Félicitations à Dre Éva Michaud, scientifique junior à L'Institut, qui reçoit une subvention de la Société canadienne du cancer! Son projet sur l'immunité sécrétoire dans le cancer de la vessie non répondant au BCG. 🔬 #Cancer #RechercheSurLeCancer

Canadian Cancer Society Research@ccsresearch.bsky.social · 3w ago

Next-generation research is on a roll! We’re thrilled to announce the recipients of this year’s @cancersociety.bsky.social Emerging Scholar Research Grants. This funding supports early-career researchers across Canada in pursuing innovative, impactful, meaningful #cancer #research.

Congrats to Dr. Éva Michaud, Junior Scientist at The Institute, on receiving a Canadian Cancer Society Emerging Scholar Research Grant! Her project on secretory immunity in BCG-unresponsive bladder cancer, with co-PI Dr. Côme Tholomier. 🔬 #Cancer #CancerResearch

Canadian Cancer Society Research@ccsresearch.bsky.social · 3w ago

Next-generation research is on a roll! We’re thrilled to announce the recipients of this year’s @cancersociety.bsky.social Emerging Scholar Research Grants. This funding supports early-career researchers across Canada in pursuing innovative, impactful, meaningful #cancer #research.

The Research Institute of the MUHC is proud to have signed the Transparency Agreement on Animal-Based Science in Canada, alongside 17 other leading Canadian research organizations. #AnimalResearch #RIMUHC 🔗 rimuhc.ca/-/canadian-o...

🔬 A study from Paraish S. Misra (MeDiC Program, The Institute) yields purer stem cell–derived islets — a step toward better diabetes therapies. Published in Nature Communications. Read more: rimuhc.ca/en/-/new-fin...

How can hospitals deliver more culturally safe care to Indigenous patients? A new study led by Romina Pace (The Institute), published in CMAJ, offers practical guidance. Read more 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/centeri...

🏆 Dr. Bethany Foster has been awarded the 2026 Medal of Research Excellence by the Kidney Foundation of Canada! 20+ years transforming pediatric kidney transplant care — an impact measured in generations. @cusm-muhc.bsky.social rimuhc.ca/en/-/dr-beth...

🧬 A 300-year-old "jumping gene" may explain elevated pancreatic cancer risk in French Canadians — previously undetectable by standard genetic tests. New research from The Institute's William Foulkes & George Zogopoulos. @cusm-muhc.bsky.social 🔬 👉 rimuhc.ca/en/-/jumping...

🎉 15 researchers at The Institute have received @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social salary awards — more than $2.5M for work spanning cancer, infectious diseases, child health, neurology, maternal health, and more. Congratulations to all recipients! 👉 rimuhc.ca/en/-/frq-com... @cusm-muhc.bsky.social

📢 Canada ranks at level 1 out of 3 on the global digital health readiness scale. Researchers from The Institute, @mcgill.ca , @utoronto.ca and @northyorkgeneral.bsky.social publish a 9-step framework for an AI-integrated health system. 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/researc...

🔬 An injectable gel that could boost stem cell survival — and one day restore the ability to swallow. @cusm-muhc.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/new-inj...

🦠 #RSV -related hospitalizations among children more than doubled in Canada in 2022–2023, surpassing 5,000 cases and straining pediatric hospitals. The greatest burden: infants under 6 months. New study in #CMAJ co-led by Dr. Jesse Papenburg. 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/rsv-rel...

Paxlovid speeds #COVID19 recovery but doesn't reduce hospitalizations in vaccinated patients — 2 @nejm.org trials find. #TheInstitute scientists, Drs. @drtoddlee.bsky.social & Emily McDonald, were co-PIs on the Canadian #CanTreatCOVID trial. 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/covid-a... @cusm-muhc.bsky.social

🎉 Congrats to Jake Barralet of The Institute's Surgical and Interventional Sciences program on receiving $1.65M from NSERC_CRSNG's CREATE program!🔬 🔗https://rimuhc.ca/en/-/nserc-awards-two-mcgill-professors-1-65-million-each-to-prepare-the-next-generation-of-researchers @create-les.bsky.social

