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Génome Québec is proud to participate in the synthetic biology workshop – New horizons for synthetic biology research, public policy and industry – that will be held at Concordia University, October 27 and 28, 2014. The workshop is an opportunity for Canadian and British scientists to discuss the developement of this leading sector. This intitiative…
Congratulations to Dr. Guy Sauvageau’s team who identified a molecule which allows for the multiplication of stem cells in a unit of cord blood. Umbilical cord stem cells can be used to treat genetic diseases and blood-related diseases, including leukemia. Researchers have identified a molecule thant has the potential to multiply by 10 the number…
Launched in 1964 under the name Conseil de recherches médicales du Québec, the FRQS still plays a major role in research development and support to benefit the well-being of Quebecers, to strengthen the health system and to contribute to a knowledge-based society in Québec, Canada and internationally. To learn more on the discoveries that had an impact on Québec’s science over the past 50…
The Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Laurent Lessard, and the rector of Université Laval, Denis Brière, announced on September 11, the expansion of 346 km2 to complement the existing 66 km2 of the Montmorency Forest. The two parties reached an agreement to delegate the resource management of this new forest land to the teaching…
Génome Québec invites you to listen to the members of the Management Team present their vision on genomics in Québec
We invite you to read the report Science Culture: Where Canada Stands online today on the Council of Canadian Academies Website. Marc LePage, President and CEO of Génome Québec, was part of the panel of experts on the state of the science culture in Canada. The report helps to paint the clearest picture of Canada’s science…
Speedier diagnosis of diseases such as cancer likely thanks to new DNA analysis technique Dr. Rob Sladek of the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre was part of Pr. Sabrina Leslie’s team from McGill University who developed a breakthrough technique for massive parallel genomic analysis of long DNA molecules. This technical breakthrough should…
Génome Québec salutes the creation of a research Chair in cardiovascular genetics thanks to the generous donation by National Bank Dr. Fabrice Brunet, Chief Executive Officer at CHU Sainte-Justine, and Ms. Anièle Lecoq, President and Chief Executive Officer at CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation, announced on Friday, June 20, in the presence of Mr. Louis Vachon, President…
Don’t miss Show me the evidence’s current issue on Dr. François Rousseau’s project on Personalized genomics for prenatal aneuploidy screening using maternal blood (PEGASUS). Read the article: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/documents/sme_eitm_v2n2_better-prenatal-test-en.pdf Télécharger le document
The second Conifer Genome Summit is being held in Québec this week. The event takes place in the Forêt Montmorency and brings together sixty researchers from Europe and North America. This meeting follows on the first summit held in Sweden last year at the same time, in Björkliden, Lapland above the Arctic Circle. Open…