Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
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Cancer Biology | Neurodevelopmental & Neurodegenerative Disease | Genetics & Epigenetics in Health & Rare Disease | Stem Cells & Development | Genome Sciences & Computational Biology
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Attention BMG members: Join us from 1-3 pm on Friday February 13th for an afternoon of board games, karaoke and treats! Feel free to bring a board game or treat to share with the group!
February 1, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Attention BMG members: Join us from 1-3 pm on Friday February 13th for an afternoon of board games, karaoke and treats! Feel free to bring a board game or treat to share with the group!
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🎨🧡 PROMISE & RIOT Winnipeg: Coloring for Cancer Awareness 🧡🎨
Join us for an all-ages coloring event designed by cancer researchers to spark conversations about cancer research!
#CHRIM #CCMB #CancerResearch @cancersociety.bsky.social
Join us for an all-ages coloring event designed by cancer researchers to spark conversations about cancer research!
#CHRIM #CCMB #CancerResearch @cancersociety.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
🎨🧡 PROMISE & RIOT Winnipeg: Coloring for Cancer Awareness 🧡🎨
Join us for an all-ages coloring event designed by cancer researchers to spark conversations about cancer research!
#CHRIM #CCMB #CancerResearch @cancersociety.bsky.social
Join us for an all-ages coloring event designed by cancer researchers to spark conversations about cancer research!
#CHRIM #CCMB #CancerResearch @cancersociety.bsky.social
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Advisory Council on Research
We’re looking for #researchers and people with lived or living #cancer experience to join our Advisory Council on #Research (ACOR) and help guide research programs and priorities.
Nominate here: is.gd/sMS7iN
We’re looking for #researchers and people with lived or living #cancer experience to join our Advisory Council on #Research (ACOR) and help guide research programs and priorities.
Nominate here: is.gd/sMS7iN
January 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Advisory Council on Research
We’re looking for #researchers and people with lived or living #cancer experience to join our Advisory Council on #Research (ACOR) and help guide research programs and priorities.
Nominate here: is.gd/sMS7iN
We’re looking for #researchers and people with lived or living #cancer experience to join our Advisory Council on #Research (ACOR) and help guide research programs and priorities.
Nominate here: is.gd/sMS7iN
Congratulations to BMG's Deanne Nixie Miao and Ashraf Kadar Shahib for receiving two of the nine Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prizes!
Congratulations to the nine recipients of the Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize!
Dean’s Prize honours extraordinary Rady Faculty grad students
The Dean's Prize recognizes exceptional academic achievement, strong leadership skills and notable personal service.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Congratulations to BMG's Deanne Nixie Miao and Ashraf Kadar Shahib for receiving two of the nine Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prizes!
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Find out our upcoming virtual training dates for the RITHIM-Harmony review system by bookmarking the following page! https://rithim.ca/training
Each session features a walkthrough of the system as well as the ability for applicants to ask questions of our training officer.
Each session features a walkthrough of the system as well as the ability for applicants to ask questions of our training officer.
January 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Find out our upcoming virtual training dates for the RITHIM-Harmony review system by bookmarking the following page! https://rithim.ca/training
Each session features a walkthrough of the system as well as the ability for applicants to ask questions of our training officer.
Each session features a walkthrough of the system as well as the ability for applicants to ask questions of our training officer.
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If you're a University of Manitoba student interested in aging, join us for the next STAR meeting!
Keeping active in Manitoba
Jan 26 | 12:30–1:30 p.m. | via Zoom
Linda Brown, Executive Director, Active Aging in Manitoba
RSVP: star@umanitoba.ca for Zoom link
umanitoba.ca/centre-on-ag...
Keeping active in Manitoba
Jan 26 | 12:30–1:30 p.m. | via Zoom
Linda Brown, Executive Director, Active Aging in Manitoba
RSVP: star@umanitoba.ca for Zoom link
umanitoba.ca/centre-on-ag...
January 20, 2026 at 2:36 PM
If you're a University of Manitoba student interested in aging, join us for the next STAR meeting!
