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QLS Seminar Series - Paul Francois

admin — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:56:56 +0000

Waddington Landscapes in the Age of Machine Learning

Paul Francois, Universite de Montreal
Tuesday December 2, 12-1pm

Event | Breast Cancer & RNA Therapeutics: Exploring inclusive research and career opportunities

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:53:13 +0000

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 du Québec and the association Audace au féminin.

Update | D2R launches Training section

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:55:49 +0000

Update | The DNA to RNA (D2R) website has a new section dedicated to Training. From Master's to Postdoctoral, this space provides graduate students at all levels with access to workshops, events, and resources aligned with D2R’s interdisciplinary mission. Topics include RNA therapeutics, genomic medicine, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), commercialization, data science, and career development beyond academia.

Jennifer Welsh on the participation of IDP-led organizations | Journal of Refugee Studies

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:08:18 +0000

November 17, 2025 | A co-authored article by Jennifer Welsh, based on an international conference organized at 9I�� in December 2024 on IDP participation, has been published in the Journal of Refugee Studies. The article, titled "IDP perspectives on IDP participation," shares key arguments from the workshop.

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 9I��’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, 9I��'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.

Event | RNA-Seq Bootcamp

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:42:24 +0000

From October 20–24, 2025, the Computational and Data Systems Initiative, in partnership with Quantitative Life Sciences-9I�� initiative in Computational Medicine and the D2R-HeDS Platform (Health Data Science), will host an RNA-seq Bootcamp. This hands-on workshop series will equip participants with both the theoretical foundations and practical skills needed for RNA-seq data analysis.

Event | Symposium on Advances in Viral Diseases

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:33:08 +0000

The 9I�� Research Centre for Complex Traits, the Wainberg Centre for Viral Diseases and the 9I�� Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program are joined to host a Symposium on Advances in Viral Diseases: From Mechanisms to Therapies.

ICAM 2026

admin — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:51:33 +0000

International Congress on Academic Medicine

April 16-19, 2026 | Rogers Centre, Ottawa ON

Event | Cancer Translational Research Horizons 2025

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

Join the 9I�� Centre for Translational Research for CTR Horizons 2025

IHSE MEETING

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:32:52 +0000

IHSE Thursday Morning Meeting

IHSE MEETING

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:27:39 +0000

IHSE Thursday Morning Meeting

(9:00 - 10:00)

(10:00 - 11:00)

IHSE MEETING

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:45:29 +0000

IHSE Thursday Morning Meeting

(9:00 - 10:00)

(10:00 - 11:00)

NO IHSE MEETING

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:21:38 +0000

There is no scheduled IHSE meeting today due to the Winter Holiday