18-Aug-11
Congratulations to our new Human Genetics Students Society (HGSS) members for 2011-2012. We have students from many different sites, which should help with communication and organizing. Click here to find out more about our HGSS members!04-Aug-11
The Department’s Human Genetics Graduate Student Research Day was held on June 2, 2011, with many of our students presenting their work, and featuring keynote speaker Dr. Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. – Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH.
Three students were awarded prizes for presenting talks, and four students were awarded for poster presentations. The third prize winner for presenting a talk was Justine Garner, a student in Dr. Jacquetta Trasler’s lab, and winner of a $200 prize.
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT JUSTINE.
14-Jul-11
The Department’s Human Genetics Graduate Student Research Day was held on June 2, 2011, with many of our students presenting their work, and featuring keynote speaker Dr. Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. – Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH.
Three students were awarded prizes for presenting talks, and four students were awarded for poster presentations. The second prize winner for presenting a talk was Woranontee Weraarpachai, a student in Dr. Eric Shoubridge’s lab, and winner of a $300 prize.
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WAN.
23-Jun-11
Bon Voyage!
16-Jun-11
The Department’s Human Genetics Graduate Student Research Day was held on June 2, 2011, with many of our students presenting their work, and featuring keynote speaker Dr. Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. – Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH.
Three students were awarded prizes for presenting talks, and four students were awarded for poster presentations. The first prize winner for presenting a talk was Sean Wiltshire, a student in Dr. Silvia Vidal’s lab, and winner of a $300 prize.
Click to learn more about Sean.
09-Jun-11
03-Jun-11
A big “congratulations!” goes out to all the Human Genetics graduates in the winter 2011 term.
We had four MSC Genetic Counselling graduates: Nicole Perrier, Lynn Macrae, Laura Whelton and Francois Plourde.
We also had 5 MSC Human Genetics graduates: Kevin Ha, Bahar Kasaai, Michelle Miller, Stephen Fung, and Abeer Zakariyah.
Click for photos from our convocation cocktail on May 31, 2011.
26-May-11
Dr. Jacques Genest wins Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize!
Dr. Genest, who is an Associate Member in the Department of Human Genetics, and Director of the Centre for Innovative Medicine at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), has focused his research on cardiovascular risk factors, the genetics of coronary artery disease and the formation of high-density lipoproteins (HDL). His research has led to insights into the genesis of HDL.
19-May-11
