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The Jerry Pelletier Initiative: building a pipeline for rare cancers left behind
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L’Initiative Jerry-Pelletier : un réseau voué à la lutte contre les cancers rares peu étudiés
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L’Initiative Jerry-Pelletier : un réseau voué à la lutte contre les cancers rares peu étudiés
🔗https://ow.ly/OYEy50Y62c9
February 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The Jerry Pelletier Initiative: building a pipeline for rare cancers left behind
🔗https://ow.ly/hyio50Y62c8
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L’Initiative Jerry-Pelletier : un réseau voué à la lutte contre les cancers rares peu étudiés
🔗https://ow.ly/OYEy50Y62c9
🔗https://ow.ly/hyio50Y62c8
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L’Initiative Jerry-Pelletier : un réseau voué à la lutte contre les cancers rares peu étudiés
🔗https://ow.ly/OYEy50Y62c9
McGill se classe à égalité au 27e rang mondial (contre le 29e l’an dernier) dans la catégorie Médecine et santé au palmarès universitaire mondial par discipline Times Higher Education 2026. 🔗https://ow.ly/oeZl50Y64Qw
February 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
McGill se classe à égalité au 27e rang mondial (contre le 29e l’an dernier) dans la catégorie Médecine et santé au palmarès universitaire mondial par discipline Times Higher Education 2026. 🔗https://ow.ly/oeZl50Y64Qw
McGill tied for 27th in the world in the Medical and Health category (up from 29th last year) in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2026. 🔗https://ow.ly/Kq6B50Y64K4
February 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
McGill tied for 27th in the world in the Medical and Health category (up from 29th last year) in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2026. 🔗https://ow.ly/Kq6B50Y64K4
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A new study reveals a previously unseen learning process in the brain’s memory centre, with implications for Alzheimer’s disease 🧠
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Hippocampus does more than store memories: it predicts rewards, study finds
A preclinical study published in Nature has found evidence that the hippocampus, the brain region that stores memory, also reorganizes memories to anticipate future outcomes. The findings, from resear...
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January 29, 2026 at 6:51 PM
A new study reveals a previously unseen learning process in the brain’s memory centre, with implications for Alzheimer’s disease 🧠
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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Claudia Kleinman, PhD, as the Scientific Director of the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health. We look forward to this new direction for the Ludmer Centre.
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A new direction for the Ludmer Centre
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Claudia Kleinman, PhD, as the Scientific Director of the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health, effective February 1, 2026. As part of a ne...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Claudia Kleinman, PhD, as the Scientific Director of the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health. We look forward to this new direction for the Ludmer Centre.
www.mcgill.ca/ludmercentre...
www.mcgill.ca/ludmercentre...
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Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer la nomination de la Pre Claudia Kleinman, Ph. D., au poste de directrice scientifique du Centre Ludmer en neuroinformatique et santé mentale. Nous suivrons avec grand intérêt l’orientation qu’elle donnera au Centre Ludmer.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer la nomination de la Pre Claudia Kleinman, Ph. D., au poste de directrice scientifique du Centre Ludmer en neuroinformatique et santé mentale. Nous suivrons avec grand intérêt l’orientation qu’elle donnera au Centre Ludmer.
www.mcgill.ca/ludmercentre...
www.mcgill.ca/ludmercentre...