🌍 Happy Earth Day! The Institute is proud to celebrate alongside the @cusm-muhc.bsky.social — united by our shared commitment to a more sustainable future in health research. #EarthDay2026 #Sustainability #MUHC

#SciencePOP 2026 — The Institute shines! ✨ 3 winners at the provincial grand finale: 🥈 Ivana Okaro – Science Communication 🥇 Maisha Maliha Promi – Media Challenge 🥈 Natasha Hassija – Sustainable Health 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/provincial-grand-finale-of-the-2026-science-pop-competition @ircm.bsky.social

Notez la date, notre 10e Journée de la recherche se tiendra le 28 avril à l'Institut de recherche du CUSM! Save the date! Our 10th Research Day will be held at the RI-MUHC @rimuhc.bsky.social on April 28, 2026. Le programme bientôt disponible sur idigh.ca/rd2026

✨ From global health to neuroscience and rare diseases, recent events at The Institute showcased the strength of our research community, from TB Research Day to RARE.Qc, the Distinguished Professors Series and the BRaIN Symposium. @cusm-muhc.bsky.social rimuhc.ca/en/-/recent-...

🫀 New research led by Natalie Dayan (The Institute) develops a CVD risk score after pregnancy (JACC: Advances) + shows higher postpartum healthcare use (BMJ Open). @cusm-muhc.bsky.social 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/new-ris...

A CMAJ study highlights the ongoing TB epidemic in Nunavik and the need for Inuit-led, person-centered care. @cmaj.ca @healthsciences.mcgill.ca @cusm-muhc.bsky.social 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/under-r...

🔬 A team at The Institute, led by Jean-Jacques Lebrun, PhD, identified a key protein pancreatic cancer cells depend on to survive 🧬 — revealing a potential vulnerability in one of the deadliest cancers: rimuhc.ca/en/-/the-ach...

Today is the last day of MOHCCN Phase 1! Together, we’ve: United 1,300+ Canadians Created the 16k+ Gold Cohort Funded 200+ projects Elevated the voices of patients Advanced precision oncology To celebrate, we’re excited to share our Phase 1 Innovation Report with you: tinyurl.com/bdzrp44y

🔬 A @science.org study co-authored by Rhian Touyz and Augusto Montezano reveals that beige fat interacts with blood vessels to influence blood pressure regulation, independently of body weight. @cusm-muhc.bsky.social rimuhc.ca/en/-/beige-f...

New research from The Institute, led by Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta, shows repeated pregnancy complications may signal higher cardiometabolic risk in fathers — up to +80% diabetes risk. @cusm-muhc.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/pregnan...

Clinical trials turn discovery into care—through Vision 2030 and Research Priority 4, The Institute is advancing innovative, inclusive trials to improve patient care at all ages. @cusm-muhc.bsky.social 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/from-vi...

🧬 Botox may help heal severe finger lesions linked to autoimmune diseases, with 85%+ recovery in a JAMA Dermatology study led by Elena Netchiporouk and Catherine Zhu @cusm-muhc.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/botox-a...

🚀 Thanks to support from the River Philip, Trottier Family & MUHC Foundations, top CIHR-ranked researchers at The Institute are continuing to advance their work—congrats to this year’s awardees 👏 @cusm-muhc.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/sustain...

🧬 Une étude identifie des gènes snRNA responsables de la rétinite pigmentaire, avec la contribution du Dr Robert Koenekoop (SEDH, L’Institut) @cusm-muhc.bsky.social 🔗 rimuhc.ca/fr/-/de-nouv...

🚀 $42M from @CFI_FCI supports 10 McGill-led projects driving discovery. At The Institute, Darcy Wagner, PhD co-leads the BRAVO biofabrication project 🧬 @cusm-muhc.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/ten-mcg...

Dr. Marc Rodger co-led a major international clinical trial showing apixaban is safer than rivaroxaban for venous thrombosis treatment. @ottawahospital.on.ca @cusm-muhc.bsky.social 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/apixaba...

🧬 Researchers at The Institute identified a new genetic cause of Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease. A study led by Nathalie Lamarche-Vane, PhD links mutations in the ARHGAP19 gene to a previously unexplained inherited form of the disorder. @cusm-muhc.bsky.social 🔬 rimuhc.ca/en/-/new-gen...