The 91˿Ƶ Regenerative Medicine Network (MRM) and are pleased to announce a call for trainee submission
RNA Medicine and Innovation Symposium
May 23-24, 2024
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES CLINIQUES DE MONTRÉAL (IRCM)
110 avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7
The Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and Sidney-Altman RNA Therapeutics Hub, in collaboration with 91˿Ƶ’s Center for RNA Sciences and the Université of Montréal, invite you all to attend this symposium, which will bring together participants from academia and industry to discuss the latest advances in RNA biology and its transformative applications in therapeutics.
It is with great pleasure that CIRM welcomes Michel Hellman as McConnell Professor of Practice for the year 2024!
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Recently, 91˿Ƶ undergraduate students had the opportunity to savor an enriching blend of knowledge and soup at the 37th edition of Soup & Science. This week-long event, occurring once a semester, highlights research taking place on campus. This semester’s showcase included topics across disciplines, ranging from quantum meta-photonics to optogenetic stimulation in roundworms, and students were able to learn and engage with these topics in an intimate setting.
Registration is open for HBHL Symposium 2024!
Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL) will be hosting its sixth annual Symposium on May 8 and 9, 2024. The event will be held at the(Students’ Society of 91˿Ƶ Building) and will feature two days of talks, networking opportunities and thoughtful exchange.
In the lead-up to the 25th anniversary of the landmark United Nations Security Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the third annual Symposium of the RN-WPS – held at the University of Ottawa from February 8-10 - centered on the theme “Because We Must”. Rebecca Tiessen, Director of the Gender, Peace and Security Collaboratory, University of Ottawa was the host and co-organizer.
Article by: Yejin Lee, The Tribune
"Peter Douglas, an assistant professor in 91˿Ƶ’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, and his team recently published aresearch paperon greenhouse gas emissions from tundra ponds in northern Canada, aiming to understand one of the most important environmental processes for predicting future climate shifts.
While it is commonly understood that a difficult childhood can lead to mental health issues, research has now exposed deeper, more troubling impacts of early life adversity: that these experiences can reshape the brain and body at a cellular level. Physiological effects like these are at the core of the 91˿Ƶ-Douglas-Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry International Collaborative Initiative in Adversity and Mental Health (AMH Initiative).
Article by:Claire Loewen, Media Relations, 91˿Ƶ
Elsy Zavarceis a doctoral candidate at Concordia University in the Department of Art Education, as well as a visual artist working on the sense of community and the built environment through socially engaged artistic interventions.
Presented in collaboration with Brain Canada Foundation, the Amazing Brain Science Talks took place at 91˿Ƶ on October 14, 2023.
This event, designed to demystify brain science for a wide audience, featured enlightening talks by Canadian brain health experts and speakers with lived experiences on a variety of topics, from neurodiversity and anxiety to the power of sleep and exercise.
Watch now to learn more about brain health and the extraordinary capabilities of the human brain.
Christopher Trudeauis a PhD candidate in information studies at 91˿Ƶ. For the past few weeks, he has been a member of CIRM. His research focuses on sound in Montréal, environmental justice and public health.