academic record, excellence of the thesis and the significance of the research. Congratulations, Marie-Eve. Marie-Eve Bordeleau and Jerry Pelletier's most recent article, published in J. Clin. Invest.
View of the McIntyre with the construction of the new McGill Life Sciences Complex.
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Congratulations to Dana Bailey Nyholt, from Dr. Jacques Genest’s lab, on being one of the 11 top Ph.D. recipients of a Vanier Scholarship. This prestigious award is given to pursue studies at the doctoral level in a wide variety of disciplines that span health sciences, the arts, education and the physical sciences.
Dana's research focuses on the application of the molecular understanding of high-density lipoprotein biogenesis to provide surrogate endpoints for use in an atherosclerosis therapy study.
This award is a major accomplishment and demonstrates a high standard of scholarly achievement. Dana is to be congratulated for her excellent work. See McGill Newsroom, April 30, 2009.
Articles by...
Philippe Gros Genetics and infectious disease - The germ of an idea - Malarial mice, published article in The Econimist, Science & Technology
Maya SalehMaya's article was selected as a Journal of Biological Chemistry Paper of the Week December 14, 2007
Albert BerghuisSuperbug antibiotic defence uncovered McGill Public and Media Newsroom, published article in the journal PNAS
Morag Park and Kalle GehringA study by the MUHC and McGill University opens a new door to understanding cancer - Scrubbing our cells clean, published article in the journal Molecular Cell
John SilviusStrength in diversity: a cross-disciplinary approach to graduate training in chemical biology Nature Chemical Biology vol. 2 (2006), 445-448.
Dr. Philippe Gros, and his team identifies spina bifida gene McGill Public and Media NewsroomDr. Nahum Sonenberg, part of MIT Team that identifies role of key protein in tumor growth Science Daily
Dr. Bhushan Nagar in collaboration with Dr. John Kuriyan (UC Berkeley), publishes article in the journal Structure regarding the specificity of the cancer drug, Imatinib (Gleevec)."
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The International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD) is pleased to announce that Magdalena Korczynska (Berghuis Lab) has been selected as a recipient of a 2008 Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship Award. The Ludo Frevel Crystallographic Scholarship is an award to support the education and research program of promising graduate students in crystallography-related fields. Congratulations Magdalena!Articles from Nahum Sonenberg's lab
Researchers at McGill have discovered a way to boost an organism's natural anti-virus defences, effectively making its cells immune to influenza and other viruses. The research was conducted by postdoctoral fellows Dr. Rodney Colina and Dr. Mauro Costa-Mattioli - BBC News and Nature advance online publication 13 February 2008Dr. Mauro Costa-Mattioli - Genetic mutation boosts memory McGill Public and Media Newsroom and The Washinton Post
