RI-MUHC scientist receives Terry Fox funding to study metastatic sarcomas
As Terry Fox approached the city of Thunder Bay in Ontario on Sept. 1, 1980, a strange pain took hold of his chest. The 22-year-old had been...
RI-MUHC students find new ways to bridge gap between schools and research community
Six trainees from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) took up the Cooperathon open innovation...
Scientific breakthrough: promising new target for immunotherapy
Following the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine, global attention is now more than ever turned toward the promise of...
It’s au revoir, not goodbye, to the RI-MUHC summer students
They may be Montreal high school students, international medical residents, or students at any level in between. Their summer research...
Engaging the Public Where They Live: Lessons for Better Science Communication from Media Personalities and Strategists
A student-run non-profit that works to foster the student voice in science policy and evidence-informed policy-making in Canada, last year the...
MUHC joins Montreal key partners to bring cancer research to the next level
Leading researchers, cancer centres and hospitals in Montreal, and the Terry Fox Research Institute are partnering to generate new...
Annual 3MT competition delivers (sound) bite-sized research excellence
Recently, McGill held its seventh annual 3-Minute Thesis/ Ma thèse en 180 secondes competition in which graduate students deliver concise...
Pushing screening of ovarian and endometrial cancers one step further
A team from the Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal has joined forces with researchers at...
Pancreatic cancer research: personalized approach brings new hope to patients
Few early detection tests, undetectable symptoms, limited treatment options and no known biomarkers that can be used to direct...
Unprecedented Canada-wide movement to improve pediatric cancer treatment
In Canada, cancer remains the leading cause of illness-related death in children. In an effort to accelerate research breakthroughs...