Québec siblings with rare orphan disease lead to discovery of rare genetic diseases

Published: 25 April 2019

Mutations in a gene involved in brain development have led to the discovery of two new neurodevelopmental diseases by an international team led by researchers at McGill University and CHU Sainte...

New Insight Into How Autism Might Develop in Human Brain

Published: 26 June 2018

In a study published in Stem Cell Reports, a McGill University team of scientists led by Dr. Carl Ernst, researcher at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre, revealed a molecular mechanism that may...

McGill researchers link mutation to psychiatric disease

Published: 10 October 2012

McGill researchers have identified a small region in the genome that conclusively plays a role in the development of psychiatric disease and obesity. The key lies in the genomic deletion of brain...

Dr. Carl Ernst's research featured in the Montreal Gazette

Published: 11 October 2012

Rare genetic mutation linked to psychiatric illnesses, obesity ...

Six new Canada Research Chairs for McGill

Published: 12 October 2012

McGill is proud to announce that six new Canada Research Chairs have been awarded and nine chairs have been renewed, bringing a total of over $15 million to the university for research in fields...

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