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Strengthening the Participation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): Obstacles and Opportunities

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:58:45 +0000

Protecting the internally displaced: Sovereignty, agency and the localization of international norms

Research | Viral DNA sequences in the human genome may help control gene activity, new study shows

admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:40:53 +0000

Long dismissed as “junk,” viral fragments buried in human DNA may help regulate our genes, according to a new international study co-led by Guillaume Bourque, professor in 91ֱ��’s Department of Human Genetics, D2R-funded researcher and member of the D2R Research Steering Committee and Executive (RSC). The findings offer new insights into what makes us human, 25 years after the human genome was first mapped.

Inaugural Moderna-RNA Canada ARN awarded to D2R-funded researcher Professor Maria Vera Ugalde

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 02:26:22 +0000

Montreal, September 24, 2025 – Moderna, in partnership with RNA Canada, has awarded three prizes this year to RNA researchers in Canada for their outstanding contribution to the field. D2R is proud to announce that Professor Maria Vera Ugalde has received the Discovery of the Year Award for her seminal 2024 publication in Nature Communications (Alecki et al.,). This award recognizes groundbreaking RNA discoveries made by Canadian researchers (either as a group or individually) during the past year.

Celebrating Research, Connections and Culture at IMPRESS Research Day

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:23:44 +0000

That's a wrap for the 2025 edition of IMPRESS—the Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students, presented by Branches, 91ֱ��'s Community Outreach Program at Enrolment Services!

This year's program culminated in the IMPRESS Research Day, where 24 student-interns presented their summer's work to family, friends, faculty and community members. The celebration also featured a communal lunch and a traditional hoop dancing performance.

SEX CELLS! On the importance of sex and gender in brain health

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:26:42 +0000

Last week, we welcomed neuroscientists Liisa Galea (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) and Robert-Paul Juster (Université de Montréal) for SEX CELLS!, a vital conversation on implementing Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (SGBA+) in health research.

Why the Future of Health Depends on Rehabilitation

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:22:51 +0000

Pierre Côté, DC, PhD

Event | RNA-Seq Bootcamp

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:30:26 +0000

Join CDSI, QLS-MiCM and the D2R-HeDS platform for an RNA-seq Bootcamp

Event | Cancer Translational Research Horizons 2025

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:42:25 +0000

Join the 91ֱ�� Centre for Translational Research for CTR Horizons 2025

Amazing Brain Science Talks 2025

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:23:33 +0000

Join us for a day dedicated to YOUR amazing brain!

March Neurogenesis talks explore brain mechanisms in food choice and computational modelling

admin — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:43:01 +0000

Last week, HBHL hosted the third talk of the 2024-2025 Neurogenesis Speaker Series at the Neuro, featuring Dana Small and Yashar Zeighami.

Dana Small’s presentation, "The Interoceptive Origins of Reward," explored how biological signals are integrated to determine food choice, while Yashar Zeighami’s talk, "Fine-Tuning Neuroimaging Analysis to Reveal Hidden Insights," highlighted his research into the development of multi-scale computational models of brain anatomy.

HBHL Symposium 2025: a week later, the energy still shines!

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 23:53:31 +0000

Over 300 attendees gathered at 91ֱ�� on May 6 and 7 for the HBHL Symposium 2025, a vibrant two-day celebration of cutting-edge neuroscience and brain health research.

This year’s event featured inspiring keynote talks by Damien Fair (University of Minnesota), Lucina Q. Uddin (UCLA) and Amélie Quesnel-Vallée (91ֱ��), who explored topics from neuropsychiatry and brain network dynamics to social determinants of brain health.

Exploring peatland phenology: tracking the colour of peatlands using community science (Scott Davidson, UQAM)

admin — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 03:37:46 +0000

Peatlands are vital ecosystems, storing one-third of the world’s soil carbon and are a key nature-based climate solution.

Federico Cugurullo, Trinity College Dublin (Title TBA)

admin — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 03:39:35 +0000

Federico Cugurullo, Trinity College Dublin

Deep geographical wealth disparities divide the United States (Tom Kemeny, University of Toronto)

admin — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 03:41:06 +0000

Tom Kemeny, University of Toronto

Interventional Journal Club - A. Sehdev MD "Lumbar Transforaminal Epidurals"

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:33:54 +0000

Pain Medicine Fellow A. Sehdev presents: "Lumbar Transforaminal Epidurals"