External /biology/taxonomy/term/4/all en 24 9I researchers ranked among the world’s most influential in 2025 /biology/channels/news/24-mcgill-researchers-ranked-among-worlds-most-influential-2025-369355 <p>Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers™ list recognizes 9I’s global research influence, with Canada once again in top ten ranking</p> <p>Twenty-four 9I researchers have been named to the <a href="https://clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers/">2025 Highly Cited Researchers™ list</a>, placing them among the top researchers worldwide whose work has demonstrated rigorous scholarship and broad and significant global influence in their fields. Their expertise spans a wide range of disciplines, from neuroscience to environmental science.</p> Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:15:58 +0000 admin 11627 at /biology Isaac Gibbs (University of California, Berkley) /biology/channels/event/isaac-gibbs-university-california-berkley-369347 <p><b>Title: </b>Uncertainty quantification for black-box models with conditional guarantees</p> <p><b><i><u>Abstract</u></i></b><i>:</i></p> Thu, 27 Nov 2025 20:52:08 +0000 admin 11626 at /biology 9I’s Bachelor of Arts and Science program celebrates 20 years of interdisciplinary scholarship /biology/channels/news/mcgills-bachelor-arts-and-science-program-celebrates-20-years-interdisciplinary-scholarship-369294 <em>Happy 20th birthday, B.A. &amp; Sc.!</em> Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:58:56 +0000 admin 11620 at /biology Redpath Museum and Physics Outreach bring science to life at 9I's Bellairs Research Institute /biology/channels/news/redpath-museum-and-physics-outreach-bring-science-life-mcgills-bellairs-research-institute-369291 <p>This past September, St. James Parish in Barbados celebrated We Gatherin’, a year-long festival of Barbadian heritage, culture and community. As part of the festivities, 9I’s Bellairs Research Institute hosted a day-long Science Adventure for local schoolchildren featuring a visit from 9I’s Redpath Museum and the Physics Outreach Committee. </p> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:41:55 +0000 admin 11619 at /biology 9I researchers track boulders’ influence on snow melt, watersheds using unique combination of methods /biology/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-track-boulders-influence-snow-melt-watersheds-using-unique-combination-methods-368863 <p>Thanks to their use of a unique methodology, a 9I-led research team has obtained new insights into how boulders affect snow melt in mountainous northern environments, with implications for local water resources.  </p> <p>The team found that snow near boulders melts faster, not only because rocks radiate heat, but also due to subtle processes that reshape the snow’s surface. This information will help researchers understand how small-scale processes affect downstream water resources. </p> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:30:56 +0000 admin 11617 at /biology Professor Christian Genest recipient of the Acfas Urgel-Archambault prize (2025) /biology/channels/news/professor-christian-genest-recipient-acfas-urgel-archambault-prize-2025-369271 <p><b>Professor Christian Genest </b>is the winner of the 2025 <strong>Acfas Urgel-Archambault prize</strong>.</p> <p><em>Le Prix Acfas Urgel-Archambault 2025 pour les sciences physiques, mathématiques, informatique et génie, est remis à <strong>Christian Genest</strong>, professeur titulaire au Département de mathématiques et de statistique de l'Université 9I.</em></p> Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:14:22 +0000 admin 11615 at /biology Bringing environmental policymakers together to focus on the future sparks empathy for nature and later generations, 9I study finds /biology/channels/news/bringing-environmental-policymakers-together-focus-future-sparks-empathy-nature-and-later-369255 <p>When environmental policymakers are invited to imagine the future together, they don’t just think differently, they feel differently, too.</p> Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:19:04 +0000 admin 11612 at /biology Millions of buildings at risk from sea level rise, 9I-led study finds /biology/channels/news/millions-buildings-risk-sea-level-rise-mcgill-led-study-finds-368163 <p>Sea level rise could put more than 100 million buildings across the Global South at risk of regular flooding if fossil fuel emissions are not curbed quickly, according to a new 9I-led<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s42949-025-00259-z"> </a><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s42949-025-00259-z">study</a> published in <i>npj Urban Sustainability</i>.