Highlights from Med//E-News: The McGILL FACULTY OF MEDICINE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER

• A new method to identify the biological basis of neuropsychiatric disorders April 18, 2019
  Researchers at McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and the Douglas Hospital Research Centre, have developed a new method of examining the mechanisms associated with neuropsychiatric disorders. And it all starts with gene networks. Their findings were published recently in the journal EBioMedicine. Read more ►  
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• Inaugural award recognizes Indigenous health professional student April 17, 2019
  The inaugural Elaine Kilabuk Inuit and Indigenous Health Professions Student Award was recently awarded to Ève Mailhot-Daye, a fourth year medical student who intends to pursue a career in family medicine working with Indigenous communities. This new scholarship is intended to help support the training of an Inuk medical student from Nunavut at McGill University; […]
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• New PhD program in Quantitative Life Sciences approved April 17, 2019
  An innovative interdisciplinary PhD program will bridge the gap between the quantitative and biological domains to improve life sciences research. Quantitative Life Sciences, a joint venture initiated by the Faculties of Medicine and Science at McGill University and now involving many other faculties, has been given the green light by the Ministère de l'Éducation et […]
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• Advancing genomic medicine for next generation therapies April 17, 2019
  The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, this morning announced a new Canada Excellence Research Chair in Genomic Medicine: Genes to Drug Targets for Next-Generation Therapies. Dr. Vincent Mooser, who will be joining McGill this summer, is a pioneer in using genomics-based tools and datasets to develop new target-based therapies to improve human […]
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• Maternal gestational diabetes linked to diabetes in children April 17, 2019
  Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy could be at increased risk of type 1 diabetes themselves, according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre that was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Read more ►  
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• RI-MUHC research team to study the health impact of inactivity April 17, 2019
  Thanks to new funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, a team led by José Morais, MD, a member of the Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, will investigate the metabolic and molecular mechanisms underpinning inactivity-induced muscle loss and the underlying protective effects of an exercise countermeasure. Read […]
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• Quebec’s chief scientist headed to hall of fame April 17, 2019
  When headhunters first contacted Rémi Quirion years ago about the new position of Quebec’s chief scientist, he initially took a pass. Quirion warmed to the challenge and took on the role in 2011 – a position he has held ever since. His mandate includes advising Quebec’s minister of the economy and innovation about research and science in […]
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