Centre of Genomics and Policy
@genomicsandpolicy.bsky.social
Centre of Genomics and Policy: Exploring the socio-ethical and legal issues in genomic health sciences.
www.genomicsandpolicy.org/
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🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Ma'n H. Zawati @mhzawati.bsky.social, Research Director at the CGP, on being inducted on Nov. 14 2025, as a member of the Royal Society of Canada!
🎥 Watch Prof. Zawati discuss his research and its impact on Canadian healthcare: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMc...
🎥 Watch Prof. Zawati discuss his research and its impact on Canadian healthcare: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMc...
Ma'n H Zawati | 2025 New College Member | McGill University
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November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Ma'n H. Zawati @mhzawati.bsky.social, Research Director at the CGP, on being inducted on Nov. 14 2025, as a member of the Royal Society of Canada!
🎥 Watch Prof. Zawati discuss his research and its impact on Canadian healthcare: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMc...
🎥 Watch Prof. Zawati discuss his research and its impact on Canadian healthcare: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMc...
Excited to share a new D2R-funded project led by Larry Lynd (UBC), co-led by Profs @YannJoly6 & @MHZawati (CGP, McGill): Early assessment of the value of novel #RNAtherapeutics in #genomicnewbornscreening initiatives: health, economic and ethical implications.
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Foundational Projects | Cycle 2
The Foundational Projects funding program supports high-risk, early-stage projects with the potential to be game-changers in the fields of D2R’s areas of interest. In the second funding cycle launched...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Excited to share a new D2R-funded project led by Larry Lynd (UBC), co-led by Profs @YannJoly6 & @MHZawati (CGP, McGill): Early assessment of the value of novel #RNAtherapeutics in #genomicnewbornscreening initiatives: health, economic and ethical implications.
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The upcoming Brocher Foundation meeting will delve on the latest health data news and the ethical challenges surrounding them. Tune in on Nov. 11th, 2025 at 2PM (Geneva time).
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November 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The upcoming Brocher Foundation meeting will delve on the latest health data news and the ethical challenges surrounding them. Tune in on Nov. 11th, 2025 at 2PM (Geneva time).
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/j/83487320128
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/j/83487320128
Congratulations to Prof. Bartha Maria Knoppers, our Centre’s Founding Director and Distinguished James McGill Professor Emerita, on receiving the McGill Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement! 👏🏼 reporter.mcgill.ca/bartha-knopp...
Bartha Knoppers awarded McGill Medal for lifetime of pioneering work in bioethics - McGill Reporter
From literature to law to genetics, the founder of McGill’s Centre of Genomics and Policy built a career at the crossroads of science and ethics
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October 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Congratulations to Prof. Bartha Maria Knoppers, our Centre’s Founding Director and Distinguished James McGill Professor Emerita, on receiving the McGill Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement! 👏🏼 reporter.mcgill.ca/bartha-knopp...
Dr. Zohar Lederman (Emergency Medicine, University of Hong Kong) spoke about the Marburg outbreak in Rwanda 🦠🌍 While widely praised as a One Health & public health success, he highlighted key data gaps, limited attention to animal and environmental health and conflicting economic development goals.
October 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Dr. Zohar Lederman (Emergency Medicine, University of Hong Kong) spoke about the Marburg outbreak in Rwanda 🦠🌍 While widely praised as a One Health & public health success, he highlighted key data gaps, limited attention to animal and environmental health and conflicting economic development goals.
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New in Cell!
“Exploring Latin America one cell at a time” — we chart challenges & opportunities for single-cell & spatial genomics across LATAM.
A call for equitable funding, collaboration & capacity building.
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“Exploring Latin America one cell at a time” — we chart challenges & opportunities for single-cell & spatial genomics across LATAM.
A call for equitable funding, collaboration & capacity building.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New in Cell!
“Exploring Latin America one cell at a time” — we chart challenges & opportunities for single-cell & spatial genomics across LATAM.
A call for equitable funding, collaboration & capacity building.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
“Exploring Latin America one cell at a time” — we chart challenges & opportunities for single-cell & spatial genomics across LATAM.
A call for equitable funding, collaboration & capacity building.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
In honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month 💗, CGP Director Yann Joly will be paneling at @d2rmcgill.bsky.social’s upcoming event on Breast Cancer & RNA Therapeutics on Oct. 22, 2025.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3J4DbuB
🗓️ Oct. 22, 2025 @ 5 - 8:30PM
📍 Atrium, Bellini Building, McGill University
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3J4DbuB
🗓️ Oct. 22, 2025 @ 5 - 8:30PM
📍 Atrium, Bellini Building, McGill University
In Person Event | Breast Cancer & RNA Therapeutics: Exploring inclusive research and career opportunities
Join D2R and the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI) for an event in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Women's History Month, in collaboration with Fondation du cancer du sein...
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October 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
In honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month 💗, CGP Director Yann Joly will be paneling at @d2rmcgill.bsky.social’s upcoming event on Breast Cancer & RNA Therapeutics on Oct. 22, 2025.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3J4DbuB
🗓️ Oct. 22, 2025 @ 5 - 8:30PM
📍 Atrium, Bellini Building, McGill University
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3J4DbuB
🗓️ Oct. 22, 2025 @ 5 - 8:30PM
📍 Atrium, Bellini Building, McGill University
🗞️ Our newsletter is fresh off the press!
Catch up on the recent research, publications, and highlights at the CGP in our Summer-Fall Issue: mailchi.mp/mcgill/cgp-n...
Catch up on the recent research, publications, and highlights at the CGP in our Summer-Fall Issue: mailchi.mp/mcgill/cgp-n...
CGP News | Summer-Fall Issue 2025
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October 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🗞️ Our newsletter is fresh off the press!
Catch up on the recent research, publications, and highlights at the CGP in our Summer-Fall Issue: mailchi.mp/mcgill/cgp-n...
Catch up on the recent research, publications, and highlights at the CGP in our Summer-Fall Issue: mailchi.mp/mcgill/cgp-n...
The CGP and @phgfoundation.bsky.social co-hosted an international think tank at Ayer’s Cliff, Canada, bringing together leading scholars, professionals and practitioners to reimagine the future of #genomics, #medicine, and global population #health in a data-driven world now through 2050.
September 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The CGP and @phgfoundation.bsky.social co-hosted an international think tank at Ayer’s Cliff, Canada, bringing together leading scholars, professionals and practitioners to reimagine the future of #genomics, #medicine, and global population #health in a data-driven world now through 2050.
Prof. Calvin W.L. Ho’s talk, “Polygenic Risk Scores and the Human Right to Science,” from the Annual Bartha Maria Knoppers Lecture, is now available for viewing! 🎤
Watch the recording on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/BRbpegQDF5A?...
Watch the recording on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/BRbpegQDF5A?...
September 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Prof. Calvin W.L. Ho’s talk, “Polygenic Risk Scores and the Human Right to Science,” from the Annual Bartha Maria Knoppers Lecture, is now available for viewing! 🎤
Watch the recording on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/BRbpegQDF5A?...
Watch the recording on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/BRbpegQDF5A?...
🎤 That’s a wrap on the 3rd Annual Bartha Maria Knoppers Lecture! Honoured to host Prof. Calvin W.L. Ho (@monashuniversity.bsky.social) for his talk, "Polygenic Risk Scores and the Human Right to Science," celebrating Knoppers' legacy in genomics and health law. Thanks to all who attended!
September 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🎤 That’s a wrap on the 3rd Annual Bartha Maria Knoppers Lecture! Honoured to host Prof. Calvin W.L. Ho (@monashuniversity.bsky.social) for his talk, "Polygenic Risk Scores and the Human Right to Science," celebrating Knoppers' legacy in genomics and health law. Thanks to all who attended!
Is it time to rethink ELSI? 💭
Last week at @mcgill.ca, our guest speaker Eric M. Meslin, global leader in bioethics and science policy and member of the CGP Advisory Committee member, sparked a vital convo on ELSI’s future in research & genomics—its roots, impact, and two diverging paths ahead.
Last week at @mcgill.ca, our guest speaker Eric M. Meslin, global leader in bioethics and science policy and member of the CGP Advisory Committee member, sparked a vital convo on ELSI’s future in research & genomics—its roots, impact, and two diverging paths ahead.
September 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Is it time to rethink ELSI? 💭
Last week at @mcgill.ca, our guest speaker Eric M. Meslin, global leader in bioethics and science policy and member of the CGP Advisory Committee member, sparked a vital convo on ELSI’s future in research & genomics—its roots, impact, and two diverging paths ahead.
Last week at @mcgill.ca, our guest speaker Eric M. Meslin, global leader in bioethics and science policy and member of the CGP Advisory Committee member, sparked a vital convo on ELSI’s future in research & genomics—its roots, impact, and two diverging paths ahead.
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Honoured to share that I have been elected to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada. Grateful to my mentors, colleagues & students whose support and collaboration made this possible, and I look forward to working with such an inspiring community.
September 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Honoured to share that I have been elected to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada. Grateful to my mentors, colleagues & students whose support and collaboration made this possible, and I look forward to working with such an inspiring community.
At the H2R conference at @ox.ac.uk, Terese Knoppers spoke about the barriers and bridges towards making healthcare data more accessible for childhood cancer survivors and families. The talk drew on ACCESS & CGP’s research project: Pan-Canadian Approaches to Data Sharing & Access.
🔗 bit.ly/47kscHi
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August 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
At the H2R conference at @ox.ac.uk, Terese Knoppers spoke about the barriers and bridges towards making healthcare data more accessible for childhood cancer survivors and families. The talk drew on ACCESS & CGP’s research project: Pan-Canadian Approaches to Data Sharing & Access.
🔗 bit.ly/47kscHi
🔗 bit.ly/47kscHi
📣 Upcoming conference on AI & biotech happening this week-end in Montreal!
CGP Academic Associate Maelenn Corfmat will be speaking on the “Bioethics in Action” panel at On the Verge, McGill iGEM’s annual biotech conference!
🔗 For more info & to register: igemontheverge.wixsite.com/home
CGP Academic Associate Maelenn Corfmat will be speaking on the “Bioethics in Action” panel at On the Verge, McGill iGEM’s annual biotech conference!
🔗 For more info & to register: igemontheverge.wixsite.com/home
August 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
📣 Upcoming conference on AI & biotech happening this week-end in Montreal!
CGP Academic Associate Maelenn Corfmat will be speaking on the “Bioethics in Action” panel at On the Verge, McGill iGEM’s annual biotech conference!
🔗 For more info & to register: igemontheverge.wixsite.com/home
CGP Academic Associate Maelenn Corfmat will be speaking on the “Bioethics in Action” panel at On the Verge, McGill iGEM’s annual biotech conference!
🔗 For more info & to register: igemontheverge.wixsite.com/home
Our summer intern Olivia Maracle-Hill shares her experience working on a @d2rmcgill.bsky.social project as part of @mcgill.ca's IMPRESS program. 💻✨
🔗 bit.ly/4oIVjds
#CGPInternship #IndigenousHealthResearch #ELSI #RNAResearch
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#CGPInternship #IndigenousHealthResearch #ELSI #RNAResearch
Centering Community in Science: A D2R-Funded Student on Her IMPRESS Internship
The Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students (IMPRESS) program at McGill University is more than just a summer job—it is a chance for Indigenous undergraduate students fr...
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August 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Our summer intern Olivia Maracle-Hill shares her experience working on a @d2rmcgill.bsky.social project as part of @mcgill.ca's IMPRESS program. 💻✨
🔗 bit.ly/4oIVjds
#CGPInternship #IndigenousHealthResearch #ELSI #RNAResearch
🔗 bit.ly/4oIVjds
#CGPInternship #IndigenousHealthResearch #ELSI #RNAResearch
⏰ Just over 2 weeks away until the 3rd Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture on Sept 5th! We are grateful to have Prof. Calvin Ho as this year’s speaker. Join us for an insightful talk on Polygenic Risk Scores & the Human Right to Science.
🧵More details: bit.ly/472cW1z
🧵More details: bit.ly/472cW1z
August 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
⏰ Just over 2 weeks away until the 3rd Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture on Sept 5th! We are grateful to have Prof. Calvin Ho as this year’s speaker. Join us for an insightful talk on Polygenic Risk Scores & the Human Right to Science.
🧵More details: bit.ly/472cW1z
🧵More details: bit.ly/472cW1z
🩺 The Guide for Healthcare Providers on Affirmative Intersex Health Communication—now available in English & French. A Canadian-first resource to support inclusive, affirming care.
Link to guides below 🧵
Link to guides below 🧵
August 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🩺 The Guide for Healthcare Providers on Affirmative Intersex Health Communication—now available in English & French. A Canadian-first resource to support inclusive, affirming care.
Link to guides below 🧵
Link to guides below 🧵
🚨Two NEW papers from our team!
Ecological Genome Project
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/bioe...
A bold vision for ecogenomics + One Health to guide ethical, interdisciplinary genomics.
Data Sharing in Genomics
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s402...
New GA4GH lexicon to improve cross-border collaboration & data governance.
Ecological Genome Project
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/bioe...
A bold vision for ecogenomics + One Health to guide ethical, interdisciplinary genomics.
Data Sharing in Genomics
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s402...
New GA4GH lexicon to improve cross-border collaboration & data governance.
August 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🚨Two NEW papers from our team!
Ecological Genome Project
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/bioe...
A bold vision for ecogenomics + One Health to guide ethical, interdisciplinary genomics.
Data Sharing in Genomics
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s402...
New GA4GH lexicon to improve cross-border collaboration & data governance.
Ecological Genome Project
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/bioe...
A bold vision for ecogenomics + One Health to guide ethical, interdisciplinary genomics.
