��Ƭ��Ƶ University News - Dept. of Human Genetics

Congratulations to Prof. Yasser Riazalhosseini and his colleagues on receiving the US Department of Defense grant

webfull — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:58:58 +0000

Yasser Riazalhosseini, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Human Genetics, and Head of Cancer Genomics at the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine and clinicians from ��Ƭ��Ƶ University Health Centre have received funding from the US Department of Defense (DoD) for nearly $2M to discover improved methods for risk assessment and therapeutic treatment to fight against clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common subtype of kidney cancer.

Published: 27 November 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Raquel Cuella Martin on receiving the Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award

webfull — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:10:53 +0000

Raquel Cuella Martin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics, has been honored with the Gairdner Foundation's prestigious Early Career Investigator Award. She is one of only five researchers selected for this recognition. Dr. Cuella Martin will showcase her research in precision genome engineering at the 2024 Gairdner Science Week, taking place in Toronto from October 23 to 25, alongside the esteemed 2024 Gairdner Awardees.

Published: 11 October 2024

Congratulations to Mark Sorin for receiving the FRQS' Jacques-Genest Rising Star Award

webfull — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 03:47:08 +0000

MD-PhD Human Genetics student, Mark Sorin has received the FRQS' Jacques-Genest Rising Star Award for his contributions towards paper published in Nature titled 'Single-cell spatial landscapes of the lung tumour immune microenvironment'. Read more.

Published: 6 February 2024

Dr. William Foulkes's appointment as Chief, Division of Medical Genetics, JGH Department of Medicine, effective January 1, 2024.

webfull — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:04:39 +0000

The following announcement is being sent on behalf of Dr. Vicky Tagalakis, Physician-in-Chief:

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. William Foulkes as the Chief of the Division of Medical Genetics in the Jewish General Hospital Department of Medicine, effective January 1, 2024.

Dr. Foulkes is a three-time graduate of the University of London, holding a BSc in Anatomy, a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, and a PhD in Molecular Genetics.

Published: 7 December 2023

Job position open for Assistant Professor in Clinical Genetics

webfull — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 18:34:05 +0000

Assistant Professor (Clinical), Department of Human Genetics, Division of Medical Genetics (C-231115)

Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply.

Published: 24 November 2023

��Ƭ��Ƶ’s Department of Human Genetics – past, present and future

webfull — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 16:04:36 +0000

Established in 1993, ��Ƭ��Ƶ University’s world-renowned Department of Human Genetics is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Join us for a walk down memory lane with past and present Chairs David Rosenblatt, Eric Shoubridge and William Foulkes.

Published: 3 November 2023

Mapping the genetic history of French Canadians through space and time

webfull — Thu, 25 May 2023 18:01:19 +0000

Though we all share common ancestors ranging from a few generations to hundreds of thousands of years, genealogies that relate all of us are often forgotten over time. A new ��Ƭ��Ƶ University-led study is now providing insight into the complex relationship between human migration and genetic variation, using a unique genealogical dataset of over five million records spanning 400 years to unravel the genetic structure of French Canadian populations.

Published: 25 May 2023

Study sheds light on how the immune system protects the body

webfull — Mon, 08 May 2023 13:19:14 +0000

First study of humans with a rare immunodeficiency reveals how the immune system protects the body against pathogens known to cause serious diseases, such as tuberculosis and COVID-19. The research involving ��Ƭ��Ƶ University, paves the way for new therapies to treat autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, and new approaches to vaccine development.

Published: 8 May 2023

Gabrielle Perron, thesis titled, "Deciphering the regulatory programs that govern mRNA stability in cancer", with supervisor(s), Prof. Hamed Najafabadi and Prof. Yasser Riaz Alhosseini.

webfull — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:31:28 +0000

Published: 15 February 2023

Medication against schizophrenia inhibits pancreatic cancer

webfull — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:22:44 +0000

A receptor for the dopamine neurotransmitter promotes growth and spread of pancreatic cancer -- and schizophrenia drugs, which block the function of this receptor, slowed tumor growth and metastatic spread in mice, according to researchers at ��Ƭ��Ƶ University and the German Cancer Research Center.

Published: 7 September 2016