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QLS Seminar Series - Anotida Madzwamuse

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From single to collective cell migration: A geometric bulk-surface PDE modelling approach

Anotida Madzwamuse, University of British Columbia
Tuesday January 27, 12-1pm

QLS Seminar Series - Peter S. Kim

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Understanding and guiding evolution with protein language models

Peter S. Kim, Stanford University
Tuesday January 20, 12-1pm

How immigrants reshape cities: Simulating urban diversity with geospatial agent-based modeling (Liliana Perez, Université de Montréal)

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Alexandra Lesnikowski, Concordia University - Title TBA

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Competing land-use regimes and social-ecological transformation in the Gran Chaco (Yann Polain de Waroux, 91˿��Ƶ)

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Steve Farber, University of Toronto - Title TBA

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Sea ice conditions in the Northwest Passage (Stephen Howell, Environment and Climate Change Canada)

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State sovereignty, personal sovereignty, and the challenge of data colonialism (Paul Adams, University of Texas at Austin)

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Wendy MacDonald Pediatric Education Scholarship Day

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27th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture

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The 27th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture honours the career and achievements of Professor Brenda Milner, an eminent cognitive neuroscientist and pioneer of the discipline of neuropsychology.

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 91˿��Ƶ 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.

Update | D2R launches Training section

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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.

Inaugural Moderna-RNA Canada ARN awarded to D2R-funded researcher Professor Maria Vera Ugalde

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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.

Event | RNA-Seq Bootcamp

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From October 20–24, 2025, the Computational and Data Systems Initiative, in partnership with Quantitative Life Sciences-91˿��Ƶ 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.

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 91˿��Ƶ’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.