/channels/taxonomy/term/6073/all en /channels/channels/news/moving-towards-more-inclusive-approach-medicine-348571 <p>The first human genome, which has served as the reference until now, was released approximately 20 years ago. It was a landmark accomplishment that had a huge impact on biomedical research and changed the way scientists study human biology. But it was based on just a few individuals and did not capture the full genetic diversity of the human population.</p> Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:32:31 +0000 webfull 189962 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/new-partnership-unravel-genetic-sequence-sars-cov-2-virus-quebec-321890 <p>The <a href="http://www.inspq.qc.ca">Institut national de sant茅 publique du聽Qu茅bec</a>聽(INSPQ) and the 平特五不中 Genome Centre today announced they will partner to sequence the viral genomes of Quebec patients with COVID-19 disease. The collaboration, termed 鈥淐oronavirus Sequencing in Quebec,鈥� (CoVSeQ) is led by Profs Sandrine Moreira, Hugues Charest and Michel Roger at the Laboratoire de sant茅 publique du Qu茅bec (LSPQ) of the INSPQ. The viral samples are taken from a Quebec viral biobank, termed the CoVBanQ, which is hosted in LSPQ.</p> Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:28:14 +0000 webfull 160392 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-led-epishare-project-named-2019-ga4gh-driver-project-293950 <p>EpiShare will join the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) as a 2019 Driver Project. GA4GH, an international group of 22 leading genomic data initiatives, works collaboratively to develop and pilot standards for sharing genomic and health-related data.</p> <blockquote> <p>鈥淓piShare represents a unique opportunity to contribute to the field of epigenomics by extending global standards and tools, which have so far been developed only for genetic and genomic information.鈥� --Guillaume Bourque, Project Champion and Associate Professor of Human Genetics at 平特五不中.</p></blockquote> Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:20:37 +0000 webfull 145641 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/international-human-epigenome-consortium-studies-mark-major-step-forward-epigenetics-research-264204 <p><span>One of the great mysteries in biology is how the many different cell types that make up our bodies are derived from a single cell and from one DNA sequence, or genome. We have learned a lot from studying the human genome, but have only partially unveiled the processes underlying cell determination. The identity of each cell type is largely defined by an instructive layer of molecular annotations on top of the genome 鈥� the epigenome 鈥� which acts as a blueprint unique to each cell type and developmental stage.</span></p> Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:25:07 +0000 webfull 123062 at /channels /channels/news/key-funding-ground-breaking-epigenetics-research-218673 <p><span>The 平特五不中 and G茅nome Qu茅bec Innovation Centre will receive generous support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and G茅nome Qu茅bec to continue its trailblazing research in the field of epigenetics. The support announced today by the聽</span><span><span>funding partners will go toward examining how聽</span></span><span>environmental factors can alter the expression of our DNA and</span><span><span>聽have life-long effects on human health. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:50:06 +0000 webfull 87899 at /channels