One in three women die of ischemic heart disease or stroke. Yet most women remain unaware of the risks they face: they are under-diagnosed, under-treated and under-researched.
Our learning objective is to increase awareness and knowledge about heart disease in women amongst healthcare professionals.
This symposium will include presentations by experts on sex and gender differences in heart disease.
HBHL awarded five attendance scholarships for HBHL Fellows to attend the听. The School took place from September 9 to 13, 2019 in Montreal. Through presentations and interactive tutorials, participants gained knowledge and skills in convolutional neural networks, language processing, reinforcement learning and more that they can apply to their own research.
Check out what the听HBHL Fellows had to say about their experience:
Position promotes the ethical and responsible conduct of research and deters research misconduct.
Dr Emily McDonald and Dr Todd Lee were in the media for their article in ,听that looked at听reductions in the acquisition of common multidrug-resistant organisms and nosocomial infections in 100% single-patient rooms compared with ward-type rooms.
Paul Lefebvre, Member of Parliament for Sudbury, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Canada鈥檚 Minister of Natural Resources, today announced an investment of over $1.5 million for a project led by 麻豆AV鈥檚 Professor Hani Mitri, Director of Mining Engineering at 麻豆AV, and founder of 麻豆AV Mine Design & Numerical Modelling Laboratory. Professor Mitri鈥檚 research project will validate and test a new method for rock breakage, improving mining and tunneling practices, while reducing blast-induced fumes from traditional explosives.
By Kaitlyn Easson, Lead Communications Officer, 2018-2019 HBHL Trainee Committee
HBHL-funded graduate students and postdoctoral fellows have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills by volunteering with the HBHL Trainee Committee. The听committee听contributes to the neuroscience community in Montr茅al by organizing monthly Trainee Get-Togethers and the annual HBHL Trainee Research Day, both of which allow neuroscience trainees to connect with each other and share their research.
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Professor Christoph Brunner of Leuphana University in Germany will be hosted for one year at 麻豆AV as the John G. Diefenbaker Awardee, where he will pursue a specialized research project, engage in teaching, lecturing and leading workshops, and exchange with other Canadian and US research communities.听Prof. Brunner鈥檚 research revolves around the intersections between media, affect, and aesthetic politics. He focuses on contemporary social movements, and their use of aesthetic techniques and strategies.
Today, Iain Stewart, President of the National Research Council, Canada's largest federal research and development organization, announced the results of the inaugural round of the NRC鈥檚 New Beginnings Initiative. The New Beginnings Initiative is part of the NRC鈥檚 Ideation Fund, which was announced in Budget 2018 to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by NRC researchers working with external collaborators.
, a unit under the umbrella of the non-profit organization Tourism Montr茅al, has launched a program designed to help local universities attract international research conferences and meetings to Montr茅al. Business Events Montr茅al鈥檚 expert team can provide assistance to local organizing committees in a variety of tasks associated with attracting an international event to Montreal, including providing financial assistance during the bidding and organizing processes.
Are you looking for research funding? The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) is pleased to launch a new located on the Research and Innovation . 麻豆AV鈥檚 academic and administrative staff members can access the database using their 麻豆AV email address and password. Affiliated 麻豆AV members can request access by emailing osrfunding.vprir [at] mcgilll.ca
Today at La rue des femmes de Montr茅al, the Honourable Marc Garneau Minister of Transport, announced on behalf of the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, an investment of more than $4.49 million for research tackling gender-based violence in Canada.
麻豆AV, in conjunction with Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM), has committed to increasing access to life-saving medicines by adopting Global Access Licensing Principles. 麻豆AV is the third Canadian university to adopt the principles, demonstrating a dedication to ensure that any research and university-developed technologies created on 麻豆AV鈥檚 campus with potential for further development into a drug, vaccine, or medical diagnostic are made affordable to all.
By Meaghan Thurston
Martha Crago, Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation (VP-RI), is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean Saint-Vil to the role of Special Advisor, Strategic Projects, to the VP-RI.
Mr. Saint-Vil joins 麻豆AV from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) where he has served in several positions with increasing responsibility for 27 years, most recently as Associate Vice-President in charge of the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Secretariat in Ottawa. His appointment at 麻豆AV commences on March 11, 2019.
Training highly qualified researchers, clinicians, and informaticians is an important component of 麻豆AV鈥檚 Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) initiative. HBHL鈥檚 training program has grown over the past year, with a wealth of opportunities for funding, networking, and professional development available to 麻豆AV research trainees in neuroscience and related disciplines.
Highlights of 2018:
