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The 91社区 Undergraduate Teaching Dental Clinic, previously located in the Montreal General Hospital, is now located at:

• Place Mercantile
• 2001 91社区 College Avenue, Suite 500
• Montreal QC H3A 1G1
• Canada

• Telephone: 514-398-7203
• Fax: 514-398-8900
• Website: www.mcgill.ca/dentistry

At the Clinic, students in the undergraduate program are taught under the guidance of the dental staff to carry out various phases of clinical dentistry and related laboratory procedures. They attend this clinic daily except for such time as may be taken up by lectures or other University work.

The Mary Emily Clinical Nutritional Research Unit is located on 7 Maple Street in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.

The Unit was developed in 1995 with the objective to create a facility dedicated to in-patient human nutrition experimentation using precisely controlled diets. The Unit is housed in a detached 5,000 sq. ft. building located at the perimeter of the Macdonald Campus with easy access to the community at large. This Unit is capable of supporting 12 research subjects on an in-patient basis. The facility is unique in Canada, in that it allows strict, in-house monitoring and testing of research subjects over prolonged periods while they consume diets prepared in-house. The first floor houses a state-of-the-art metabolic kitchen to prepare foods in a controlled manner including sitting area for consumption of meals. The second floor houses an interview room to provide for attainment of written ethical consent/assent. A research/clinical assessment room is dedicated to procedures including blood sampling by a phlebotomy team or clinical staff in adults, infants, and children.

The Unit is a self-supporting initiative which is available for use by external researchers. For further information regarding collaborative or independent extramural research interests, contact the Director of the School of Human Nutrition.

Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain

• Genome Building, Suite 3100
• 740 Doctor Penfield Avenue
• Montreal QC H3A 0G1
• Telephone: 514-398-8975
• Fax: 514-398-8121
• Website:

Pain research at 91社区 is carried out by The Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, which comprises researchers from the Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry and Science. The main goal of the Centre is to bring together the 91社区 community of basic and clinical pain researchers to promote research that will result in cures for chronic pain. Through its own activities and international collaborations, the Centre focuses on new discoveries and their clinical applications that will improve the prevention and treatment of chronic pain.

Artificial Cells and Organs Research Centre

• McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, Room 1002
• 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler
• Montreal QC H3G 1Y6
• Telephone: 514-398-3514
• Fax: 514-398-7452
• Website:

This Centre concentrates on interdisciplinary research on artificial cells first invented here (Chang, 91社区,1957, Science 1964) and since evolved into micro-nano systems; nanomedicine; nanobiotherapeutics; nanobiotechnology; nanotechnology; blood substitutes based on nanobiotechnology; hemoperfusion; bioencapsulation of enzymes, cells, stem cells, probiotics; regenerative medicine; delivery systems for drug, enzymes, genes, etc.

At present, the members of this centre at 91社区 come from different specialties: Physiology, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine, Surgery, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, and Chemical Engineering. This is an international centre with 2 international societies, which coordinates biannual meetings around the world; see . It is the editor-in-chief office for an international journal on Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology and a book series on Regenerative Medicine, Artificial Cells, and Nanomedicine. This centre's is a public service website with complimentary reviews, papers, videos, and monographs. It is the major international reference source in this area.

Biomedical Ethics Unit

• 3647 Peel Street
• Montreal QC H3A 1X1
• Telephone: 514-398-6980
• Fax: 514-398-8349
• Website: www.mcgill.ca/biomedicalethicsunit

The Biomedical Ethics Unit (BEU) offers graduate courses in bioethics. These include electives for medical students, in-hospital courses, lectures and rounds for residents and other health care workers. The BEU also administers the Master's specialization in Bioethics, which is available to students in the Faculties of Medicine, Law, Religious Studies, and the Department of Philosophy. The program emphasizes the conceptual and practical aspects of bioethics and ordinarily takes two years to complete. Current faculty members have training in philosophy, medicine, history, anthropology, sociology, epidemiology, and molecular biology. The BEU faculty and trainees are active in a variety of interdisciplinary research areas and have expertise in clinical trials, genetics, pediatrics, innovative technologies, access to care, public health ethics, health inequalities, biosecurity, anti-aging research, end-of-life care policies, and pharmaceutical development. We also provide in-hospital clinical ethics consultation services and serve on various Clinical and Research Ethics Committees for the 91社区 teaching and affiliated hospitals.

