Genome Canada: Quebec Wins Big
Researchers from Quebec are big winners in a contest organized by Genome Canada in collaboration with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) after having been awarded 60% of the federal funds granted during this Canada-wide competition aimed at selecting the best genomics and personalized health research projects.
Louis and Artur Lucian Award for Research in Circulatory Diseases Lecture
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Neuro Film Series
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Designing Doctors
Dr. Annmarie Adams will give a talk on her exhibit Designing Doctors, which highlights the contributions of physicians to hospital architecture.
Prevention and access to care: Priorities for the Douglas
Investment In a Quebec Public-Private Partnership to Support the Use of Personalized Medicine Solutions in the Treatment of Cancer Patients
The Government of Québec announced today a $10 million investment in the Personalized Medicine Partnership for Cancer (PMPC). This public-private partnership will be focused on establishing an integrated approach for the development and implementation of clinical biomarkers and other personalized healthcare solutions to improve the outcome and cost-efficiency of healthcare services provided to cancer patients in the province of Québec and abroad.
Sigma Chi at McGill Presents: The Jack Layton Winter Ball
The Gamma Lambda Chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity Presents:
The Jack Layton Winter Ball
An event honouring the legacy of our most prestigious almnus
March 2nd, 2013
6:00-7:00 PM Cocktail Hour
7:00-11:00 PM Formal Portion
Black Tie Optional
Centre Mont Royal
2200 Rue Mansfield
Montreal, QC H3A 3R8
Study shows majority of smokers re-ignite their habit following heart attack
Addiction: abnormal communication in the brain
Addiction to cigarettes, drugs and other stimulants has been linked in the past to the brain’s frontal lobes, but now there is scientific evidence that indicates where in the frontal cortex addiction takes hold and how. Addiction could be a result of abnormal communication between two areas of the frontal lobes linked to decision-making. The discovery will undoubtedly stimulate clinical work on new therapies for millions of people who suffer from addiction.
IHSP Seminar: Dr. Amélie Quesnel-Vallée – “Understanding the Role of Health Policy in Health Inequalities”
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 from 12:20pm-1:45pm in the Institute for Health and Social Policy seminar room Dr. Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Departments of Sociology and Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, at McGill University will present the seminar, “The myth of privatization for cost-saving: Putting choice and equity in the balance” as part of the Healthier Societies series