External /infect-diseases/taxonomy/term/4/all en Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /infect-diseases/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373082 <p>Join our 鶹ýվ IMHL program team for a 30 minutes information session to learn how our module-based masters can help accelerate your leadership career in the healthcare sector.</p> Fri, 22 May 2026 18:33:51 +0000 admin 11030 at /infect-diseases Biochemistry Seminar - RNAi: A Molecular Spark in an Information Inferno /infect-diseases/channels/event/biochemistry-seminar-rnai-molecular-spark-information-inferno-373058 <p>Seminar by: Dr. Craig Mello</p> <p>Professor</p> <p>RNA Therapeutics Institute</p> <p>UMass Chan Medical School</p> <p> </p> <p>Recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine</p> <p> </p> Thu, 21 May 2026 18:02:09 +0000 admin 11029 at /infect-diseases FMHS Graduate Lunch & Learn #3 - Navigating Difficult Conversations /infect-diseases/channels/event/fmhs-graduate-lunch-learn-3-navigating-difficult-conversations-368893 Navigating Difficult Conversations <p>Learn practical tools for navigating difficult conversations with greater confidence, clarity, and empathy through assertive communication, boundary‑setting, and self‑advocacy skills.</p> Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:36:20 +0000 admin 11028 at /infect-diseases ‘Jumping gene’ helps explain elevated pancreatic cancer risk in French-Canadians /infect-diseases/channels/news/jumping-gene-helps-explain-elevated-pancreatic-cancer-risk-french-canadians-372978 <p>Researchers at 鶹ýվ have discovered a centuries-old genetic mutation that helps to explain why some French‑Canadians in Quebec are at an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer. Until quite recently, standard genetic tests have not been able to identify this “jumping gene” cause.</p> <p>The findings, published in the <i>Journal of Medical Genetics</i>, suggest better-targeted genetic testing could help identify people at higher cancer risk who were previously missed.</p> Tue, 19 May 2026 14:13:42 +0000 admin 11027 at /infect-diseases 鶹ýվ Cares: Understanding the Quebec Act Respecting End-of-Life Care   /infect-diseases/channels/event/mcgill-cares-understanding-quebec-act-respecting-end-life-care-372953 <p>Join us on <strong>June 10, 2026 at noon </strong>for our next episode of <strong><em><a href="/dementia/resources/mcgill-cares-webcasts">鶹ýվ Cares</a>,</em></strong><em> a webcast series</em> designed to support informal c</p> Thu, 14 May 2026 17:58:01 +0000 admin 11022 at /infect-diseases 鶹ýվ’s Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence /infect-diseases/channels/news/mcgills-bravo-gala-shines-spotlight-research-excellence-372950 <p><strong>At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening. </strong><br /> <br /> 鶹ýվ celebrated more than 100 researchers at the 21st edition of Bravo, a gala event May 7 honouring the winners of major provincial, national and international research prizes and awards in 2025.</p> Thu, 14 May 2026 16:18:30 +0000 admin 11021 at /infect-diseases 鶹ýվ awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs /infect-diseases/channels/news/mcgill-awarded-16-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-372938 <p><strong>From fundamental physics to child well-being, 鶹ýվ researchers advance discovery across disciplines </strong><br /> <br /> 鶹ýվ has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs – six new and 10 renewed.</p> Wed, 13 May 2026 17:51:34 +0000 admin 11017 at /infect-diseases Provost honours 31 鶹ýվ professors for exceptional research achievements /infect-diseases/channels/news/provost-honours-31-mcgill-professors-exceptional-research-achievements-372939 <p><strong>The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James 鶹ýվ Professors, James 鶹ýվ Professors and William Dawson Scholars embody ‘the very best of our academic community’.</strong></p> <p>Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 鶹ýվ professors as Distinguished James 鶹ýվ Professors, James 鶹ýվ Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.</p> Wed, 13 May 2026 18:00:18 +0000 admin 11016 at /infect-diseases $1.25 million for 鶹ýվ research from the New Frontiers in Research Fund /infect-diseases/channels/news/125-million-mcgill-research-new-frontiers-research-fund-372937 <p><em><strong>Federal fund will support transformative high risk, high reward research across engineering, science, and medicine at 鶹ýվ.</strong></em></p> Wed, 13 May 2026 17:34:01 +0000 admin 11018 at /infect-diseases Icing injuries may slow recovery and prolong pain, study finds /infect-diseases/channels/news/icing-injuries-may-slow-recovery-and-prolong-pain-study-finds-372907 <p>Icing a sprained ankle or sore muscle, long used to reduce pain and swelling, may in the longer run delay recovery and prolong pain, new research suggests.</p> <p>In a preclinical study published in <i>Anesthesiology</i>, 鶹ýվ researchers found that even though cryotherapy (icing) eased pain in the short term, recovery time was more than doubled in some cases.</p> Wed, 13 May 2026 13:42:56 +0000 admin 11015 at /infect-diseases Special Seminar — AES Honorary Degree Recipient, Spring 2026 Convocation — The Multifaceted Roles of Oxidative Stress: Eustress and Distress /infect-diseases/channels/event/special-seminar-aes-honorary-degree-recipient-spring-2026-convocation-multifaceted-roles-oxidative-372871 Special Seminar — AES Honorary Degree Recipient, Spring 2026 Convocation <p><em>Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, 鶹ýվ</em></p> Tue, 12 May 2026 17:43:23 +0000 admin 11013 at /infect-diseases Discovery of fat-burning ‘switch’ could lead to advances in bone disease treatments /infect-diseases/channels/news/discovery-fat-burning-switch-could-lead-advances-bone-disease-treatments-372896 <p>Scientists’ discovery of a molecular “switch” that activates an energy‑burning pathway in mice has the potential to lead to new treatments for bone disease.</p> <p>The study, published in <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10396-9"><i>Nature</i></a>, sheds new light on brown fat. Unlike white fat, which stores energy, brown fat cells burn calories, producing heat as a byproduct. For years, it was believed this process relied on a single pathway. More recently, researchers discovered a parallel pathway, but how it became activated remained a mystery.</p> Tue, 12 May 2026 13:38:51 +0000 admin 11012 at /infect-diseases Online Info Session: Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM) /infect-diseases/channels/event/online-info-session-graduate-certificate-healthcare-management-gchm-372892 <p>Discover the 8-month, 4-module, 100% online 鶹ýվ Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at our Online Information Session.</p> Mon, 11 May 2026 14:38:48 +0000 admin 11009 at /infect-diseases Public education will be critical as provinces roll out new cervical cancer screening method, researchers say /infect-diseases/channels/news/public-education-will-be-critical-provinces-roll-out-new-cervical-cancer-screening-method-372859 <p>As Canada moves to modernize cervical cancer screening, a new study suggests most women do not yet understand or trust the shift from the Pap test to human papillomavirus (HPV) based screening.</p> <p>The national survey, published in <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12939021/"><i>Current Oncology</i></a>, examined women’s preferences for cervical screening – including how they want to be screened and how they want information communicated – as Canada transitions from Pap tests to HPV testing.</p> Thu, 07 May 2026 13:37:38 +0000 admin 11008 at /infect-diseases Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Recovering Brain PET at Reduced Dose: Generative Models, Physics Constraints, and Quantitative Fidelity /infect-diseases/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-recovering-brain-pet-reduced-dose-generative-models-physics-372857 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Wed, 06 May 2026 15:32:11 +0000 admin 11004 at /infect-diseases