/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1447/all en /newsroom/channels/news/cfi-invests-39-m-mcgill-research-342180 <p>Announced today by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, 15 ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ researchers received a total of $3.9 million from the <a href="https://www.innovation.ca/apply-manage-awards/funding-opportunities/john-r-evans-leaders-fund" target="_blank">Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI JELF)</a>. The Quebec government will provide matching funds for these awards. Across 40 Canadian institutions, Champagne announced $64 million to support 251 research infrastructure projects.</p> Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:15:25 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288375 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/29-million-government-canada-mcgill-research-338927 <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disruptive effect on ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s research activities, particularly community and field-based research. The pandemic has also provided a unique opportunity to explore new directions in research methodologies. ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s researchers have developed creative solutions and harnessed science to solve national and global challenges.</p> Wed, 06 Apr 2022 18:52:13 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 288078 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/federal-government-announces-17-canada-research-chairs-mcgill-336139 <p>Plastics, textiles, and electronics have revolutionized our modern world, but their massive production has led to the accumulation of non-biodegradable and toxic wastes. This is a problem ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ researcher Noémie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne hopes to have a hand in solving. Today she was named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Biologically-Derived Materials, in recognition of the importance of her research for Canada’s future.</p> Tue, 11 Jan 2022 21:11:37 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 283775 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/cfi-invests-39-m-mcgill-research-332318 <p>ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s researchers will soon acquire the highly specialized tools they need to innovate in their fields thanks to funding from the Government of Canada through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, made the announcement today of $77 million across 50 institutions in Canada through the program. In total, twenty-one ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ research projects have received a combined $3.9 million in federal grants through three rounds of JELF.</p> Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:47:26 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 272087 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/six-early-career-researchers-receive-leadership-grants-326217 <p><em>By Shawn Hayward</em></p> <p>Six ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences researchers — <strong>Boris Bernhardt, Mark Brandon, Yasser Iturria-Medina, Jean-Francois Poulin, Jo Anne Stratton and Masha Prager-Khoutorsky</strong> — have received grants to support their work in the early-career stage, after being chosen from 150 talented applicants.</p> <p>Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program, anchored by a $5M gift from the Azrieli Foundation, enables paradigm-changing research of the brain to improve the lives of all Canadians.</p> Thu, 12 Nov 2020 17:56:51 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 248040 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/cfi-invests-93m-mcgill-research-323744 <p><strong><em>By Amanda Testani, Office of VP Research & Innovation</em></strong></p> Tue, 18 Aug 2020 19:57:27 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 234925 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/professor-maryam-tabrizian-receives-collaborative-health-research-project-grant-299426 <p>Funding from the country’s three federal granting councils—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council— was awarded to Professor Maryam Tabrizian and a multidisciplinary team composed of Professors Reggie Hamdy, Monzur Murshed, Bettina Willie (Shriners Hospitals for Children) and Dr. Vahab Soleimani(Lady Davis Research Institute). With the $767,184 received over three years, the researchers will continue developing an innovative, non-invasive solution for bone regeneration.</p> Fri, 09 Aug 2019 17:33:02 +0000 jessica.goodsell@mcgill.ca 185764 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-genomics-research-projects-receive-10m-federal-provincial-funding-294394 <p><em>Major federal and provincial investments in genomics research were announced this week following three recent Genome Canada competitions. The announcement, made at University of Guelph, includes over $10 million in funding to seven projects led by ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ researchers. Here's a quick look at one of those projects. (A complete list follows.)</em></p> Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:02:42 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 139750 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-share-largest-investment-discovery-science-canadian-history-290473 <p>Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced more than $558 million in discovery research funding across Canada, including the largest investment in research from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) this year. Through the 2018 Discovery Grants, Scholarships and Fellowships competition, 130 ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ researchers received funding totaling more than $30 million.</p> <p> </p> Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:50:17 +0000 jessica.goodsell@mcgill.ca 87715 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/gazette-mcgill-and-muhc-given-500000-cannabis-cancer-research-projects-288891 <p>The funding will be split between separate projects looking into the properties of cannabidiol and a search for a new treatment of an aggressive brain cancer.</p> <p><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/mcgill-and-muhc-given-500000-for-cannabis-cancer-research-projects">Read more</a></p> Thu, 16 Aug 2018 19:43:21 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 74059 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/quebec-funds-next-steps-rvh-project-287813 <p><span>The Government of Quebec is investing $37 million for ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ to continue its plans to transform the old Royal Victoria Hospital into a global hub for learning, research and innovation in environmental sustainability and public policy. The <a href="http://www.fil-information.gouv.qc.ca/Pages/Article.aspx?aiguillage=ajd&type=1&idArticle=2606223238">announcement was made at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ </a>on Friday, June 22, by three cabinet ministers: Hélène David, Minister responsible for Higher Education; Dr.</span></p> Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:24:33 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 47417 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/10-million-gift-strengthens-mcgills-commitment-brain-research-young-researchers-and-faster-results-287773 <p><span>A transformative gift of $10 million from the Irving Ludmer Family Foundation in support of the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health will expand the Centre’s internationally renowned role in brain research and establish a Global Brain Consortium of leading research institutions. The consortium will focus on sharing research methodologies and results, with the goal of accelerating the finding of novel and ground-breaking solutions to mental health and neurodegenerative diseases.</span></p> Tue, 19 Jun 2018 18:36:37 +0000 mona.noonoo@mail.mcgill.ca 46649 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/more-59-million-awarded-cfi-and-government-quebec-six-mcgill-research-projects-283993 <div><em>By Meaghan Thurston</em></div> <div> </div> <div>New labs and equipment through the CFI’s Innovation Fund will help six transformative ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ research projects to collaborate, innovate and train the next generation of scientists for the jobs of tomorrow.</div> <div> </div> Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:05:17 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 32854 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/cfi-invests-42-million-boost-23-mcgill-research-projects-cutting-edge-labs-and-equipment-269503 <p>At Laurentian University today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced a total investment of $52 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) <a href="http://www.innovation.ca/en/OurFunds/CFIFunds/JohnREvansLeadersFund">John R. Evans Leaders Fund</a> for 220 new infrastructure projects nationally. Among the 51 universities across the country with funded projects, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ leads the pack with an impressive number—23 projects totaling $4.2 million—in this latest round of the funding competition.</p> Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:18:11 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32168 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/5-million-agri-food-innovation-267430 <div><span>The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Laurent Lessard, and Geoffrey Kelley, MNA for Jacques-Cartier and Minister responsible for Native Affairs, announced on behalf of the Government of Quebec $5 million for the Consortium de recherche précompétitive en transformation alimentaire at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s Macdonald campus today. The funds will be awarded in five annual instalments of $1 million</span></div> <div> </div> Fri, 31 Mar 2017 15:23:31 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 26833 at /newsroom