BEU members and research associates actively collaborate with faculty across 91社区, as well as nationally and internationally in research, teaching, and clinical activities. There are currently five faculty members plus affiliate members, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students.

Centre for Bone and Periodontal Research

• 740 Doctor Penfield Avenue, Room 2207
• Montreal QC H3A 0G1
• Telephone: 514-398-6028
• Fax: 514-398-4020
• Website:

The Centre for Bone and Periodontal Research was established in October 2001 to promote and facilitate research and training in the areas of bone, cartilage and periodontal disease. The Bone Centre currently represents the interests of more than 60 clinical and fundamental scientists, many of whom are recognized leaders in research pertaining to disorders such as arthritis, osteoporosis, metastatic and metabolic bone disease, and developmental disorders of the skeleton and oral cavity.

The Centre provides advanced instrumentation for hard tissue research, acts to increase the research capacity of its members and to translate advances into improved diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases involving the skeleton and oral cavity.

Centre for Medical Education

• Lady Meredith House
• 1110 Pine Avenue West, Room 205
• Montreal QC H3A 1A3
• Telephone: 514-398-4987
• Fax: 514-398-7246
• Website: www.mcgill.ca/centreformeded

The Centre for Medical Education promotes excellence and scholarship across the continuum of health sciences education. More specifically, the Centre for Medical Education at 91社区:

• Encourages innovation and excellence in teaching and learning.
• Serves as a resource for curriculum development in undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing health sciences education.
• Stimulates interest in educational research and development.
• Conducts research and scholarly work in health sciences education.
• Ensures that research advances the field of health sciences education and informs educational practice.

The Members of the Centre for Medical Education represent diverse backgrounds and disciplines and are involved in:

• Educational planning, curriculum design, and program evaluation.
• Faculty development and educational consultations.
• Research in health professions education.
• Dissemination of educational innovations and research findings.
• Mentorship of students, residents, fellows, and colleagues.

The Centre for Medical Education offers a variety of educational opportunities to students, residents, and faculty. Of interest to medical students is the Medical Education Electives Program, which is a one-month elective for those considering a career in teaching or academic medicine. For more information, visit: www.mcgill.ca/centreformeded/educational-opportunities/medical-education-electives or contact Dr. Michelle Elizov, Director of the Electives Program.

Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music

• 3640 rue de la Montagne
• Montreal QC H3G 2A8
• Telephone: 514-398-6962
• Fax: 514-398-8123
• Website:

The Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music (CRBLM) at 91社区 is a Regroupement Strat茅gique whose mission is to promote research and training in the areas of language and music neuroscience, performance, and development. Participating universities include 91社区, Universit茅 de Montr茅al, UQAM, and Concordia. Our infrastructure for language and music research is unparalleled, including research facilities located in the 91社区 Faculties of Medicine, Science, Arts, and Education, as well as the International Laboratory for Brain and Music Research (BRAMS) located at the Universit茅 de Montr茅al. Our specific objectives include:

1. promoting the scientific study of language and music neuroscience, performance, and development;
2. stimulating interdisciplinary and cross-domain collaboration among researchers on basic and applied problems in language and music;
3. fostering innovative research training for graduate and postdoctoral students;
4. disseminating research findings to clinical and educational end-users;
5. forming national and international partnerships.

Our goal is to develop a fundamental theoretical, behavioral, and neuroscientific understanding of the neurobiological, social, and communicative processes of language and music.

Centre for Research in Reproduction and Development

• McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, Room 1324
• 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler
• Montreal QC H3G 1Y6
• Telephone: 514-207-9887
• Fax: 514-398-2045
• Website: www.mcgill.ca/crrd

The Centre for Research in Reproduction and Development (CRRD), originally established as the Centre for the Study of Reproduction in 1982, is among the longest-standing research centres at 91社区 and was a founding partner of the FQRNT-funded R茅seau Qu茅becois en Reproduction (RQR). Today, the interdepartmental and interdisciplinary CRRD is home to more than 30 principal investigators, 60 graduate students, 40 fellows and research associates, and 20 technical support staff from 11 departments, 3 faculties, and 8 divisions at the University. With such critical mass, the CRRD has established itself as one of the most productive and dynamic research hubs for young and established researchers committed to the science of reproduction and development.

