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Two ministers for a major announcement at the IRCM

An exceptional event occurred on May 30 at the IRCM, with the visit of two ministers for an important press conference regarding basic and clinical research.

Dr. André Veillette : First Recipient of the IRCM Outreach Award

Dr. André Veillette was presented with the first-ever IRCM Outreach Award by host and science journalist Sophie-Andrée Blondin during the IRCM Foundation Recognition evening!

National Nursing Week: At the Heart of the Relationship With Others

At the IRCM, nurses are at the heart of our mission. This profession touches many different aspects of clinical research. To imagine the IRCM without them is impossible.

May: Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

Science has not offered much hope to people with cystic fibrosis in the past. With longevity gains for people living with the disease come new challenges, which the IRCM Clinic is meeting head-on.

Éric Lécuyer: Full Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the Université de Montréal

The IRCM is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Éric Lécuyer as Full Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine!

Nayoung Yi Receives a Prestigious Grant From the Alzheimer Society of Canada

Nayoung Yi was awarded a Ph.D. scholarship for her important work on Alzheimer's disease, a disease that still largely escapes the advances of modern science.

Early-Career Scientist Symposium

The IRCM is proud to have offered 150 doctoral and postdoctoral students the opportunity to showcase their talents. Nine of them were invited to present their innovative projects at this symposium.

Congratulations to Michelle El-Khoury!

Congratulations to Michelle El-Khoury for her recent thesis defense! Enrolled at the Université de Montréal, Michelle conducted her research "Establishing a role for the scaffold proteins Tanc1 and Tanc2 in myoblast fusion" at the IRCM under the supervision of Jean-François Côté.

IRCM, a Major Player in the Effervescence Conference

IRCM's participation in this extraordinary science and innovation meeting was notable, with a large conference on a hot topic: RNA, a large conference that was sold out.

The Ongoing Battle Between Phages and CRISPR-Cas Systems

Sylvain Moineau will be here to share his expertise: The understanding of interactions between phages and bacteria.

Coordinated Control of Neuronal Differentiation and Wiring Specificity By a Sustained Code of Transcription Factors

Dr. Mehmet Neşet Özel, Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, will share a lecture on neurons.

The IRCM has been prominent in the mainstream media in recent weeks. Here is a selection of the coverage :

The impact of Moderna's presence in Montreal [In French]

Participation of Dr. Jean-François Côté in the program called Les faits d'abord.

Welcome to Montreal, Moderna. But... [In French]

Dr. Jean-François Côté was quoted in an editorial about the establishment of Moderna in Montreal.

New COVID-19 side effects? [In French]

Links between diabetes and COVID (Dr Rabasa-Lhoret), report on Radio-Canada's Newscast.

«Escroqueuse. Quand l'hypo frappe»: A comic book to understand diabetes [In French]

A comic book that reads like a police investigation (Dr Rabasa-Lhoret).

How will the Omicron sub-variant BA.2 affect Quebec?

Dr André Veillette cautions us on a new variant of Omicron.

Long COVID, even with Omicron [In French]

COVID Long: What's the story? Data, risks and Dr. Emilia Falcone's testimony.

Foundation Recognition Event

A bountiful harvest of talent rewarded once more at the 2022 Foundation Recognition Event!

Golf Tournament : Parcours santé 2022

June 20 will be a fun day of thanks to our traditionnal golf tournament and dinner. An annual event not to be missed, for a good cause!

Help the Research on Type 2 Diabetes

Participate in an ongoing study to reduce the risk of diabetes using omega-3 in fish oil. Participants will receive financial compensation for their time and expenses related to this study.

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