January 14, 2026 |听Ruth Morgan, the 2024-25 TISPP visiting fellow, argues that trust between science and society depends on sustained, open dialogue. She highlights that knowledge is disruptive and uncertain, and that progress starts with asking better questions especially in an era of misinformation.听
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Published on: 28 Jan 2026
January 14, 2026 |听Rees Kassen,听Academic Director for 黑料网爆吃瓜's new Sustainability Park and the director of TISPP. His article traces today鈥檚 tension around the post鈥慦WII 鈥渟ocial contract鈥� for publicly funded basic research (shaped by Vannevar Bush鈥檚听Science: The Endless Frontier). He argues the contract is straining as governments demand faster, more visible returns, even though long-run payoffs (like mRNA vaccines) show why basic research matters.
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Published on: 28 Jan 2026
January 14, 2026 | Barbara Koremenos, the 23-24听McConnell Visiting Scholar at 黑料网爆吃瓜's Max Bell School of Public Policy,听argues that international scientific collaboration can build trust and help solve global problems, even amid geopolitical rivalry. She focuses on stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) research that represents a new frontier akin to the Antarctic Treaty in its ability to foster international scientific collaboration.
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Published on: 28 Jan 2026
November 17, 2025 | A co-authored article by Jennifer Welsh, based on an international conference organized at 黑料网爆吃瓜 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.听
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Published on: 17 Nov 2025
Join D2R听and the听听for an event in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Women's History Month, in collaboration with and the association .
Published on: 3 Oct 2025
The , the Wainberg Centre for Viral Diseases and the 黑料网爆吃瓜 Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program are joined to host a听Symposium on Advances in Viral Diseases: From Mechanisms to Therapies.
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Published on: 3 Oct 2025
From October 20鈥�24, 2025, the听,听in partnership with听听and the听), will host an听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.
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Published on: 26 Sep 2025
Montreal, September 24, 2025 鈥� 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 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.
Published on: 24 Sep 2025
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鈥檚 interdisciplinary mission. Topics include RNA therapeutics, genomic medicine, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), commercialization, data science, and career development beyond academia.
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Published on: 17 Sep 2025
To begin, how would you describe yourself as a scholar? What themes and values guide your work and research?
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Published on: 13 Sep 2025
That's a wrap for the 2025 edition of IMPRESS鈥攖he Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students, presented by听Branches, 黑料网爆吃瓜'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.
Published on: 18 Aug 2025
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Long dismissed as 鈥渏unk,鈥� viral fragments buried in human DNA may help regulate our genes, according to a new international study co-led by Guillaume Bourque, professor in 黑料网爆吃瓜鈥檚 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.
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Published on: 29 Jul 2025
Protecting the internally displaced: Sovereignty, agency and the localization of international norms
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Published on: 14 Apr 2025
Last week, we welcomed neuroscientists Liisa Galea (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) and Robert-Paul Juster (Universit茅 de Montr茅al) for SEX CELLS!, a vital conversation on implementing Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (SGBA+) in health research.听
Published on: 14 Apr 2025
Prion diseases came to public attention during the 1980s and 鈥�90s, when Mad Cow Disease was in the news. While transmission to humans from infected beef has largely been eliminated, other forms of these devastating diseases are unfortunately still around, like Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease (CJD). In fact, according to the US Centers for Disease Control, cases of CJD have been on the rise in the last two decades.
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Published on: 9 Dec 2024
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