Keeping active in Manitoba
Jan 26 | 12:30–1:30 p.m. | via Zoom
Linda Brown, Executive Director, Active Aging in Manitoba
RSVP: star@umanitoba.ca for Zoom link
umanitoba.ca/centre-on-ag...
Keeping active in Manitoba
Jan 26 | 12:30–1:30 p.m. | via Zoom
Linda Brown, Executive Director, Active Aging in Manitoba
RSVP: star@umanitoba.ca for Zoom link
umanitoba.ca/centre-on-ag...
Start of the semester got you swamped? The BMG Graduate Student Association has compiled all of your important deadlines in one place!
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Start of the semester got you swamped? The BMG Graduate Student Association has compiled all of your important deadlines in one place!
Huge CONGRATS to Matthew Kraljevic, with advisor Richard LeDuc, on successfully defending his MSc thesis 👏 👏 👏
Special thanks to committee members, Robert Balshaw and Ian Jeffrey, and chair, Etienne Leygue
Special thanks to committee members, Robert Balshaw and Ian Jeffrey, and chair, Etienne Leygue
December 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Huge CONGRATS to Matthew Kraljevic, with advisor Richard LeDuc, on successfully defending his MSc thesis 👏 👏 👏
Special thanks to committee members, Robert Balshaw and Ian Jeffrey, and chair, Etienne Leygue
Special thanks to committee members, Robert Balshaw and Ian Jeffrey, and chair, Etienne Leygue
🚨 BMG publication alert! 🚨
Congratulations to Samah Ahmed, Britt Drögemöller and the rest of the team on their latest publication - Large-scale audiometric phenotyping identifies distinct genes and pathways involved in hearing loss subtypes.
Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Congratulations to Samah Ahmed, Britt Drögemöller and the rest of the team on their latest publication - Large-scale audiometric phenotyping identifies distinct genes and pathways involved in hearing loss subtypes.
Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Large-scale audiometric phenotyping identifies distinct genes and pathways involved in hearing loss subtypes - Communications Biology
Computational phenotyping of audiometric data reveals differences in the genetic pathways involved in sensory and metabolic hearing loss.
www.nature.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🚨 BMG publication alert! 🚨
Congratulations to Samah Ahmed, Britt Drögemöller and the rest of the team on their latest publication - Large-scale audiometric phenotyping identifies distinct genes and pathways involved in hearing loss subtypes.
Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Congratulations to Samah Ahmed, Britt Drögemöller and the rest of the team on their latest publication - Large-scale audiometric phenotyping identifies distinct genes and pathways involved in hearing loss subtypes.
Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Our 2024-2025 Annual Report is now available, marking our tenth anniversary year and highlighting major achievements in Manitoba’s research ecosystem. Read more: https://researchmanitoba.ca/2024-25-annual-report-celebrates-a-decade-of-impact/
2024/25 Annual Report Celebrates a Decade of Impact - Research Manitoba
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November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Our 2024-2025 Annual Report is now available, marking our tenth anniversary year and highlighting major achievements in Manitoba’s research ecosystem. Read more: https://researchmanitoba.ca/2024-25-annual-report-celebrates-a-decade-of-impact/
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🎓 Exciting news! #PROMISE Madox's Warriors Graduate Studentship officially launches today! Check out the details and help spread the word. #MadoxsWarriors #GradStudentship #CHRIM #CCMB #CancerResearch @um-radyfhs.bsky.social @umbmg.bsky.social @cancercaremb.bsky.social @chrimanitoba.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🎓 Exciting news! #PROMISE Madox's Warriors Graduate Studentship officially launches today! Check out the details and help spread the word. #MadoxsWarriors #GradStudentship #CHRIM #CCMB #CancerResearch @um-radyfhs.bsky.social @umbmg.bsky.social @cancercaremb.bsky.social @chrimanitoba.bsky.social
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Our New Investigator Operating Grant is now open for applications until March 2, 2026! These funds help support early-career researchers with funding across disciplines.