Danger signs in young brains 🧠 McGill neuroscientist Cecilia Flores (left, with postdoctoral fellow Alice Morgunova) has discovered biomarkers in teens’ blood that flag heightened depression risk and could lead to earlier interventions and better treatments. 🔗https://ow.ly/9Bc350Y64cJ
February 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Danger signs in young brains 🧠 McGill neuroscientist Cecilia Flores (left, with postdoctoral fellow Alice Morgunova) has discovered biomarkers in teens’ blood that flag heightened depression risk and could lead to earlier interventions and better treatments. 🔗https://ow.ly/9Bc350Y64cJ
🗓️ What’s coming up in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Read the full listing:
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☀️ Événements à venir à la Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé. Consultez la liste complète :
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☀️ Événements à venir à la Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé. Consultez la liste complète :
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February 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🗓️ What’s coming up in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Read the full listing:
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☀️ Événements à venir à la Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé. Consultez la liste complète :
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☀️ Événements à venir à la Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé. Consultez la liste complète :
🔗 mcgill.ca/x/53h
In memoriam: Qutayba Hamid 🥀 It is with great sadness that we announce the recent passing of our dear friend and colleague, Qutayba Hamid, MD, PhD. Dr. Hamid served as Director of the Meakins-Christie Labs from 2008 to 2017. 🔗https://ow.ly/2Ye450Y64yx
February 1, 2026 at 4:10 PM
In memoriam: Qutayba Hamid 🥀 It is with great sadness that we announce the recent passing of our dear friend and colleague, Qutayba Hamid, MD, PhD. Dr. Hamid served as Director of the Meakins-Christie Labs from 2008 to 2017. 🔗https://ow.ly/2Ye450Y64yx
Black History Month at McGill: What’s on for 2026
A roundup of student- and faculty-led events across the University
➡️ https://reporter.mcgill.ca/black-history-month-at-mcgill-whats-on-for-2026/
A roundup of student- and faculty-led events across the University
➡️ https://reporter.mcgill.ca/black-history-month-at-mcgill-whats-on-for-2026/
February 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Black History Month at McGill: What’s on for 2026
A roundup of student- and faculty-led events across the University
➡️ https://reporter.mcgill.ca/black-history-month-at-mcgill-whats-on-for-2026/
A roundup of student- and faculty-led events across the University
➡️ https://reporter.mcgill.ca/black-history-month-at-mcgill-whats-on-for-2026/
Michael Villeneuve, an adjunct professor at the Ingram School of Nursing, is one of 13 members of the McGill community - four of whom are connected to the FMHS - who were admitted to or promoted within the Order of Canada by Governor General Mary Simon on December 31. 🔗https://ow.ly/ur5W50Y63lm
January 31, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Michael Villeneuve, an adjunct professor at the Ingram School of Nursing, is one of 13 members of the McGill community - four of whom are connected to the FMHS - who were admitted to or promoted within the Order of Canada by Governor General Mary Simon on December 31. 🔗https://ow.ly/ur5W50Y63lm
Allergie aux arachides : une désensibilisation à faible dose pourrait protéger plus d’enfants. Une étude révèle qu’une dose nettement plus faible que le traitement standard d’immunothérapie orale pourrait offrir une protection similaire contre la contamination accidentelle. https://ow.ly/z0ai50XY1gI
January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Allergie aux arachides : une désensibilisation à faible dose pourrait protéger plus d’enfants. Une étude révèle qu’une dose nettement plus faible que le traitement standard d’immunothérapie orale pourrait offrir une protection similaire contre la contamination accidentelle. https://ow.ly/z0ai50XY1gI
Low-dose therapy may protect more kids with peanut allergies ~ New research finds a much lower dose of peanut oral immunotherapy may provide similar protection from accidental contamination. 🔗https://ow.ly/SLoj50XY19E
January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Low-dose therapy may protect more kids with peanut allergies ~ New research finds a much lower dose of peanut oral immunotherapy may provide similar protection from accidental contamination. 🔗https://ow.ly/SLoj50XY19E
Le 29 janvier, McGill tiendra une cérémonie et une conférence pour honorer la mémoire des victimes de l’attentat. La conférence « Impacts de l’islamophobie sur la santé mentale des personnes musulmanes » sera prononcée par Salam El-Majzoub, professeur de psychiatrie. 🔗https://ow.ly/X9aj50XY2cI
January 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Le 29 janvier, McGill tiendra une cérémonie et une conférence pour honorer la mémoire des victimes de l’attentat. La conférence « Impacts de l’islamophobie sur la santé mentale des personnes musulmanes » sera prononcée par Salam El-Majzoub, professeur de psychiatrie. 🔗https://ow.ly/X9aj50XY2cI
National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack ~ On January 29, McGill will honour the memories of the victims with a special ceremony and lecture, Impacts of Islamophobia on Muslim Mental Health, by McGill psychiatry professor Salam El-Majzoub, MD. 🔗https://ow.ly/BzwB50XY29F
January 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack ~ On January 29, McGill will honour the memories of the victims with a special ceremony and lecture, Impacts of Islamophobia on Muslim Mental Health, by McGill psychiatry professor Salam El-Majzoub, MD. 🔗https://ow.ly/BzwB50XY29F
New evidence challenges Parkinson’s understanding ~ Nature Neuroscience McGill-led study reassesses dopamine’s role in motor control, with implications for therapeutics. 🔗https://ow.ly/Eb1B50XY0YP
January 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM
New evidence challenges Parkinson’s understanding ~ Nature Neuroscience McGill-led study reassesses dopamine’s role in motor control, with implications for therapeutics. 🔗https://ow.ly/Eb1B50XY0YP
Vers une nouvelle compréhension de la maladie de Parkinson ~ Une étude mcgilloise publiée dans Nature Neuroscience remet en cause le rôle de la dopamine dans la régulation des mouvements et pourrait transformer l’approche thérapeutique de la maladie. 🔗https://ow.ly/epMI50XY12p
January 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Vers une nouvelle compréhension de la maladie de Parkinson ~ Une étude mcgilloise publiée dans Nature Neuroscience remet en cause le rôle de la dopamine dans la régulation des mouvements et pourrait transformer l’approche thérapeutique de la maladie. 🔗https://ow.ly/epMI50XY12p
Le 27 janvier, McGill tiendra sa conférence annuelle de commémoration en hommage aux victimes de l’Holocauste. La conférence « Entre Dieu et Vichy : Religion, race et Holocauste en France » sera prononcée par Aliza Luft, professeure de sociologie à UCLA.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Le 27 janvier, McGill tiendra sa conférence annuelle de commémoration en hommage aux victimes de l’Holocauste. La conférence « Entre Dieu et Vichy : Religion, race et Holocauste en France » sera prononcée par Aliza Luft, professeure de sociologie à UCLA.