The research programs of our members span a wide range of diverse and complementary topics, including understanding the basic biological mechanisms that control developing eggs and sperm within the gonads, how the reproductive hormones are produced and exert their effects, how the developing embryo implants into the uterus and establishes communication with its mother, causes and cures for conditions such as pre-eclampsia and intra-uterine growth retardation, and the effects of environmental pollutants and disease on the development of the eggs and sperm and of the fetus. We use both animal model systems and human clinical studies to reach our research objectives.

The CRRD enables and promotes interactions between investigators at 91社区, other universities in Quebec, across Canada, and internationally.

Centre for Translational Research in Cancer

• Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research
• Jewish General Hospital
• 3755 C么te Ste-Catherine, Room E538
• Montreal QC H3T 1E2
• Telephone: 514-340-8222 ext. 5418
• Fax: 514-340-8708
• Website: www.mcgill.ca/translational-research-cancer

The aim of the Centre is to facilitate the translation of the exciting novel findings made in fundamental laboratories into testable hypotheses for evaluation in clinical trials in oncology. There are currently extremely high quality clinical research activities at 91社区, and the fundamental investigations of cancer biology by 91社区 scientists are recognized worldwide. The Centre provides the infrastructure to bring these investigators together in order to synergize their efforts at generating novel and promising translational research. This provides a structured focus for these activities and will accelerate the testing of potential benefits derived from scientific discovery.

The Centre provides core functions to enhance translational research, including a Molecular Pathology Centre with a centralized biobank, a Clinical Research Unit with extensive experience in novel therapeutics testing, a Proteomics Facility with a proteogenomics platform, and a Molecular Modeling Program. The unique interaction of clinician-scientists and Ph.D. researchers provides an important strength to novel therapeutic development programs. There is significant interaction with biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry.

The Centre provides a high quality environment for training clinician-scientists in cancer research. The trainees include both graduate students (Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pathology) as well as Ph.D. and M.D. scientists interested in postdoctoral experience working specifically on clinically oriented or relevant models or problems.

Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health

• Email: info [at] ludmercentre.ca
• Website:

The Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health was founded on the belief that science is on the cusp of a revolution in our ability to understand and treat brain disorders, provided we can bring together the right computational infrastructure, datasets, and expertise to apply a big-data approach to brain research.

An innovative partnership between three cutting-edge 91社区-affiliated research facilities, the Centre brings together four complementary research pillars鈥攏euroinformatics, neuroimaging, epigenetics, and statistical genetics鈥攗nder the scientific leadership of three world-renowned leaders supported by a cadre of over 75 researchers and neuroinformatics staff. Together, they lead innovative research that is generating novel datasets and insights, while concurrently innovating and expanding the "big-data" tools and computational infrastructure required for their analysis.

• Dr. Michael Meaney leads the Centre鈥檚 epigenetics pillar, the Sackler Program for Epigenetics & Psychobiology at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute Research Centre.
• Dr. Alan Evans leads the neuroimaging and neuroinformatics pillars, the 91社区 Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (MCIN) at the Montreal Neurological Institute.
• Dr. Celia Greenwood leads the statistical genetics pillar, the Genomics, Bioinformatics & Statistical Genetics lab at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research at the Jewish General Hospital.

A key Ludmer Centre goal is the mentorship of new researchers across varied disciplines鈥攖o develop transdisciplinary research cadres capable of maximizing the potentials inherent in the Centre鈥檚 neuroinformatics infrastructure, tools, and datasets. Supported by a team of informatics experts, graduate, master's, and doctoral students are offered unique hands-on opportunities to advance mental health and neurodegenerative research while contributing to the expansion of Canada鈥檚 leading neuroinformatics infrastructure.

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91社区 AIDS Centre

Based at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research at the Jewish General Hospital

• 3755 C么te Ste-Catherine, Room F-318
• Montreal QC H3T 1E2
• Telephone: 514-340-7536
• Fax: 514-340-7537
• Website:

The 91社区 AIDS Centre coordinates, facilitates, and promotes teaching, research, and treatment activities relating to HIV infection and AIDS at 91社区 and its affiliated teaching hospitals. 91社区 has been among the foremost institutions in Canada to study and treat HIV infection and AIDS. 91社区 scientists, researchers, and clinicians have carried out work in every area of this health problem. The Centre firmly believes that the study and treatment of HIV infection and AIDS must be interdisciplinary, and thus the fields of medical science and social science must complement each other. The Centre enhances this work by helping researchers, scientists, and clinicians at 91社区 to carry out the complex research that is needed to understand, prevent, and treat HIV infection both in Canada and around the world.

