Staff /infect-diseases/taxonomy/term/2/all en Ajitha Thanabalasuriar receives PATH award to advance lung disease research /infect-diseases/channels/news/ajitha-thanabalasuriar-receives-path-award-advance-lung-disease-research-373146 <p><em><strong>Award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund will open new avenues to preventing and treating pneumonia. </strong></em><br /> <br /></p> Thu, 28 May 2026 20:39:47 +0000 admin 11037 at /infect-diseases Blood proteins flag multiple sclerosis years before diagnosis, opening a window for prevention /infect-diseases/channels/news/blood-proteins-flag-multiple-sclerosis-years-diagnosis-opening-window-prevention-373086 <b>Of more than 2,500 blood proteins screened, a small group may drive MS and signal who will develop it</b> <p>A new study has revealed a group of blood proteins, that are altered in people who go on to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), in some cases more than a decade before diagnosis. The findings offer hope that a simple blood test could one day identify people at high risk of MS in time to act before damage occurs.</p> Tue, 26 May 2026 14:12:51 +0000 admin 11032 at /infect-diseases Biochemistry Seminar: Ribosome-centred coordinated regulation of mRNA translation initiation and elongation /infect-diseases/channels/event/biochemistry-seminar-ribosome-centred-coordinated-regulation-mrna-translation-initiation-and-373104 <p>Seminar by: </p> <p>Mehdi Jafarnejad Ph.D.<br /> Reader &amp; Principal Investigator<br /> Johnston Cancer Research Centre<br /> Queen’s University Belfast</p> <p> </p> Mon, 25 May 2026 19:54:32 +0000 admin 11031 at /infect-diseases Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /infect-diseases/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373082 <p>Join our ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï IMHL program team for a 30 minutes information session to learn how our module-based masters can help accelerate your leadership career in the healthcare sector.</p> Fri, 22 May 2026 18:33:51 +0000 admin 11030 at /infect-diseases FMHS Graduate Lunch & Learn #3 - Navigating Difficult Conversations /infect-diseases/channels/event/fmhs-graduate-lunch-learn-3-navigating-difficult-conversations-368893 Navigating Difficult Conversations <p>Learn practical tools for navigating difficult conversations with greater confidence, clarity, and empathy through assertive communication, boundary‑setting, and self‑advocacy skills.</p> Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:36:20 +0000 admin 11028 at /infect-diseases ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Cares: Understanding the Quebec Act Respecting End-of-Life Care   /infect-diseases/channels/event/mcgill-cares-understanding-quebec-act-respecting-end-life-care-372953 <p>Join us on <strong>June 10, 2026 at 12:00 EDT </strong>for our next episode of <strong><em><a href="/dementia/resources/mcgill-cares-webcasts">ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Cares</a>,</em></strong><em> a webcast series</em> designed to support infor</p> Thu, 14 May 2026 17:58:01 +0000 admin 11022 at /infect-diseases ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï’s Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence /infect-diseases/channels/news/mcgills-bravo-gala-shines-spotlight-research-excellence-372950 <p><strong>At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening. </strong><br /> <br /> ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï celebrated more than 100 researchers at the 21st edition of Bravo, a gala event May 7 honouring the winners of major provincial, national and international research prizes and awards in 2025.</p> Thu, 14 May 2026 16:18:30 +0000 admin 11021 at /infect-diseases Pharmacology & Therapeutics Senior Seminar: Garvit Bhatt PhD Candidate “Structural and Functional Characterization of YopJ Acetyltransferases" /infect-diseases/channels/event/pharmacology-therapeutics-senior-seminar-garvit-bhatt-phd-candidate-structural-and-functional-372943 <p><strong>Senior Seminar Announcement  Garvit Bhatt PhD Candidate</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>"<b>Structural and Functional Characterization of YopJ Acetyltransferases</b>​"</p> Thu, 14 May 2026 13:00:23 +0000 admin 11019 at /infect-diseases $1.25 million for ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï research from the New Frontiers in Research Fund /infect-diseases/channels/news/125-million-mcgill-research-new-frontiers-research-fund-372937 <p><em><strong>Federal fund will support transformative high risk, high reward research across engineering, science, and medicine at ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï.</strong></em></p> Wed, 13 May 2026 17:34:01 +0000 admin 11018 at /infect-diseases ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs /infect-diseases/channels/news/mcgill-awarded-16-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-372938 <p><strong>From fundamental physics to child well-being, ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï researchers advance discovery across disciplines </strong><br /> <br /> ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs – six new and 10 renewed.</p> Wed, 13 May 2026 17:51:34 +0000 admin 11017 at /infect-diseases Provost honours 31 ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï professors for exceptional research achievements /infect-diseases/channels/news/provost-honours-31-mcgill-professors-exceptional-research-achievements-372939 <p><strong>The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Professors, James ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Professors and William Dawson Scholars embody ‘the very best of our academic community’.</strong></p> <p>Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï professors as Distinguished James ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Professors, James ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.</p> Wed, 13 May 2026 18:00:18 +0000 admin 11016 at /infect-diseases Special Seminar — AES Honorary Degree Recipient, Spring 2026 Convocation — The Multifaceted Roles of Oxidative Stress: Eustress and Distress /infect-diseases/channels/event/special-seminar-aes-honorary-degree-recipient-spring-2026-convocation-multifaceted-roles-oxidative-372871 Special Seminar — AES Honorary Degree Recipient, Spring 2026 Convocation <p><em>Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï</em></p> Tue, 12 May 2026 17:43:23 +0000 admin 11013 at /infect-diseases Online Info Session: Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM) /infect-diseases/channels/event/online-info-session-graduate-certificate-healthcare-management-gchm-372892 <p>Discover the 8-month, 4-module, 100% online ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at our Online Information Session.</p> Mon, 11 May 2026 14:38:48 +0000 admin 11009 at /infect-diseases NSERC awards two ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï professors $1.65 million each to prepare the next generation of researchers /infect-diseases/channels/news/nserc-awards-two-mcgill-professors-165-million-each-prepare-next-generation-researchers-372644 <p><strong>Projects focusing on MedTech and genomics cut across disciplines while mobilizing expertise at ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï and other Quebec institutions to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow  </strong></p> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:07:07 +0000 admin 10995 at /infect-diseases Killam Seminar Series: The role of BDNF in hormonal regulation of seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy /infect-diseases/channels/event/killam-seminar-series-role-bdnf-hormonal-regulation-seizures-temporal-lobe-epilepsy-372041 <p>Supported by the generosity of the Killam Trusts, The Neuro's Killam Seminar Series invites outstanding guest speakers whose research is of interest to the scientific community at The Neuro and ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï.</p> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:46:24 +0000 admin 10988 at /infect-diseases