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Press Releases
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D2R awards $400K to translate RNA research into real-world solutions (June 2025)
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D2R awards $10 million to accelerate RNA-based therapies for rare diseases and cancer (March 2025)
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McGill awards $500,000 to accelerate Mpox research and vaccine development (February 2025)
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D2R awards over $6 million to support Core Platforms (February 2025)
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D2R announces new round of funding, investing $1.5 million to advance research in RNA therapeutics and to support McGill Centres and Institutes (December 2024)
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CQDM partners with D2R to enhance collaborations among researchers and industry in RNA research (November 2024)
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Philippe Gros appointed Chief Scientific Officer of D2R (October 2024)
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D2R welcomes RNA and genomic researchers to Université de Sherbrooke (October 2024)
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Génome Québec invests up to $500,000 to boost RNA therapeutics innovation in Quebec (October 2024)
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D2R awards $7.3 million to Advance Research in Genomic-Based RNA Therapeutics (September 2024)
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$165-million for McGill University’s world-leading inclusive genomics and RNA research program (April 2023)
Media coverage
- Le Québec, fer de lance de la filière ARN en Amérique du Nord (Pharmaceutiques, June 2025)
- Three members of The Institute are among recipients of D2R funding to support their groundbreaking research on RNA-based therapies for cancer and rare genetic diseases (RI-MUHC, April 2025)
- D2R Initiative Awards Over $6 million to Support Research at the GCI (Goodman Cancer Institute, March 2025)
- La collaboration entre les universités, le public et le privé est un moteur de progrès essentiel (LeDevoir, March 2024)
- New horizon for Canadian research: McGill University and EU collaboration (Innovation News Network, February 2024)
- The Year Ahead | Health | New RNA Medicines are coming (Maclean's, December 2023)
- US$1bn to be invested in university sustainability research (University World News, May 2023)
- Largest-ever federal university grant awarded for AI and robotics research, as part of $1.4B fund (CTV News, April 2023)
- Government of Canada invests $1.4 billion in strategic research at postsecondary institutions (Government of Canada, April 2023)
D2R Newsletters
Reports & Factsheets
- McGill's 2023 Annual Report on Research and Innovation. D2R is mentioned on pages 10-12.
- D2R Factsheet
- D2R Booklet
D2R Community News
Call for proposals: Postoctoral Scholar Awards
Published: 17 Jul 2025
D2R awards $400K to translate RNA research into real-world solutions
Published: 25 Jun 2025
Call for proposals: Master’s and Doctoral Scholar Awards
Published: 9 May 2025Symposium on the implementation of precision medicine in healthcare
Published: 29 Apr 2025
Call for proposals: Foundational and Research in Motion
Published: 3 Apr 2025