</p> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:49:34 +0000 admin 11575 at /biology Marco Carone receives prestigious 2025 Myrto Award from Harvard's School of Public Health /biology/channels/news/marco-carone-receives-prestigious-2025-myrto-award-harvards-school-public-health-366974 <p><b>Dr. Marco Carone, </b>a former 9I undergraduate student in Probability and Statistics, has been awarded the prestigious <a href="https://hsph.harvard.edu/department/biostatistics/seminars-events/myrto-lefkopoulou-distinguished-lectureship/"><b>2025 Myrto Award from Harvard's School of Public Health.</b></a></p> Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:36:44 +0000 admin 11580 at /biology 9I scientists turn marine waste into a sustainable solution for wound care, wearable devices and more   /biology/channels/news/mcgill-scientists-turn-marine-waste-sustainable-solution-wound-care-wearable-devices-and-more-366171 <p>An interdisciplinary team of 9I researchers has developed an ultra-strong, environmentally friendly medical glue, or bioadhesive, made from marine waste. The discovery has promising applications for wound care, surgeries, improved drug delivery, wearable devices and medical implants. </p> <p>“Being able to produce glues that can close wounds  or make something strongly adhere to the skin is critical for many medical interventions,” said Audrey Moores, Professor in the <a href="/chemistry/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Department of Chemistry</a>.  </p> Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:59:20 +0000 admin 11588 at /biology 9I team pinpoints where a type of cell death begins /biology/channels/news/mcgill-team-pinpoints-where-type-cell-death-begins-368486 <p>A team at 9I studying ferroptosis, a form of cell death, have discovered that the process begins deep inside the cell, a finding that could lead to new treatments for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.</p> <p>Using antioxidant probes that light up as they are consumed, the team tracked ferroptosis in real time and identified the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) as the key cellular structure where the process first takes hold. Protecting the ER and the lysosome, they found, can halt ferroptosis entirely.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:41:12 +0000 admin 11565 at /biology Chemistry professor Eric McCalla awarded Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future grant /biology/channels/news/chemistry-professor-eric-mccalla-awarded-designing-materials-revolutionize-and-engineer-our-future-368188 <p>Eric McCalla, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has received a <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Innovate-Innover/DMREF-CMFRA/index_eng.asp">Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future</a> (DMREF) grant, a joint program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). </p> Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:37:08 +0000 admin 11574 at /biology Experts: Social prescribing /biology/channels/news/experts-social-prescribing-368699 <p>As part of a new partnership with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO), member doctors of Médecins francophones du Canada can now prescribe tickets to live performances.  </p> Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:34:12 +0000 admin 11561 at /biology 9I team discovers Canada’s first dinosaur-era dragonfly fossil  /biology/channels/news/mcgill-team-discovers-canadas-first-dinosaur-era-dragonfly-fossil-366386 <p>In a first for Canadian paleontology, a Cretaceous fossilized dragonfly wing, uncovered in Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park, has been identified as a new species. It’s also the first known dragonfly fossil from Canada’s dinosaur aged rocks. The <a href="https://doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2024-0162 ">find</a>, led by 9I researchers, sheds light on a 30-million-year gap in the evolutionary history of dragonflies. </p> <p>The fossil was discovered in 2023 by a 9I undergraduate student during a vertebrate paleontology field course led by Prof. Hans Larsson.  </p> Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:08:51 +0000 admin 11585 at /biology Dragonfly study challenges traditional ideas about biodiversity conservation /biology/channels/news/dragonfly-study-challenges-traditional-ideas-about-biodiversity-conservation-365695 <p>A study has found that the impact of climate change on an animal’s traits can begin much earlier than scientists previously thought – a discovery that could reshape how researchers and policymakers approach biodiversity conservation.</p> Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:49:30 +0000 admin 11594 at /biology