ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ News - Dept. of Human Genetics /channels/news_feeds/all/term/human_genetics/rss en Congratulations to Dr. Raquel Cuella Martin on receiving the Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award /channels/channels/news/congratulations-dr-raquel-cuella-martin-receiving-gairdner-early-career-investigator-award-360353 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>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.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">11 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:10:53 +0000 webfull 203442 at /channels Congratulations to Mark Sorin for receiving the FRQS' Jacques-Genest Rising Star Award /channels/channels/news/congratulations-mark-sorin-receiving-frqs-jacques-genest-rising-star-award-355256 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>MD-PhD Human Genetics student, Mark Sorin has received the FRQS' Jacques-Genest Rising Star Award for his contributions towards paper published in <i>Nature</i> titled '<em>Single-cell spatial landscapes of the lung tumour immune microenvironment</em>'. <a href="https://frq.gouv.qc.ca/histoire-et-rapport/releve-etoile-jacques-genest-janvier-2024/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=wn_feb06_ENGLISH&amp;utm_source=whatsnewstaff&amp;utm_term=Protecting%20the%20Quebec%20web%20from%20online%20bots">Read more</a>.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">6 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 07 Feb 2024 03:47:08 +0000 webfull 197561 at /channels Dr. William Foulkes's appointment as Chief, Division of Medical Genetics, JGH Department of Medicine, effective January 1, 2024. /channels/channels/news/dr-william-foulkess-appointment-chief-division-medical-genetics-jgh-department-medicine-effective-353356 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>The following announcement is being sent on behalf of Dr. Vicky Tagalakis, Physician-in-Chief:</b></p> <p> </p> <p>Dear Colleagues,</p> <p> </p> <p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p>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.</p> <p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:04:39 +0000 webfull 195468 at /channels Job position open for Assistant Professor in Clinical Genetics /channels/channels/news/job-position-open-assistant-professor-clinical-genetics-353021 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2><a href="https://mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill_careers/details/Assistant-Professor--Clinical---Department-of-Human-Genetics--Division-of-Medical-Genetics---C-231115-_JR0000049440">Assistant Professor (Clinical), Department of Human Genetics, Division of Medical Genetics (C-231115)</a></h2> <p>​<b>Please refer to the <a href="/hr/files/hr/apply_at_mcgill_university_-_guide_for_external_candidates_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates)</a> job aid for instructions on how to apply.</b></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">24 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 24 Nov 2023 18:34:05 +0000 webfull 195102 at /channels ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s Department of Human Genetics – past, present and future /channels/channels/news/mcgills-department-human-genetics-past-present-and-future-352462 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Established in 1993, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’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.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 03 Nov 2023 16:04:36 +0000 webfull 194473 at /channels Mapping the genetic history of French Canadians through space and time /channels/channels/news/mapping-genetic-history-french-canadians-through-space-and-time-348442 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>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 <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add5300">new ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ-led study</a> 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.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/french-canadians-photo4.jpg?itok=jExK1zOY" width="160" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">25 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 25 May 2023 18:01:19 +0000 webfull 189803 at /channels Study sheds light on how the immune system protects the body /channels/channels/news/study-sheds-light-how-immune-system-protects-body-348205 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>First <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2022.12.038">study</a> 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 ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ, paves the way for new therapies to treat autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, and new approaches to vaccine development.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/hospital-stay.jpg?itok=aOLu29oW" width="160" height="90" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 08 May 2023 13:19:14 +0000 webfull 189544 at /channels 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. /channels/channels/news/gabrielle-perron-thesis-titled-deciphering-regulatory-programs-govern-mrna-stability-cancer-343586 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">15 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:31:28 +0000 webfull 187283 at /channels Medication against schizophrenia inhibits pancreatic cancer /channels/news/medication-against-schizophrenia-inhibits-pancreatic-cancer-262544 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>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 ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ and the German Cancer Research Center.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2016</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:22:44 +0000 webfull 121043 at /channels Genetic breakthrough explains dangerously high blood glucose levels /channels/news/genetic-breakthrough-explains-dangerously-high-blood-glucose-levels-100264 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">1 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2008</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:35:57 +0000 mark.styles@ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ.Ca 8291 at /channels