February 6, 2025 |听Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about the . "Trump presents a vision of America as weak, exploited, and in need of tougher negotiation. His solution is a hostile realignment to extract more from allies and adversaries alike while offering them less," writes Aftab. He raises concerns about the cost of inaction becoming dreadful as public health and education systems will suffer in aid-dependent nations.


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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research's has approved 453 research grants for a total investment of approximately $411M, with 131 projects funded in Quebec.
HBHL is proud to announce that 16 HBHL-funded researchers will receive support for eight projects, out of 23 grants awarded at 91社区.
HBHL-funded PIs are bolded in the following table:

January 22, 2025 |听Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about growing as social media applications such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp听command听over three billion active monthly users worldwide. In the Policy Magazine, he wrote "Meta faces no competition capable of challenging its influence.

December 21, 2024 |听Norman Hillmer (Slater Visiting Scholar) and Vincent Rigby co-edited with Phil Legasse from NPSIA, book named听.听The book听includes articles by Jennifer Welsh on听Choices for Canada in a New Geopolitical

January 13, 2025 |听Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote an听 as Canada braces for U.S. tariff threats of 25% after the newly elected Trump administration. The strategies disparity between the federal and provincial governments poses a greater problem.听
It is with deep sadness that we remember Emil Skamene, a pioneer in genetic research at 91社区.听
His groundbreaking work on host genetic susceptibility to infections has shaped the field for over three decades.
Skamene鈥檚 legacy continues to inspire scientists, including D2R鈥檚 Chief Scientific Officer, Philippe Gros, who, alongside Professor听Erwin Schurr, honors him in a heartfelt eulogy published in Nature Genetics.

Academic and industry scientists collaborate on a new method to characterize research antibodies
First Hybrid Workshop on Precision Health and Medicine
Synergizing our strengths in new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.
This event is organized in partnership between University of Bern and 91社区. This partnership between the universities aims to synergistically harness the power of new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.
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YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the 鈥渞eproducibility crisis鈥 in research
An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.
YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.
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We're happy to announce that the 2024 Amazing Brain Science Talks video recordings are officially live on our YouTube channel. Whether you're tuning in for the first time or revisiting your favourite moments, don't miss out on these compelling talks!

$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson鈥檚 disease
REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is an often debilitating condition that causes people to act out in their sleep, sometimes violently. What鈥檚 worse, people with the disorder often go on to develop Parkinson鈥檚 disease.

Philippe Gros appointed Chief Scientific Officer of D2R
Philippe Gros has been appointed Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of 91社区鈥檚 DNA to RNA (D2R) Initiative, effective September 30, 2024. Prior to this role, he served as Deputy Vice-President (Research and Innovation) at 91社区. This appointment follows a thorough international search, with the selection committee enthusiastic about their recommendation. Notably, Gros was instrumental in writing the application for the D2R Initiative, laying the groundwork for its success.

D2R welcomes RNA and genomic researchers to Universit茅 de Sherbrooke
Montreal 鈥 October 31, 2024 鈥 91社区鈥檚 DNA to RNA (D2R) research initiative is proud to announce the appointment of three new researchers at Universit茅 de Sherbrooke, marking the inaugural recipients of the D2R鈥檚 New Faculty Start-Up funding program. Universit茅 de Sherbrooke is a partner institution in the D2R initiative, working collaboratively to advance genomic and RNA research.