Find out more at: researchmanitoba.ca/niog
Find out more at: researchmanitoba.ca/niog
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Our New Investigator Operating Grant is now open for applications until March 2, 2026! These funds help support early-career researchers with funding across disciplines.
Find out more at: researchmanitoba.ca/niog
Find out more at: researchmanitoba.ca/niog
Huge CONGRATS to Leo McKay on successfully defending his PhD thesis, with advisor Geoff Hicks, committee members Meaghan Jones, Britt Drögemöller, Tabrez Siddiqui, Serge McGraw, and chair Henry Dunn 👏 👏 👏
December 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Huge CONGRATS to Leo McKay on successfully defending his PhD thesis, with advisor Geoff Hicks, committee members Meaghan Jones, Britt Drögemöller, Tabrez Siddiqui, Serge McGraw, and chair Henry Dunn 👏 👏 👏
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Join us for the last CHRIM Research Rounds of the termon Dec 1st! We'll hear from Dr. Yale Michaels and Huda Alfarekh, sharing their presentation "Broadening access to genetically modified cell therapies through cost-effective manufacturing." See you there! #RPOMISE #CHRIM #CCMB
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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The annual Graduate Studies Open House at the UM’s Bannatyne campus gave students a chance to explore graduate program opportunities in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
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news.umanitoba.ca/exploring-gr... @umanitoba.bsky.social
Exploring graduate studies in the Rady Faculty
First-year undergraduate student Raeesa Hoque joined dozens of peers on UM’s Bannatyne campus on Nov. 14 to explore graduate program opportunities in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. Hoque
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November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The annual Graduate Studies Open House at the UM’s Bannatyne campus gave students a chance to explore graduate program opportunities in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
news.umanitoba.ca/exploring-gr... @umanitoba.bsky.social
news.umanitoba.ca/exploring-gr... @umanitoba.bsky.social
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🚨We are currently hiring for the position of Project Coordinator! 🚨 This dynamic role supports #pediatric #diabetes #research in MB. Deadline to apply is Nov 13. Learn more here: viprecprod.ad.umanitoba.ca/default requisition no 41957 @chrimanitoba.bsky.social @um-radyfhs.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🚨We are currently hiring for the position of Project Coordinator! 🚨 This dynamic role supports #pediatric #diabetes #research in MB. Deadline to apply is Nov 13. Learn more here: viprecprod.ad.umanitoba.ca/default requisition no 41957 @chrimanitoba.bsky.social @um-radyfhs.bsky.social
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Highlights from a wonderful #CCRC2025. Thank you to the organizers for the opportunity to give a lightning talk on our work in creating better and safer CAR T cell therapies.
It was a fruitful 3 days of networking and great science! The future of cancer care is alive in 🇨🇦
It was a fruitful 3 days of networking and great science! The future of cancer care is alive in 🇨🇦
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Highlights from a wonderful #CCRC2025. Thank you to the organizers for the opportunity to give a lightning talk on our work in creating better and safer CAR T cell therapies.
It was a fruitful 3 days of networking and great science! The future of cancer care is alive in 🇨🇦
It was a fruitful 3 days of networking and great science! The future of cancer care is alive in 🇨🇦
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Across Canada, Indigenous nations are driving transformative change. At UM, a live panel brings together leaders to explore what true economic Reconciliation demands in practice and how Manitoba can lead the way. Reserve your free tickets today: show.ps/l/d4d4e6b8/
Economic Reconciliation: A Model for Shared Prosperity - Desautels Concert Hall - Winnipeg - Nov 13, 2025
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., program begins at 7:00 p.m.