➡️https://ow.ly/ujft50XY206
➡️https://ow.ly/ujft50XY206
On January 27, McGill will hold its annual ceremony and commemorative lecture to honour the victims of the Holocaust. This year’s lecture, Between God and Vichy: Religion, Race, and the Holocaust in France, will be delivered by UCLA sociology professor Aliza Luft. ➡️https://ow.ly/FCFK50XY1UK
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
On January 27, McGill will hold its annual ceremony and commemorative lecture to honour the victims of the Holocaust. This year’s lecture, Between God and Vichy: Religion, Race, and the Holocaust in France, will be delivered by UCLA sociology professor Aliza Luft. ➡️https://ow.ly/FCFK50XY1UK
McGill researchers awarded funding for metaresearch 🙌 SPGH investigators Sam Harper (left) and Arijit Nandi received grants to help strengthen national capacity in metaresearch. ➡️https://ow.ly/gJSO50XY0Kn
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
McGill researchers awarded funding for metaresearch 🙌 SPGH investigators Sam Harper (left) and Arijit Nandi received grants to help strengthen national capacity in metaresearch. ➡️https://ow.ly/gJSO50XY0Kn
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This week, the lab of Stuart Trenholm published a paper in eNeuro on RetINaBox, a hands-on, #OpenScience learning tool they created, that lets users discover how neurons in the visual system respond to things in the world.
To read the paper, visit: www.eneuro.org/content/13/1...
To read the paper, visit: www.eneuro.org/content/13/1...
January 14, 2026 at 2:01 PM
This week, the lab of Stuart Trenholm published a paper in eNeuro on RetINaBox, a hands-on, #OpenScience learning tool they created, that lets users discover how neurons in the visual system respond to things in the world.
To read the paper, visit: www.eneuro.org/content/13/1...
To read the paper, visit: www.eneuro.org/content/13/1...
Cancer Research Society invests in FMHS discoveries ⭐ Twenty-two FMHS researchers will be supported for projects addressing pressing challenges in oncology. 🔗https://ow.ly/jfEI50XY0B1
January 23, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Cancer Research Society invests in FMHS discoveries ⭐ Twenty-two FMHS researchers will be supported for projects addressing pressing challenges in oncology. 🔗https://ow.ly/jfEI50XY0B1
Are you passionate about advancing cancer research? The Interdisciplinary Cancer Sciences PhD Program (ICSP) at McGill University prepares the next generation of cancer researchers through a collaborative, interdisciplinary training environment.
⏰ Feb. 1 Canadian deadline. Apply: mcgill.ca/x/5wx
⏰ Feb. 1 Canadian deadline. Apply: mcgill.ca/x/5wx
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Are you passionate about advancing cancer research? The Interdisciplinary Cancer Sciences PhD Program (ICSP) at McGill University prepares the next generation of cancer researchers through a collaborative, interdisciplinary training environment.
⏰ Feb. 1 Canadian deadline. Apply: mcgill.ca/x/5wx
⏰ Feb. 1 Canadian deadline. Apply: mcgill.ca/x/5wx
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A McGill research team has developed a painless, automated way to deliver in vitro fertilization hormones using a light-activated microneedle patch, an innovation that could ease one of the most stressful parts of fertility treatment.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:06 PM
A McGill research team has developed a painless, automated way to deliver in vitro fertilization hormones using a light-activated microneedle patch, an innovation that could ease one of the most stressful parts of fertility treatment.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5UF | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5UF | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
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McGill study identifies most effective methods for early detection of tench, an invasive freshwater fish. 🐟
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January 21, 2026 at 9:21 PM
McGill study identifies most effective methods for early detection of tench, an invasive freshwater fish. 🐟
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