Major federal and provincial investments in genomics research were announced this week following three recent Genome Canada competitions. The announcement, made at University of Guelph, includes over $10 million in funding to seven projects led by McGill researchers. Here's a quick look at one of those projects. (A complete list follows.)

Classified as: genomics, McGill, funding, epigenomics, bioinformatics, Genome Québec, Genome Canada
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Published on: 5 Feb 2019

Highly complex interactions among roots, fungi and bacteria underlie the ability of some trees to clean polluted land, according to a novel study by bioinformatics and plant-biology experts from McGill University and Université de Montréal.

Classified as: microbiome, Plants, fungi, bacteria, toxicity, Genome Canada, Genome Québec, NSERC, plant science, Research, Université de Montréal, bioinformatics, plant biology
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Published on: 28 Mar 2018

What if we could reduce rates of a wide range of devastating mental illnesses through early detection? Thanks to a significant gift of $2.9M from the Irving Ludmer Family Foundation to The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of McGill University (The Neuro), hope is on the horizon through the expansion of a major collaboration to understand why some children are vulnerable to conditions like autism, attention deficit disorder and social anxiety, and what can be done to prevent these disorders before they take hold. This collaboration will also explore brain disorders in the aging population, such as dementia, in an unprecedented investigation of mental health across the lifespan.

Classified as: epigenetics, Michael Meaney, mental health, Alan Evans, bioinformatics, Irving Ludmer, Ludmer Family Foundation, celia greenwood
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Published on: 21 Oct 2014
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