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Dr. Satoshi Yoshiji awarded the Canada Research Chair in Human Genetics and Therapeutic Discovery

Congratulations to Dr. Satoshi Yoshiji!

The Department of Human Genetics is thrilled to congratulate Dr. Satoshi Yoshiji on being named one of McGill’s newest Canada Research Chairs.

In the latest announcement from the Government of Canada, McGill was awarded 16 new or renewed chairs, recognizing excellence in research that pushes the boundaries of knowledge. Dr. Yoshiji’s appointment as a Canada Research Chair highlights his outstanding contributions to the field of genetics and his commitment to advancing our understanding of human health.

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Published on: 14 May 2026

NSERC awards two McGill professors $1.65 million each to prepare the next generation of researchers

Projects focusing on MedTech and genomics cut across disciplines while mobilizing expertise at McGill and other Quebec institutions to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow  

Classified as: NSERC CREATE
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Published on: 21 Apr 2026

Congratulations to Yumi Dille for receiving the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award at BE-STEMM 2025

We are thrilled to announce that Yumi Dille, PhD student in Human Genetics program supervised by Dr. Myriam Srour, has received the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award at the BE-STEMM 2025 Conference, organized by the Canadian Black Scientists Network (CBSN) and hosted at the University of Calgary.

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Published on: 11 Aug 2025

Prof. Sirui Zhou receives 2025 Banting Discovery Award for groundbreaking EDS research

Congratulations to Prof. Sirui Zhou, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics, who has been awarded the 2025 Banting Discovery Foundation’s prestigious Discovery Award. Prof. Zhou is the inaugural recipient of the $30,000 Banting-Canerector Foundation Discovery Award, which was created to support pioneering research into Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD)—conditions that affect the body's connective tissues.

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Published on: 4 Jun 2025

Congratulations to Prof. Yasser Riazalhosseini and his colleagues on receiving the US Department of Defense grant

Yasser Riazalhosseini, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Human Genetics, and Head of Cancer Genomics at the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine and clinicians from McGill University Health Centre have received funding from the US Department of Defense (DoD) for nearly $2M to discover improved methods for risk assessment and therapeutic treatment to fight against clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common subtype of kidney cancer.

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Published on: 27 Nov 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Raquel Cuella Martin on receiving the Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award

Raquel Cuella Martin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics, has been honored with the Gairdner Foundation's prestigious Early Career Investigator Award. She is one of only five researchers selected for this recognition. Dr. Cuella Martin will showcase her research in precision genome engineering at the 2024 Gairdner Science Week, taking place in Toronto from October 23 to 25, alongside the esteemed 2024 Gairdner Awardees.

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Published on: 11 Oct 2024

Congratulations to Mark Sorin for receiving the FRQS' Jacques-Genest Rising Star Award

MD-PhD Human Genetics student, Mark Sorin has received the FRQS' Jacques-Genest Rising Star Award for his contributions towards paper published in Nature titled 'Single-cell spatial landscapes of the lung tumour immune microenvironment'. Read more.

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Published on: 6 Feb 2024

Dr. William Foulkes's appointment as Chief, Division of Medical Genetics, JGH Department of Medicine, effective January 1, 2024.

The following announcement is being sent on behalf of Dr. Vicky Tagalakis, Physician-in-Chief:

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. William Foulkes as the Chief of the Division of Medical Genetics in the Jewish General Hospital Department of Medicine, effective January 1, 2024.

 

Dr. Foulkes is a three-time graduate of the University of London, holding a BSc in Anatomy, a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, and a PhD in Molecular Genetics.

 

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Published on: 7 Dec 2023

Job position open for Assistant Professor in Clinical Genetics

Assistant Professor (Clinical), Department of Human Genetics, Division of Medical Genetics (C-231115)

​Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply.

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Published on: 24 Nov 2023

McGill’s Department of Human Genetics – past, present and future

Established in 1993, McGill University’s world-renowned Department of Human Genetics is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Join us for a walk down memory lane with past and present Chairs David Rosenblatt, Eric Shoubridge and William Foulkes.

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Published on: 3 Nov 2023

Mapping the genetic history of French Canadians through space and time

Though we all share common ancestors ranging from a few generations to hundreds of thousands of years, genealogies that relate all of us are often forgotten over time. A new McGill University-led study is now providing insight into the complex relationship between human migration and genetic variation, using a unique genealogical dataset of over five million records spanning 400 years to unravel the genetic structure of French Canadian populations.

Classified as: French Canadians, genetics, genealogical records, relatedness, genealogies, human migration
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Published on: 25 May 2023

Study sheds light on how the immune system protects the body

First study of humans with a rare immunodeficiency reveals how the immune system protects the body against pathogens known to cause serious diseases, such as tuberculosis and COVID-19. The research involving McGill University, paves the way for new therapies to treat autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, and new approaches to vaccine development.

Classified as: immune system, covid-19, Immunodeficiency, tuberculosis, autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammatory disease, vaccine development
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Published on: 8 May 2023

Gabrielle Perron, thesis titled, "Deciphering the regulatory programs that govern mRNA stability in cancer", with supervisor(s), Prof. Hamed Najafabadi and Prof. Yasser Riaz Alhosseini.

 

 

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Published on: 15 Feb 2023

Medication against schizophrenia inhibits pancreatic cancer

A receptor for the dopamine neurotransmitter promotes growth and spread of pancreatic cancer -- and schizophrenia drugs, which block the function of this receptor, slowed tumor growth and metastatic spread in mice, according to researchers at McGill University and the German Cancer Research Center.

Classified as: schizophrenia, Cancer, Genome Québec, Riazalhosseini, pancreas, pancreatic
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Published on: 7 Sep 2016

Genetic breakthrough explains dangerously high blood glucose levels

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Published on: 1 May 2008
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