Data Sharing in Genomics
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s402...
New GA4GH lexicon to improve cross-border collaboration & data governance.
📢 New publication with @universitypress.cambridge.org!
"Psychedelic Treatment with Psilocybin" explores malpractice risks & regulatory gaps that may deter physicians—despite psilocybin’s therapeutic promise.
🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1017/jme....
#Psilocybin #Psychedelics #HealthPolicy #MedicalLaw
"Psychedelic Treatment with Psilocybin" explores malpractice risks & regulatory gaps that may deter physicians—despite psilocybin’s therapeutic promise.
🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1017/jme....
#Psilocybin #Psychedelics #HealthPolicy #MedicalLaw
Psychedelic Treatment with Psilocybin: Addressing Medical Malpractice Risk and Physicians’ Concerns | Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics | Cambridge Core
Psychedelic Treatment with Psilocybin: Addressing Medical Malpractice Risk and Physicians’ Concerns
doi.org
August 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
📢 New publication with @universitypress.cambridge.org!
"Psychedelic Treatment with Psilocybin" explores malpractice risks & regulatory gaps that may deter physicians—despite psilocybin’s therapeutic promise.
🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1017/jme....
#Psilocybin #Psychedelics #HealthPolicy #MedicalLaw
"Psychedelic Treatment with Psilocybin" explores malpractice risks & regulatory gaps that may deter physicians—despite psilocybin’s therapeutic promise.
🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1017/jme....
#Psilocybin #Psychedelics #HealthPolicy #MedicalLaw
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Two new articles have been published from our team:
“The evolution of health data ecosystems: An international survey” in AJHG: doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... & “Harnessing the promises of cell therapy, gene therapy, and regenerative medicine in Québec, Canada” in Front. Med.: doi.org/10.3389/fmed...
“The evolution of health data ecosystems: An international survey” in AJHG: doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... & “Harnessing the promises of cell therapy, gene therapy, and regenerative medicine in Québec, Canada” in Front. Med.: doi.org/10.3389/fmed...
July 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Two new articles have been published from our team:
“The evolution of health data ecosystems: An international survey” in AJHG: doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... & “Harnessing the promises of cell therapy, gene therapy, and regenerative medicine in Québec, Canada” in Front. Med.: doi.org/10.3389/fmed...
“The evolution of health data ecosystems: An international survey” in AJHG: doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... & “Harnessing the promises of cell therapy, gene therapy, and regenerative medicine in Québec, Canada” in Front. Med.: doi.org/10.3389/fmed...
We are elated to host the 3rd Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture on Sept 5th! Our guest speaker Calvin Ho, Associate Professor (Faculty of Law, Monash University), will present on “Polygenic Risk Scores and the Human Right to Science.”
RSVP by Aug 28: bit.ly/4kPaLBC
RSVP by Aug 28: bit.ly/4kPaLBC
July 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We are elated to host the 3rd Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture on Sept 5th! Our guest speaker Calvin Ho, Associate Professor (Faculty of Law, Monash University), will present on “Polygenic Risk Scores and the Human Right to Science.”
RSVP by Aug 28: bit.ly/4kPaLBC
RSVP by Aug 28: bit.ly/4kPaLBC
While #GenerativeAI helps make #GenomicResearch more productive and accessible, Academic Associate Maelenn Corfmat explores two key concerns in her HaploTalks presentation at the @mcgill.ca Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine: #Privacy and #HumanAgency 🧬🤖💬
June 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
While #GenerativeAI helps make #GenomicResearch more productive and accessible, Academic Associate Maelenn Corfmat explores two key concerns in her HaploTalks presentation at the @mcgill.ca Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine: #Privacy and #HumanAgency 🧬🤖💬
Academic Associate Terese Knoppers shared the Centre’s latest research on improving intersex health communication with intersex adults in Canada at the Intersex Insights conference in Dublin, Ireland.
🔗 To learn more about the research: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
🔗 To learn more about the research: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
June 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Academic Associate Terese Knoppers shared the Centre’s latest research on improving intersex health communication with intersex adults in Canada at the Intersex Insights conference in Dublin, Ireland.
🔗 To learn more about the research: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
🔗 To learn more about the research: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
This week concludes the Global Health Law summer course led by CGP Director Yann Joly and Academic Associate Diya Uberoi, offered as part of the @mcgill.ca Summer Institute in Global Health Program. 🌎 🩺 ⚖️ Thank you to all who participated!
June 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This week concludes the Global Health Law summer course led by CGP Director Yann Joly and Academic Associate Diya Uberoi, offered as part of the @mcgill.ca Summer Institute in Global Health Program. 🌎 🩺 ⚖️ Thank you to all who participated!