Sunsetting of the Vanier and Banting programs

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the S

Alan Evans receives Order of Canada

A career that took an uncharted trajectory has been recognized with the Order of Canada, one of the country’s top honours.

Dietetics students help MUHC mark National Indigenous Peoples Day with a special meal

Earlier this month, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) marked National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) with a special Indigenous-inspired cafeteria meal, featuring baked salmon, wild rice salad, and blueberry bannock.

Human genetics professor receives Banting Discovery Award

Sirui Zhou, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics, has been awarded a prestigious 2025 Banting Discovery Foundation’s Discovery Award. The award program recognizes innovative biomedical health research projects led by outstanding new investigators at universities and research institu

McGill’s President honours outstanding early-career researchers

Three McGill scholars were recognized with the 2025 President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at the Health Sciences Convocation Ceremony on May 27.

The Child Phonology Lab at SCSD is looking for parent participants

Provost honours 31 McGill professors for exceptional research achievements

McGill Cares: Building your team for unplanned life transitions

Join us on May 7th at noon for the next McGill Cares webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

Cross-pollinating ideas at the SCSD Research Day

Student presenters at the SCSD Research Day, which took place on February 21, 2025.

AI analysis of healthcare records reveals key factors in autism diagnosis

Without clear and effective biological tests for autism based on genes, brain or blood measurements, diagnosis today still largely depends on clinical assessment. The standard way of doing this is by observing how the individual fits the criteria for autism listed in gold standard manuals like the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5).

D2R awards $10 million to accelerate RNA-based therapies for rare diseases and cancer

Montreal, March 26, 2025 – McGill University’s DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) has awarded over $10 million in funding to support three groundbreaking research projects that will advance RNA-based therapies for cancer and rare genetic diseases. The awards were initially announced at the D2R Research Symposium on March 13, 2025.

Expanding access to specialized healthcare across Quebec: ECHO Superhub at The Neuro

A healthcare telementoring program housed at The Neuro and supported by the Transforming Autism Care Consortium (TACC) is expanding its reach after achieving designation as an ECHO Superhub.

Genetic sequencing project receives more than $8 million in funding

A project led by Ziv Gan-Or, MD, PhD, at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of McGill University and Martine Tétreault, PhD, at Université de Montréal has received more than $8 million to sequence the genomes of 8,700 people, to map the role of genetics in neurological disorders.

Scaringi Lecture Series in Speech Language Pathology - Research Talk

Research Talk Thursday April 3, 2025, 4:30 to 6:00 pm 2001 McGill College Ave. Room 606

Project to create AI model for ALS receives Génome Québec funding