A new economic future is taking shape in Canada – one rooted in Indigenous leadership, ownership, and partnership. Across the country, Indigenous n...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Across Canada, Indigenous nations are driving transformative change. At UM, a live panel brings together leaders to explore what true economic Reconciliation demands in practice and how Manitoba can lead the way. Reserve your free tickets today: show.ps/l/d4d4e6b8/
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RITHIM Update: Approved projects by the Bannatyne REB will be imported into Harmony on Nov 10, 2025. Principal Investigators must validate. More info: https://mailchi.mp/3c5a96dc0a17/migration-reb-rithim
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
RITHIM Update: Approved projects by the Bannatyne REB will be imported into Harmony on Nov 10, 2025. Principal Investigators must validate. More info: https://mailchi.mp/3c5a96dc0a17/migration-reb-rithim
Congratulations to everyone who participated in CHRD 2025. Great to see many BMG trainees receiving awards at this event!
Read more here: www.chrim.ca/2025/child-h...
Read more here: www.chrim.ca/2025/child-h...
We had a wonderful evening celebrating with our CHRIM community recently at the Child Health Research Days awards dinner. Congratulations to all the winners!
Find a full list of all winners and more photos by visiting our link in bio to see highlights from CHRD 2025.
Find a full list of all winners and more photos by visiting our link in bio to see highlights from CHRD 2025.
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Congratulations to everyone who participated in CHRD 2025. Great to see many BMG trainees receiving awards at this event!
Read more here: www.chrim.ca/2025/child-h...
Read more here: www.chrim.ca/2025/child-h...
Huge congrats to Sara Crooks on receiving one of only 50 Cancer Research Society Doctoral Research Awards awarded across Canada!👏👏👏
Read more here: cancerresearchsociety.ca/news/50-doct...
Read more here: cancerresearchsociety.ca/news/50-doct...
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Huge congrats to Sara Crooks on receiving one of only 50 Cancer Research Society Doctoral Research Awards awarded across Canada!👏👏👏
Read more here: cancerresearchsociety.ca/news/50-doct...
Read more here: cancerresearchsociety.ca/news/50-doct...
CONGRATS to Paul Jerard Layug, Sheryl Bastian and Zahra Nasseri Moghaddam for receiving the 2025 UMGF award !👏👏👏
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
CONGRATS to Paul Jerard Layug, Sheryl Bastian and Zahra Nasseri Moghaddam for receiving the 2025 UMGF award !👏👏👏
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PrairieGen: The Next Generation of Precision Health
Discover how researchers in Manitoba are advancing diagnostics in the battle against leading health challenges like cancer, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, and genetic disorders.
Find out more here: genomeprairie.ca/prairiegen-f...
Discover how researchers in Manitoba are advancing diagnostics in the battle against leading health challenges like cancer, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, and genetic disorders.
Find out more here: genomeprairie.ca/prairiegen-f...
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
PrairieGen: The Next Generation of Precision Health
Discover how researchers in Manitoba are advancing diagnostics in the battle against leading health challenges like cancer, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, and genetic disorders.
Find out more here: genomeprairie.ca/prairiegen-f...
Discover how researchers in Manitoba are advancing diagnostics in the battle against leading health challenges like cancer, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, and genetic disorders.
Find out more here: genomeprairie.ca/prairiegen-f...
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The Manitoba government has released the Innovation and Prosperity Report, outlining a vision for local innovation and IP ownership. Research Manitoba stands ready to support this important work.
Official news release: https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/?archive=&item=71303
Official news release: https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/?archive=&item=71303
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Manitoba government has released the Innovation and Prosperity Report, outlining a vision for local innovation and IP ownership. Research Manitoba stands ready to support this important work.
Official news release: https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/?archive=&item=71303
Official news release: https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/?archive=&item=71303
Attention all BMG members! Join us on October 30th for an afternoon of food, fun and competition!
For anyone in BMG interested in attending, please fill out the following form by Friday, October 24th: bit.ly/4qkE3fh
For anyone in BMG interested in attending, please fill out the following form by Friday, October 24th: bit.ly/4qkE3fh
October 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Attention all BMG members! Join us on October 30th for an afternoon of food, fun and competition!
For anyone in BMG interested in attending, please fill out the following form by Friday, October 24th: bit.ly/4qkE3fh
For anyone in BMG interested in attending, please fill out the following form by Friday, October 24th: bit.ly/4qkE3fh