Health e-News

Dr. Leonard A. Levin re-appointed Chair, Department of Ophthalmology

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Leonard A. Levin has been re-appointed to the position of Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, a position he has held since 2012, from which time he has also served as Ophthalmologist-in-Chief at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC).
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Invitation – School of Population and Global Health Town Hall

Please join us Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in the Martin Amphitheatre (room 504), McIntyre Building, 3655 Sir-William-Osler, to discuss the new School of Population and Global Health (SPGH).
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Dr. Zu-Hua Gao re-appointed Chair, Department of Pathology

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Zu-Hua Gao has been re-appointed to the position of Chair of the Department of Pathology at McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine, a position he has held since 2012, from which time he also served as Pathologist-in-Chief at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC).
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Welcome to the 2017-2018 academic year

Message from the principal:

The nearly 200 international flags that currently line Sherbrooke Street as part of “La Balade pour la Paix” are a perfect symbol for a university and a city that celebrate and embrace diversity. More than 45,000 people study and work on our downtown and Macdonald campuses. You come to McGill from across Quebec, Canada and the world. I would like to welcome all of you to an academic year that is sure to be filled with great ideas, exciting projects and boundless energy.
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In memoriam: Dr. Shreyas Roy (1979 – 2017)

The Faculty of Medicine was saddened to learn about the tragic recent passing of Dr. Shreyas Roy, a member of the McGill MDCM Class of 2010. Our condolences go out to Dr. Roy’s family and friends.
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Lady Davis Institute Research Newsletter – September 2017

We are pleased to announce that the Lady Davis Institute Research Newsletter for September 2017 is now available online!
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Happy 99th birthday, Dr. Milner!

The Montreal Neurological Institute celebrated some important birthdays recently, including the unstoppable Dr. Brenda Milner, a renowned neuropsychologist, who turned 99, Dr. Hanna Pappius, 92, and Dr. Gilles Bertrand, 93. Happy Birthday!
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Opinion: How can immigrant scientists give back to their homelands?

Dr. Madhukar Pai, Director of McGill Global Health Programs, shares his thoughts on how immigrant scientists can pay it forward and give back to their native countries, in this piece which originally appeared on Devex.
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The rivals-turned-comrades that built McGill’s health network

Over the course of nearly two centuries, the hospitals that make up the McGill University academic health network have gone from fiercely independent private entities competing for funding and resources to publicly funded collaborative institutions whose watchwords are integration and consolidation.
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Indigenous Physicians Association holds national meeting at McGill

The IPAC holds an annual national general meeting and mentorship forum, which this year was hosted in August by the Indigenous Health Professions Program (IHPP) at McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine. Approximately 35 participants from across the country gathered in Montreal for two days under the theme of “Connecting with Communities.
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That cup of coffee may not relieve Parkinson’s symptoms

According to a study recently published in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, the relationship between caffeine and Parkinson’s is still not fully understood.
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RI-MUHC scientist takes HIV self-testing global with HIVSmart!™

It is estimated that 30-40 per cent of people living with HIV do not know their HIV status, which can have a serious effect on the spread of the disease. One of the approaches developed to change this statistic, especially among populations at higher risk for infection and who lack access to care, is the development of HIV self-testing, which provides people with a HIV diagnostic test that they can use in private. Now, this screening strategy is getting a global push thanks to a major new partnership with The International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC).
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Child abuse affects brain wiring

Researchers from the McGill Group for Suicide Studies, based at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and McGill University’s Department of Psychiatry, have just published research in the American Journal of Psychiatry that suggests that the long-lasting effects of traumatic childhood experiences, like severe abuse, may be due to an impaired structure and functioning of cells in the anterior cingulate cortex. This is a part of the brain which plays an important role in the regulation of emotions and mood.
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McGill Medical student receives 2017 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award

McGill Medical student Tianwei (Ellen) Zhou is the recipient of the 2017 Dr. Robert and Sharon Francis Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) Award, one of 16 student awards announced by the CMHF on September 22. Congratulations Ellen!
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Michel Tremblay awarded RSC’s McLaughlin Medal

Earlier today, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced that Professor Michel L. Tremblay (Department of Biochemistry and Goodman Cancer Research Centre) has been awarded the McLaughlin Medal for important research of sustained excellence in medical science. Recognized for his leading-edge work on the role and function of tyrosine phosphatases in the development of cancer, Professor Tremblay is among the twelve Canadian researchers honoured with an RSC medal or award this year.

Congratulations Dr. Tremblay!
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Student-developed exhibit promotes diversity in science

Beginning October 10, a new interactive exhibit will be presented at the Redpath Museum with the goal of sharing the journeys of women and visible minorities from within the McGill scientific community, including highlighting some of the challenges they have faced. This permanent exhibition is the first initiative of Diversity in STEMM @ McGill, a group founded by Charles Cong Xu, a PhD student in biology from McGill University, and is meant to promote diversity in all its forms in science, technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM).

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