/channels/taxonomy/term/5661/all en /channels/channels/news/two-mcgill-projects-selected-funding-genome-canada-357488 <p><i>Quebec-based projects awarded over half of the total national allotment, demonstrating the province鈥檚 strength in the transformative science of genomics</i></p> Thu, 30 May 2024 18:23:56 +0000 webfull 200245 at /channels /channels/channels/news/genome-canada-and-mcgill-track-covid-19-variants-concern-330688 <p>Genome Canada launched the Canadian VirusSeq Data Portal today to track the evolving COVID-19 pandemic across Canada. 平特五不中 researcher Guillaume <a href="https://www.computationalgenomics.ca/BourqueLab/">Bourque</a>, a professor in the Department of Human Genetics, along with his research team, led the development of the portal. They worked in collaboration with <a href="https://www.genomecanada.ca/en/cancogen/cancogen-virusseq">CanCOGeN VirusSeq</a> and world-leading genomics scientists, including Drs.</p> Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:54:16 +0000 webfull 170171 at /channels /channels/channels/news/success-genome-canada-competition-294670 <p>Congratulations to <b>Jianguo (Jeff) Xia</b> ( AnSci/Para), Guillaume Bourque (Director of Bioinformatics at the 平特五不中 & Genome Quebec Innovation Center) and Pierre-脡tienne Jacques (Sherbrooke) who were awarded $1.1 by Genome Canada earlier this week.</p> Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:03:21 +0000 webfull 146402 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-genomics-research-projects-receive-10m-federal-provincial-funding-294394 <p><em>Major federal and provincial investments in genomics research聽were announced this week following聽three recent Genome Canada competitions.聽The announcement, made聽at University of Guelph, includes over $10 million聽in funding to seven projects led by 平特五不中 researchers. Here's a quick look at one of those projects.聽(A聽complete list follows.)</em></p> Tue, 05 Feb 2019 20:02:17 +0000 webfull 146092 at /channels /channels/channels/news/plants-fungi-and-bacteria-work-together-clean-polluted-land-286247 <p><span>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 平特五不中 and Universit茅 de Montr茅al.</span></p> Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:06:54 +0000 webfull 136940 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-led-genomics-centres-win-98-m-three-year-funding-support-genome-canada-285274 <p><span>The 平特五不中 and G茅nome Qu茅bec Innovation Centre and the Canadian Centre for Computational Genomics will receive a total of $9.8聽million in funding over three聽years through Genome Canada awards announced Feb. 21.</span></p> Wed, 21 Feb 2018 20:24:00 +0000 webfull 135635 at /channels /channels/news/great-performance-quebec-researchers-last-gap-261703 <p><a href="/newsroom"><em><strong>平特五不中 Newsroom</strong></em></a></p> <p><em>G茅nome Qu茅bec is happy to report that Qu茅bec has achieved excellent results in the 5th cycle of the Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP).</em></p> Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:19:38 +0000 webfull 119870 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill-researchers-lead-development-tool-assess-environmental-risks-chemicals-264686 <p><span>Assessing the risks that toxic chemicals pose to natural ecosystems is a huge challenge, given the thousands of chemicals that require testing. But the task is expected soon to become less daunting, thanks to a new tool being developed by 平特五不中 researchers.聽</span></p> Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:15:16 +0000 webfull 123615 at /channels /channels/news/almost-10-million-salmonella-research-254177 <p><span>Poultry used to be the usual suspect in cases of Salmonella poisoning. Today, however, most outbreaks of the illness come from fruit and vegetables that have become infected when the soil in which they grow is polluted by animal waste or non-potable water. There currently is no method of reducing the growth of Salmonella on such produce.</span></p> Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:24:19 +0000 webfull 111366 at /channels