91社区 AIDS Centre scientists play an important role through collaboration with their counterparts in developing countries in which HIV is endemic. Our scientists have played lead roles in articulating a need for access to antiretroviral drugs for all in need, regardless of where they live or their ability to pay. Educational and training activities will be augmented to ensure there is sufficient manpower for the growing HIV epidemic. The care and treatment of persons who are infected with HIV or who have developed AIDS will be enhanced through coordination of these activities at 91社区 hospitals and clinics. Furthermore, the Centre will provide a forum for the input and participation by people with HIV infection or with AIDS in this research, teaching, and care.

91社区 Centre for Research in Neuroscience

• Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L11-112
• Research Institute of the 91社区 Health Centre
• 1650 Cedar Avenue
• Montreal QC H3G 1A4
• Telephone: 514-934-8094
• Fax: 514-934-8216
• Website: www.mcgill.ca/crn

The 91社区 Centre for Research in Neuroscience (CRN), which was officially established as a University Centre in 1986 under the leadership of Dr. Albert Aguayo, is a vibrant research centre that brings together basic and clinical scientists in highly interactive research groups.

With construction of new CRN laboratories in 1993 and continued expansion since, the group has broadened its focus to include research into the development of neural tissues, synapse formation and plasticity, the assembly and function of neural circuits, and behavior, while maintaining its strengths in regeneration and repair.

The CRN has been and remains home to some of Canada鈥檚 most distinguished neuroscientists. We number more than 60 trainees and staff at any time, including postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, undergraduates, and technicians. The CRN offers a program to train pre-doctoral students for an M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree, as well as postdoctoral Ph.D. or M.D. graduates for careers in biomedical research.

91社区 International TB Centre

• Research Institute of the 91社区 Health Centre
• 1001 boulevard D茅carie, Glen Block E
• Program Mail Drop EM3 3211
• Montreal QC H4A 3J1
• Telephone: 514-934-1934, ext. 42815
• Website: www.mcgill.ca/tb

The 91社区 International TB Centre brings together over 20 investigators with expertise spanning epidemiology, socio-behavioural, and economic analyses of TB, to microbiology to host genetics and immune response. The work is done both at an academic centre and with a number of collaborating groups around the world. Please consult www.mcgill.ca/tb where we introduce the faculty members who are members of our centre and describe our training programs for students. Find out why our Centre is a world leader in the interdisciplinary study of TB and how we work together to unravel the many mysteries of this recalcitrant disease.

91社区 Research Centre for Studies in Aging

• 6825 boulevard LaSalle
• Verdun QC H4H 1R3
• Telephone: 514-766-2010
• Website:

The 91社区 Research Centre for Studies in Aging (MCSA) is committed to investigating causes and possible treatments of the dementias, especially Alzheimer's disease. During the past decades, the MCSA has played a pioneering role in identifying genetic abnormalities leading to an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease. The Memory Clinic of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit, under the leadership of Dr. Serge Gauthier, is focusing on improved therapies, long-term treatment of subjects affected by dementia, and enhancing the quality of life of patients and caregivers. Over the last 30 years the priority of the MCSA evolved to primary prevention of cognitive decline, early diagnosis, and treatment for persons with mild or prodromal symptoms, and best treatments for patients with various types of dementia. The importance of genes such as ApoE as risk factors and as predictors of response to treatment in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease was one of the significant contributions of the MCSA to the field of aging. Another achievement of the MCSA is the strong link with academic research centres around the world, including Brazil, China, and Germany, which is reflected by a steady flow of students and visiting scholars for these countries among others. In Canada, the MCSA created the academic trial network C5R and has hosted consensus meetings on the best evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and management of various types of dementia.

