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Single Cell Techniologies in Pre-Clinical & Clinical Solutions

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:42:53 +0000

The Single Cell Club presents the twice-annual in-person single cell discussion. This event will be held Thursday, December 4th from 5-7pm at Thomson house.

Call for expressions of interest | Summer 2026 Internship

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:07:53 +0000

D2R is excited to announce this brand new opportunity for internships to Black undergraduate students in summer 2026 in partnership with COUHR. COUHR is a student-run non-profit organization partnering with research institutions across Canada to provide funded summer internships for underrepresented undergraduate students in fields such as neuroscience, biophysics, and genetics.

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

EDI Workshop: Mental Health in Highly Performant Environments

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:32:17 +0000

Mental health in high-performing research environments is a shared responsibility and a growing challenge we must address together.

Neurogenesis Speaker Series

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:15:46 +0000

Neurogenesis Speaker Series - Meet HBHL-supported Faculty! Wednesday, November 26, 2025
4:30–5:30 p.m. (with post-event reception)

Hybrid Event | D2R Investor Series: Venture Capital Demystified - Investment Insights with Inès Holzbaur

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:25:04 +0000

Every year, billions of dollars are invested by funding agencies in basic and translational research, yet the path from academic discovery to private investment necessary for the creation of new companies is rarely straightforward.

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.

Two 9I�� professors awarded funding for AI research through Canada-France collaboration

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:14:57 +0000

Nine 9I��ians appointed to the Order of Canada

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:10:48 +0000

Neuroscientist Alan Evans and music performance scholar Michael McMahon among 9I�� community members recognized for exceptional accomplishments and service

Nine members of the 9I�� community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.

Among the honorees are two 9I�� faculty members, Professors Alan Evans (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and Michael McMahon (Schulich School of Music).

Eleven 9I�� researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:42:05 +0000

9I��’s 2025 cohort includes seven newly elected Fellows and four new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

Genomic Medicine and Indigenous Health Award: Celebrating Excellence in Research

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:41:28 +0000

On October 23, at the 2025 Rendez-Vous Génome Québec in Montréal, Professor Treena Wasonti:io Delormier was announced as the recipient of the D2R Genomic Medicine and Indigenous Health Award.

Call for Letters of Intent: Translational Impact Research Program | Cycle 2

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:56:59 +0000

D2R | DNA to RNA is launching the next round of funding for the Translational Impact Research (TIR) program. This program supports a select few large-scale translational research projects in RNA-based therapeutics which are expected to have a measurable impact on the health of Canadians. Projects must address the D2R Initiative’s strategic priorities and priority disease areas: oncology, rare diseases, infectious diseases, cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases.

Applicant Eligibility:

This competition is open to:

9I�� researchers awarded $9.7 million in CFI funding

admin — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:08:32 +0000

Thirty-two 9I�� research projects have received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation's for investments in research infrastructure to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $9.7 million.

Call for Applications: D2R Award in Genomic Medicine and Indigenous Health

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:37:52 +0000

To mark the 25th anniversary of Génome Québec, 9I��’s DNA to RNA (D2R) Initiative is launching a special call for applications for the D2R Award in Genomic Medicine and Indigenous Health. This one-time $25,000 award recognizes excellence and supports inclusive, high-impact research in these fields.

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.