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D2R awards $10 million to accelerate RNA-based therapies for rare diseases and cancer

webfull — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:03:15 +0000

Montreal, March 26, 2025 – ��о��’s DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) has awarded over $10 million in funding to support three groundbreaking research projects that will advance RNA-based therapies for cancer and rare genetic diseases. The awards were initially announced at the D2R Research Symposium on March 13, 2025.

Published: 26 March 2025

Genetic sequencing project receives more than $8 million in funding

webfull — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:55:14 +0000

NeuRo Genomics Initiative will help better understand rare and aging-related neurological disorders affecting Canadians

A project led by Ziv Gan-Or, MD, PhD, at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of ��о�� and Martine Tétreault, PhD, at Université de Montréal has received more than $8 million to sequence the genomes of 8,700 people, to map the role of genetics in neurological disorders.

Published: 18 March 2025

Eleven new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to ��о��

webfull — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:08:29 +0000

On March 13, the Government of Canada, announced more than $308 million to advance science and research across the country. More than $153 million will support 179 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 38 research institutions.

Published: 17 March 2025

��о�� researchers receive funding from the Canadian Cancer Society for cancer equity research

webfull — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:31:39 +0000

Co-Principal Investigators Manisha Pahwa, CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, and Professor Ananya Banerjee, from ��о��'s Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, have been awarded $449,604 from the Canadian Cancer Society’s Health Equity Research Grant

Published: 17 February 2025

��о�� awards $500,000 to accelerate Mpox research and vaccine development

webfull — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:07:55 +0000

Montreal, February 13, 2025 – ��о��’s DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) and ��о�� Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) have awarded $500,000 to fund five high-impact research projects aimed at advancing the understanding of Mpox through its Rapid Response for Mpox Research funding program.

Published: 13 February 2025

First Neurogenesis talk of 2025 highlights learning and spatial coding

webfull — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:43:34 +0000

Yesterday, HBHL hosted the first Neurogenesis Speaker Series talk of 2025 at The Neuro, featuring Paul Masset and Pouya Bashivan.

Published: 7 February 2025

D2R awards over $6 million to support Core Platforms

webfull — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:37:46 +0000

The D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative has awarded more than $6 million to support eight Core Platforms at ��о�� and one at the University of British Columbia through its Core Platform Sustainability funding program. This program supports state-of-the-art Core Platforms that are essential for advancing research and development and facilitating technology uptake and transfer in fields relevant to RNA therapeutics.

Published: 7 February 2025

��о�� researchers awarded funding from NSERC for quantum science

webfull — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:28:53 +0000

On January 21, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), announced over $74 million in funding to support 107 quantum science projects, including fifteen to ��о�� researchers.

Published: 21 January 2025

The President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers

webfull — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:36:46 +0000

The Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) created a new University-wide prize for outstanding emerging researchers in 2013 to encourage and celebrate our most outstanding early-career researchers.

Published: 20 December 2024

D2R announces new round of funding, investing $1.5 million to advance research in RNA therapeutics and to support ��о�� Centres and Institutes

webfull — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:21:58 +0000

Montreal – December 19, 2024 – The D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative is proud to announce the recipients of its latest round of funding, awarding a total of $1.5 million to four principal investigators and five ��о�� Centres and Institutes. These awards are designed at advancing research in RNA therapeutics by facilitating industry collaboration and supporting the next generation of scientific leaders as well as research Centres and Institutes.

Published: 19 December 2024

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