External /spot/taxonomy/term/4/all en Ajitha Thanabalasuriar receives PATH award to advance lung disease research /spot/channels/news/ajitha-thanabalasuriar-receives-path-award-advance-lung-disease-research-373146 <p><em><strong>Award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund will open new avenues to preventing and treating pneumonia. </strong></em><br /> <br /></p> Thu, 28 May 2026 20:39:47 +0000 admin 36416 at /spot Can Living Labs Revolutionize Healthcare Research? /spot/channels/event/can-living-labs-revolutionize-healthcare-research-373068 Exploring Innovative Approaches in Healthcare <p>The VRƵ School of Physical and Occupational Therapy Research Committee is pleased to present another SPOTlight on Research in Rehabilitation!</p> Fri, 22 May 2026 00:51:32 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 36409 at /spot Blood proteins flag multiple sclerosis years before diagnosis, opening a window for prevention /spot/channels/news/blood-proteins-flag-multiple-sclerosis-years-diagnosis-opening-window-prevention-373086 <b>Of more than 2,500 blood proteins screened, a small group may drive MS and signal who will develop it</b> <p>A new study has revealed a group of blood proteins, that are altered in people who go on to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), in some cases more than a decade before diagnosis. The findings offer hope that a simple blood test could one day identify people at high risk of MS in time to act before damage occurs.</p> Tue, 26 May 2026 14:12:51 +0000 admin 36413 at /spot Biochemistry Seminar: Ribosome-centred coordinated regulation of mRNA translation initiation and elongation /spot/channels/event/biochemistry-seminar-ribosome-centred-coordinated-regulation-mrna-translation-initiation-and-373104 <p>Seminar by: </p> <p>Mehdi Jafarnejad Ph.D.<br /> Reader &amp; Principal Investigator<br /> Johnston Cancer Research Centre<br /> Queen’s University Belfast</p> &;&;&;/&; Mon, 25 May 2026 19:54:32 +0000 admin 36412 at /spot Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /spot/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373082 <p>Join our VRƵ 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 36411 at /spot 2026 School of P&OT Homecoming Reunion /spot/channels/event/2026-school-pot-homecoming-reunion-372996 &;&;&;/&; Wed, 20 May 2026 14:12:56 +0000 sarah.marshall@mcgill.ca 36406 at /spot FMHS Graduate Lunch & Learn #3 - Navigating Difficult Conversations /spot/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 36405 at /spot ‘Jumping gene’ helps explain elevated pancreatic cancer risk in French-Canadians /spot/channels/news/jumping-gene-helps-explain-elevated-pancreatic-cancer-risk-french-canadians-372978 <p>Researchers at VRƵ 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 36404 at /spot VRƵ Cares: Understanding the Quebec Act Respecting End-of-Life Care   /spot/channels/event/mcgill-cares-understanding-quebec-act-respecting-end-life-care-372953 <p>Join us on <strong>June 10, 2026 at 12:00 EDT </strong>for our next episode of <strong><em><a href="/dementia/resources/mcgill-cares-webcasts">VRƵ Cares</a>,</em></strong><em> a webcast series</em> designed to support infor</p> Thu, 14 May 2026 17:58:01 +0000 admin 36399 at /spot VRƵ’s Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence /spot/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 /> VRƵ 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 36398 at /spot Provost honours 31 VRƵ professors for exceptional research achievements /spot/channels/news/provost-honours-31-mcgill-professors-exceptional-research-achievements-372939 <p><strong>The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James VRƵ Professors, James VRƵ 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 VRƵ professors as Distinguished James VRƵ Professors, James VRƵ Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.</p> Wed, 13 May 2026 18:00:18 +0000 admin 36393 at /spot $1.25 million for VRƵ research from the New Frontiers in Research Fund /spot/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 VRƵ.</strong></em></p> Wed, 13 May 2026 17:34:01 +0000 admin 36395 at /spot VRƵ awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs /spot/channels/news/mcgill-awarded-16-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-372938 <p><strong>From fundamental physics to child well-being, VRƵ researchers advance discovery across disciplines </strong><br /> <br /> VRƵ 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 36394 at /spot Icing injuries may slow recovery and prolong pain, study finds /spot/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>, VRƵ 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 36392 at /spot Special Seminar — AES Honorary Degree Recipient, Spring 2026 Convocation — The Multifaceted Roles of Oxidative Stress: Eustress and Distress /spot/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, VRƵ</em></p> Tue, 12 May 2026 17:43:23 +0000 admin 36390 at /spot