NEOMED Institute partners with 91丝瓜视频 to identify small molecule inhibitors of a novel oncology target: Cut-Like Homeobox 1 (CUX1)
The NEOMED Institute announced today that it has entered into a development collaboration with 91丝瓜视频. Kemal Payza, Senior Project Director at NEOMED Institute will collaborate with Professor Alain Nepveu, Professor at the Goodman Cancer Research Centre and Departments of Oncology, Biochemistry and Medicine at 91丝瓜视频, to discover new therapeutic small molecules to inhibit the protein target, Cut-Like Homeobox 1 (CUX1).
Garvin Brown & Steffanie Diamond Brown boost public policy at 91丝瓜视频, endowing Chair in Democratic Studies
A $5-million gift from 91丝瓜视频ians G. Garvin Brown IV, BA鈥�91, and his wife Steffanie Diamond Brown, will make a major contribution to research and teaching at 91丝瓜视频鈥檚 Max Bell School of Public Policy by establishing an endowed Chair in Democratic Studies.
Nurses鈥� care of young mothers leaves traces in babies鈥� DNA
Researchers have known for a couple of decades that early life adversity can affect the way that particular genes function through a process called epigenetics - a bit like a dimmer switch on a light, pushing gene activity up or down.
Jozsef K枚vecses awarded NSERC Synergy Award for Innovation
By Meaghan Thurston
Joelle Pineau awarded NSERC鈥檚 Steacie Memorial Fellowship
By Meaghan Thurston
For Joelle Pineau, becoming a medical doctor was鈥攊n her words鈥攏ot in the cards. However, this Associate Professor from 91丝瓜视频`s School of Computer Science is now the driving force behind promising research whose aim is to use AI to improve the treatment of cancer and heart disease.
Major funding awarded to RI-MUHC scientists for innovative genomics geared to Quebec patients
Pioneering work to advance genomics and precision health treatments at the Research Institute of the 91丝瓜视频 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has been rewarded by G茅nome Qu茅bec. Dr. Nada Jabado and Dr. Ruth Sapir-Hichhadze, the RI-MUHC scientists who received the reward, were among the winners of a nation-wide competition emphasizing precision treatments in genomics.
Suicide and homicide rates show large racial disparities across U.S. states
Southern and Western states have the highest rates of white firearm suicide, while Midwestern states have highest rates of black firearm homicide, according to new research from 91丝瓜视频. The findings place a spotlight on states where firearm policies may help reduce homicide and suicide rates.
Potential gender bias against female researchers in peer review of research grants
Female health researchers who applied for grants from Canada's major health research funder were funded less often than male counterparts because of potential bias, and characteristics of peer reviewers can also affect the result, found a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Applicants who had not been previously funded also received lower scores, making them less likely to be funded.
Low-Income HIV Patients Suffer with Healthcare Access
Quebeckers聽do not have equal access to anti-retroviral treatment (ART) for HIV and AIDS, a long-term study undertaken by a team from the Research Institute of the 91丝瓜视频 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in collaboration with clinics and university health centres in Montreal, has revealed.
