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We are proud to celebrate the scientific achievements of our researchers and trainees in publications, grant competitions, honors and awards, and appointments, as well as in the mainstream press.

Rare white matter disorders share a breakdown in protein production

A Nature Reviews Neurology review from Dr. Geneviève Bernard's lab points to one molecular process that keeps appearing in leukodystrophies.

Inside the Research Lab Teaching the World to Read a Newborn's Heartbeat

How one Montreal neonatologist's side project to standardize his own lab's methods became a free teaching tool used in 216 countries

SPRING 2026 CIHR COMPETITION RESULTS

Researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (The Institute) will embark on 19 new projects designed to accelerate discoveries...

Infertility, not just treatment, may shape birth outcomes, finds study of 1.4M births

Infertility is the inability to conceive after 12 months of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse; some patients...

New Canadian study sheds light on a misunderstood childhood food allergy

The first Canadian study of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) is helping clinicians better recognize a little-known condition that can send infants...

International study validates first universal risk classification system for pediatric appendicitis

First internationally validated risk classification system for pediatric appendicitis could transform care...

Nine Institute Labs Earn Highest Rating in My Green Lab Certification

A landmark sustainability milestone for The Institute’s research community

Health Arena advances oncology innovations with $250,000 in Philanthropic Funding

In its first edition, the competition connected leading Montreal cancer researchers with investors...

From the lab to the clinic: Spring Research Days showcase The Institute’s scientific momentum

Spring 2026 events united researchers, clinicians and trainees across disciplines to push the boundaries of discovery...

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