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Dr. Alain Moreau was appointed on January 28 Director of the CHU Sainte-Justine. Dr. Moreau is a professor at the Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry and Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal. His research interests include, among others, the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. To learn more about its projects funded by Génome…

February 12, 2013,the President Barack Obama mentionned the importance of innovationin the US economy in his State of Union adress:   “If we want to make the best products, we also have to invest in the best ideas. Every dollar we invested to map the human genome returned $140 to our economy. Today, our scientists…

The Viscogliosi Molecular Genetics Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Disorders of the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre is among the winners of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada 2012 Premio Venezia. The Chamber recognizes annually the excellence in partnerships between Italy and Québec in various sectors of activity, including human health. The laboratory, directed by professor Alain…

Do not miss Pr. John MacKay, forest genomics specialist at Université Laval, who will  present: Renewing and enhancing Québec forests through genome science. This presentation will take place Friday February 8th. at the Palais des congrès de Montréal during the Natural Resources Forum organized by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal. To learn more…

Thanks to new genomics techniques, a team of researchers at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center and the University of Montréal have successfully identified mutations in POMC, the gene responsible for a rare type of adrenal insufficiency. They have potentially eliminated a lifetime drug prescription that two children with the disease had been receiving for 14…

A new research from Pr. Alain Moreau and his team has been published: innovative approaches to treat adolescent idiopathic scoliosis pave the way to more precise and personalized diagnosis, prognosis and treatments. To read the article, click here.

Citizens of six cities in Québec will be called in the coming weeks to participate This is the largest recruitment in the general population for a scientific project on health that Québec has ever known. CARTaGENE, the massive project which is currently building a bank of biological samples and detailed information on the health of…

Fondation GO announces the launch of its 2013 scholarships and grants program dedicated to hereditary orphan diseases research. Founded in 2008 by Pierre Lavoie and Germain Thibault within the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie,  the Fondation GO has a dual mission: promoting projects aimed at the adoption of healthy lifestyles for Québec’s youth and supporting research…

Rare atypical form of the PRDM9 fertility gene found in parents Researchers at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center and the University of Montreal have found a possible heredity mechanism that predisposes children to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common type of blood cancer in children. According to their findings published in Genome Research, the…

A study published by Université Laval researchers and their colleagues from the Canadian Forest Service reveals that the genome of conifers such as spruce, pine, and fir has remained very much the same for over 100 million years. This remarkable genomic stability explains the resemblance between today’s conifers and fossils dating back to the days…