McGill Research Innovation

#PhotoDeLaSemaine - Cette semaine au Neuro, le Dr Guy Rouleau a accueilli Dominique Bérubé, la nouvelle vice-rectrice, Recherche et innovation de l’Université McGill, pour une visite inspirante de nos unités cliniques et de recherche. Le Dr Jesse Klostranec, neuroradiologue interventionnel, décrit le travail vital réalisé dans la salle d'angiographie. Grâce à de minuscules dispositifs insérés dans les vaisseaux sanguins du cerveau pour traiter les anévrismes et les AVC, notre équipe se positionne à la pointe des innovations en santé cérébrale. ---------------------- #PhotoOfTheWeek - This week at The Neuro, Dr. Guy Rouleau welcomed McGill's new Vice-President of Research and Innovation, Dominique Bérubé, for an inspiring tour of our clinical and research units! Here, interventional neuroradiologist Dr. Jesse Klostranec shares the lifesaving work happening in the angiography suite. From using tiny devices that are inserted into the brain’s blood vessels to treat aneurysms and strokes, our team is at the forefront of innovations in brain health. #medicine #neurology McGill Research Innovation McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences McGill University

PitchBook has released its global rankings of startup founders and McGill University ranked 23rd and 2nd in Canada. Our students have founded 511 companies with a market valuation of $19.9 billion USD. This is positive proof that McGill is one of the best places in the world to learn how to become an entrepreneur. Kudos to those brave individuals who have taken the plunge!

#Congratulations to the team at CXC for this landmark patent based on 20 years of McGill University research! Potatoes are one of the world's most important crops, and this technology will protect spuds against Streptomyces scabies, a common disease that can ruin harvests. #innovation

Félicitation à Alan Evans, Ph. D., l’un des 85 nouveaux membres de la Royal Society l’académie scientifique du Royaume-Uni. Les membres sont choisis pour leur contribution substantielle à l’avancement des connaissances scientifiques. « Cette nomination revêt une grande importance pour moi, car elle émane non seulement de mon pays d’origine, mais aussi de mes pairs », dit-il. En savoir plus: https://lnkd.in/dyjpx_t8 _____________ Congratulations to Alan Evans, PhD, one of the 85 new Fellows of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences. Candidates were nominated for their substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge. “This nomination means a great deal to me since it’s not only from my home country but also from my academic peers” he says. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dR_6H8YN The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) McGill University McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

New McGill University faculty? Looking to get started on your research at McGill? Join the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) for an orientation day! In these sessions, you'll learn more about Research and Innovation (R I) and its units, with a focus on the support and services provided by the OSR to assist you in starting, managing, and conducting your research at McGill. Learn more and register by September 2: mcgill.ca/x/wAG #Research #Innovation #McGillResearch #InnovationMcGill

Research and innovation is going strong at McGill! Learn about the impacts of McGill research, innovation, and strategic priorities in the 2023 R I Annual Report. View the full report: https://lnkd.in/gNcVdyFr    #Research #Innovation #McGillResearch  McGill University

Avec l'allongement de la durée de vie humaine, que pouvons-nous faire pour réduire l'incidence des défaillances des tissus et des organes dans la population âgées ? Grâce au programme bilatéral de recherche collaborative Québec/Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, un programme de recherche dirigé par Matthew Harrington (McGill University) et Patrick Flammang (UMONS) explore la réparation des tissus à l'aide de concombres de mer. Félicitations ! Pour en savoir plus sur le projet : https://lnkd.in/dSECE9UX Illustration par CPiG scientific illustrations agency -- With the increasing human lifespan, what can we do to decrease the incidence of tissue and organ failure in the aging population? Matthew Harrington (McGill University) and Patrick Flammang (University of Mons) are looking into tissue regeneration applications using sea cucumbers in their project funded by the bilateral collaborative research program Quebec/Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. Congratulations! Learn more about the project: https://lnkd.in/dSECE9UX Illustration by CpiG McGill University - Faculty of Science F.R.S. - FNRS Délégation générale Wallonie-Bruxelles au Québec/Canada #Research #recherche #Innovation #McGillResearch

Conducted in Montreal and Toronto and led by #McGill researchers, a new study links about 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant. The study points to an urgent public-health need for tighter environmental regulations. https://lnkd.in/etvvp6x7

Discover the groundbreaking research led by Benoit Gentil, Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at McGill University, which is making significant strides in gene therapy for Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS). 💫 This rare hereditary neurological disease, particularly prevalent in children in Quebec, is caused by a single gene and impacts motor control and coordination. “We’ve developed a gene therapy that targets the root cause of the disease and aims to restore the affected gene’s function,” says Gentil. 🔬 📰 Read the full article in the McGill Reporter: https://mcgill.ca/x/wMs

Exciting to see MARTLET (McGill Advanced bio-Regenerative Toolkit for Long Excursion Trips) as one of the semi-finalists of the Aqualunar Project! Congratulations! 🎉 McGill University McGill University - Macdonald Campus Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne Impact Canada