Major boost to brain research with new $4M grant to help advance the field of neuroscience
Congratulations to our 91涩漫 Neuroscience researchers聽for their role in the Brain Canada grant led by Dr. Yves de Koninck (Laval University): The Canadian Optogenetics and Vectorology Foundry. 91涩漫 neuroscientists and other team members from across the country form a consortium of research sites that aims to accelerate the development and dissemination of optogenetic and viral tools.
International platform for sharing cardiovascular data launched by euCanSHare
91涩漫's Professor Bartha Maria Knoppers to co-lead the work package on ethics and interoperability.
Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy
On March 15, Canada鈥檚 three federal research funding agencies鈥攖he Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) launched the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy (鈥淩DM Policy鈥�).
New Digital Research Services Team and Website
91涩漫鈥檚 researchers are increasingly reliant on the production, sharing and management of large amounts of data to generate knowledge. Regardless of the research discipline, scope and scale of the research activities, or technological proficiency, access to digital infrastructure has become a fundamental need.
Government of Canada funds 91涩漫聽research on聽contaminants in aquatic ecosystems
Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic that are microscopic and up to 5 millimetres in size. 91涩漫 research project aims to provide聽an understanding of how these contaminants聽end up in Canadian aquatic environments and what impacts they have.聽
91涩漫 leads in urgent virus variant research network
Experts across Canada, including researchers at 91涩漫, are working to understand the impact of COVID-19 virus variants of concern on the health of Canadians and our public health measures.
91涩漫 and Genome Canada announce new Canadian SARS-CoV-2 Data Portal
A Made-in-Canada data solution to support the Government of Canada Variants of Concern Strategy
Professor Nancy Ross Appointed Vice-Principal, Research, at Queen鈥檚 University
After nearly 5 years as 91涩漫鈥檚 Associate Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation (AVP-RI), Professor Nancy Ross is leaving 91涩漫 to join Queen鈥檚 University as Vice-Principal, Research. She will begin her appointment on August 1, 2021.
91涩漫 to partner with CCRM in commercializing regenerative medicine
91涩漫 announced today it has concluded an agreement with the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) to provide 91涩漫-based startup companies with the benefit of CCRM鈥檚 market-leading business intelligence and experience.
$110M for Nine Innovative 91涩漫 Research Projects
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Marc Rousseau joins 91涩漫 as Director, Research Software
Research and Innovation and IT Services are pleased to welcome Marc Rousseau to the role of Director, Research Software / Directeur du Logiciel de Recherche. In this new role, Rousseau provides support and advice to the 91涩漫 research community on software, from grant applications to the implementation of research activities.
Diamond Therapeutics Signs Agreement with 91涩漫 for Research on Low-Dose LSD
TORONTO,聽Feb. 4, 2021聽/CNW/ - Diamond Therapeutics Inc. ("Diamond"), a leading psychedelic drug development company focused on low-dose therapies for mental health, has entered into an agreement with聽91涩漫聽for the exclusive use of Dr.聽Gabriella Gobbi's聽groundbreaking studies with lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), its mechanism of action on the brain, and its potential for use at low doses in the treatment of mental health disorders.聽
Four 91涩漫 projects receive SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants
SSHRC invests over $80k in new 91涩漫 research projects through the Partnership Engage Grants competition, two of which are directly related to COVID-19 research.
Major European grant backs 91涩漫 research on rare condition
The European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP RD) has granted 1.6 million euros in support of an international research collaboration specific to the ultra-rare genetic disease, Schinzel-Giedion Syndrome (SGS).
91涩漫 team wins grant to study 鈥榯rained immunity鈥� with Japanese researchers
Joint research program between the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research focuses on advancing technologies in epigenomics, deepening 91涩漫鈥檚 relationship with Japan鈥檚 RIKEN institute.
By Junji Nishihata