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, Assistant Professor of Software Engineering at 鶹AV's School of Computer Science, was awarded $382,020 in research funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's  program to study and improve the usability of large-userbase scientific open source software through early engagement of software users.

Classified as: grant, School of Computer Science, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Better Software for Science program
Published on: 10 Aug 2021

鶹AV is the academic lead of a $2.7 million consortium project to build the first national food supply chain data platform with Canada’s food and beverage associations.

Classified as: food, Research, supply, food insecurity, AI-Powered Supply Chains, digital connectivity, food access
Published on: 10 Aug 2021

Applications for the Accelerate Grants are now open for those HBHL-funded researchers whose projects have successfully completed the Ignite Phase of the Neuro Commercialization Grants. The NeuroSphere team will be in touch with researchers whose projects have been determined by the HBHL Innovation Committee to be ready to move on to the Accelerate phase.

Published on: 15 Jul 2021

Canada and Germany produce a combined 6.3 million tons of ammonia annually. Used primarily in the fertilizer, textile, and pharmaceutical industries, conventional ammonia production is energy-intensive and accounts for up to two per cent of primary energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Researchers at 鶹AV and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), recently received a funding boost to undertake a collaborative project with the goal of producing renewable, “green” ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen by means of an innovative plasma-catalytic process.

Classified as: Canada, germany, Hydrogen, plasma, green energy
Published on: 7 Jul 2021

Research + Innovation (R+I) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Debra Titone of the Department of Psychology as Associate Vice-Principal, Research (AVPR).

Prof. Titone is a Full Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Language & Multilingualism. She is also an Associate Member of the School of Communication Sciences & Disorders.

Classified as: Research, Associate Vice-Principal
Published on: 28 Jun 2021

Dear Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives community,

Published on: 23 Jun 2021

A new $1.7M collaboration between 鶹AV, Raya Therapeutic (Montreal) and  (Cambridge, Massachusetts) will enable researchers to conduct clinical trials to assess the efficacy of six different drug candidates for the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Published on: 21 Jun 2021

Today Genome Quebec announced the results of its Genomic Integration Program, Human Health Stream competition. Five 鶹AV teams from a diverse array of fields were awarded funds, totaling nearly $1 million. One of the defining features of this program is the requirement that institutional applicants must also have an external non-academic partner, thus supporting program goals of stimulating the Quebec economy and encouraging the use of genomic technologies in the Quebec healthcare system.

Classified as: 鶹AV News, Genome Québec, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Maureen McKeague, Department of Chemistry, Macdonald Campus, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Peter Siegel, Paul J. Thomassin, Jerome Waldispuhl, School of Computer Science, department of anatomy and cell biology, agricultural economics program
Published on: 21 Jun 2021

Today, at l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry announced investments of more than $635 million for science, research, and engineering in Canada.

Classified as: 鶹AV News, mcgill research, Canada Research Chairs, Research and Innovation, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Desautels Faculty of Management
Published on: 15 Jun 2021

Four exploratory 鶹AV-led projects funded by the New Frontiers in Research Fund 2020 Exploration Grants.

Classified as: NFRF, New Frontiers in Research Fund, Explorations Grant
Published on: 31 May 2021

Electrification of everything will dramatically increase demand for energy storage and conversion, from advanced batteries to green hydrogen and carbon-free fuels, highlighting need for accelerated innovation efforts

The climate crisis continues to attract global attention, and rightfully so, as dramatic incidents worldwide repeatedly underscore the growing severity of the situation. Governments are increasingly responsive to the issue, enacting legislations to eventually reduce the rate of global temperature rise.

Classified as: clean energy, 鶹AV Sustainability Systems Initiative, Li-ion batteries
Published on: 25 May 2021

PLOS ONE publishes foundational article on the Biobanque québécoise de la COVID-19 (BQC19)

Classified as: Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, COVID 19
Published on: 20 May 2021

Announced today, the 鶹AV-Douglas – Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry International Collaborative Initiative in Adversity and Mental Health is the first international effort devoted to understanding the biology behind how early-life adversity can increase the risk of psychiatric disorders over the course of an individual’s life.

Published on: 11 May 2021

The BIC is pleased to share this  presentation from Helmholtz International BigBrain Analytics Learning Laboratory, supported by HBHL.

Classified as: BIC, HBHL
Published on: 4 May 2021

Genome Canada launched the Canadian VirusSeq Data Portal today to track the evolving COVID-19 pandemic across Canada. 鶹AV researcher Guillaume , a professor in the Department of Human Genetics, along with his research team, led the development of the portal. They worked in collaboration with and world-leading genomics scientists, including Drs.

Classified as: 鶹AV News, Genome Canada, genome research, 鶹AV Genome Centre, Guillaume Bourque, Department of Human Genetics, covid-19
Published on: 27 Apr 2021

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