The current focus of the MCSA is on prevention, and the development of tools and methods to allow earliest diagnosis and intervention of age-related disease. Prevention has been identified as an important objective in dementia research by national and international institutes (Alzheimer Society of Canada, National Institute of Aging USA) and is a priority of 91社区 over the next decade. The MCSA contributes to this effort with its Dementia Prevention Program that was launched in 2012, entitled 鈥淧revention of Neurodegenerative Disease in Everyone at Risk鈥� (P.O.N.D.E.R.). This program, in close cooperation with the Douglas Institute and other research centres in Quebec, was established with three goals: (a) provide a free platform for adults aged 40鈥�90 to engage in cognitive training; (b) determine normative cognitive performance in middle-to-old adulthood, and (c) identify persons showing early signs of cognitive impairment that are at risk of developing late-onset dementia. This will allow the tracking and documentation of changes in the structural and functional integrity of the human brain in normal and pathological aging, while providing researchers with important data about possible predictors of dementia.

Furthermore, the MCSA has established a computational infrastructure devoted for teaching neuroimaging in dementia for fellows, graduate, and postdoctoral students. This infrastructure program is under the direction of Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto, M.D., Ph.D. The Translational Neuroimaging Laboratory at the MCSA aims to understand how toxic proteins cause brain damage in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease patients. We also develop novel methodologies for early detection of these toxic proteins in the persons without symptoms (see the ). Research in the field of neuroimaging has been focusing on the early detection of dementia, and AD prevention. Our clinic collaborates with other experts at 91社区 using the most advanced and sensitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) protocols to evaluate patients with mild cognitive complaints. The PET and MRI technologies, combined with our clinical expertise, allow for early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of the condition causing memory deficits.

Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre

• 1160 Pine Avenue West
• Montreal QC H3A 1A3
• Telephone: 514-398-3535
• Fax: 514-398-6769
• Website:

The mission of the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre is to bring together internationally renowned scientists who are devoted to cancer research and provide them with state-of-the-art resources so that they can fully contribute to the worldwide effort of developing novel approaches for the improvement of the diagnosis, treatment, and management of this disease. Investigators within the Cancer Centre have made significant contributions toward the molecular understanding of diseases such as cancer which can be exploited to better stratify cancer and facilitate the development of novel therapeutic approaches.

The Goodman Cancer Research Centre provides an internationally recognized training ground for the next generation of investigators who will pursue research in the life sciences and cancer. The Centre plays a key role in reaching out and educating the public on the fundamentals of cancer research and understanding the causes of cancer, its prognosis, and its treatment.

Further information is available at Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre.

Access to all of the 91社区 Library branches and to the Library's licensed electronic resources is available to all 91社区 faculty, staff, and students. Information on locations, opening hours, collections, and services can be found at www.mcgill.ca/library. Several of the library branches are likely to be of particular interest to health sciences users.

Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering

The Schulich Library supports the teaching, learning, and research of the staff and students of the Faculties of Dentistry, Engineering, Medicine, and Science. Life Sciences liaison librarians have their offices in the Schulich Library and are available for consultation. The Library's hours vary throughout the year and are available on the website noted above or by telephoning 514-398-4769. Faculty members and graduate students in the departments served by the Schulich Library may apply to obtain access to the Library after closing hours.

• Macdonald-Stewart Library Building
• 809 Sherbrooke Street West
• Montreal QC H3A 0C1
• Website: www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/schulich

Osler Library of the History of Medicine

The Osler Library of the History of Medicine has as its nucleus the 8,000 volumes willed to 91社区 in 1919 by Sir William Osler (one of its most famous pupils and teachers). The collection now totals over 90,000 volumes including older, rare materials as well as current books and periodicals about the history of the health sciences and related areas. Loans services, such as ILL pick-up and some life sciences course reserves are available from the Osler Library. A life sciences librarian is available in Osler from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday鈥揊riday.

• McIntyre Medical Sciences Building
• 3rd floor - 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler
• Montreal QC H3G 1Y6
• Website: www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/osler

Macdonald Campus Library

The Macdonald Campus Library, located in the Barton Building, is a primary resource for Dietetics and Human Nutrition users. The Library's collection encompasses a wide variety of resources in agriculture, food and animal science, nutrition, the environment, ecology, plant science, and agricultural engineering. The Library's hours vary throughout the year and are available on the website noted above or by telephoning 514-398-7881.

• Barton Building
• 21,111 Lakeshore Road
• Ste. Anne de Bellevue QC H9X 3V9
• Website: www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/macdonald