External /thoracic/taxonomy/term/4/all en Bringing Cancer Vaccines Closer to Patients: D2R Launches New Strategic Funding Initiative /thoracic/channels/news/bringing-cancer-vaccines-closer-patients-d2r-launches-new-strategic-funding-initiative-373653 <p> </p> <p>The DNA to RNA (D2R) Initiative is launching a new <strong>Strategic Initiative on Cancer Vaccines</strong> to accelerate the development of innovative cancer vaccine therapies and bring promising discoveries closer to patients.</p> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:52:25 +0000 admin 13865 at /thoracic Pregnancy complications can signal heart disease risk years before traditional screening, study finds /thoracic/channels/news/pregnancy-complications-can-signal-heart-disease-risk-years-traditional-screening-study-finds-373648 <p>Âé¶¹Éç researchers have developed a new tool to identify heart disease risk in women earlier in life.</p> <p>Findings from a study published in <a href="https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102760"><i>JACC: Advances</i></a> highlight gaps in existing approaches.</p> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:11:56 +0000 admin 13862 at /thoracic The Inaugural Bergman/Pilon Lectureship in Aging: When Care Comes First /thoracic/channels/event/inaugural-bergmanpilon-lectureship-aging-when-care-comes-first-373353 <p>The Special Joint Grand Rounds in Medicine, Psychiatry and Family Medicine are an accredited group learning activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.</p> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:49:25 +0000 admin 13858 at /thoracic Call for Applications: Quality Improvement Funding Awards /thoracic/channels/event/call-applications-quality-improvement-funding-awards-373630 <p>The Âé¶¹Éç DOM is now accepting applications for funding to support Quality Improvement studies. <strong>Applications are due August 25, 2026.</strong></p> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:56:43 +0000 admin 13857 at /thoracic SummerWorkshop on Proteomics /thoracic/channels/event/summerworkshop-proteomics-373613 <p>Instructor: Kurt Dejgaard, PhD</p> <p>For Âé¶¹Éç and non-Âé¶¹Éç Scientists</p> <p> </p> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:02:04 +0000 admin 13856 at /thoracic Summer Workshop on Proteomics /thoracic/channels/event/summer-workshop-proteomics-373612 <p>Instructor: Kurt Dejgaard, PhD</p> <p>For Âé¶¹Éç and non-Âé¶¹Éç Scientists</p> <p> </p> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:57:00 +0000 admin 13855 at /thoracic Study offers new insights into why ex-smokers remain at elevated risk of lung disease /thoracic/channels/news/study-offers-new-insights-why-ex-smokers-remain-elevated-risk-lung-disease-373604 <p>A new study by a team of Âé¶¹Éç researchers could help explain why people who have quit smoking remain at elevated risk of lung disease long after their last cigarette.</p> <p>Their paper, published in <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931524426001234"><i>Translational Research</i></a>, provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of how quitting smoking affects the human lung at the cellular level.</p> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:53:24 +0000 admin 13854 at /thoracic Âé¶¹Éç researchers receive $14 million in SSHRC funding for 62 projects focusing on societal challenges /thoracic/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-receive-14-million-sshrc-funding-62-projects-focusing-societal-challenges-373582 <p><strong>Topics include youth agency through video games and entrepreneurship education in India.</strong></p> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:08:07 +0000 admin 13851 at /thoracic Engine Internship Showcase /thoracic/channels/event/engine-internship-showcase-366947 Interested in knowing what's it like interning for an Engine-supported startup or stimulating entrepreneurial mindset while interning for a Design Team?  Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:32:36 +0000 admin 13848 at /thoracic TechAccel Showcase /thoracic/channels/event/techaccel-showcase-366948 Come and meet our TechAccel teams! Student startup teams funded and supported by <strong><a href="/engine/" title="">The Âé¶¹Éç Engine</a> </strong>will be present to demo their projects and businesses! Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:36:08 +0000 admin 13849 at /thoracic Reducing vehicle emissions could prevent thousands of deaths in Canada /thoracic/channels/news/reducing-vehicle-emissions-could-prevent-thousands-deaths-canada-373462 <p>A shift to cleaner transportation could prevent more than 3,600 premature deaths in Montreal and Toronto by reducing ultrafine particle pollution, finds a new study led by Âé¶¹Éç researchers.</p> <p>Ultrafine particles (UFPs) are microscopic pollutants produced in large quantities by vehicle exhaust. Because of their small size, they can penetrate deep into the lungs and bloodstream and may contribute to serious health problems such as heart and lung disease.</p> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:25:55 +0000 admin 13845 at /thoracic Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /thoracic/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373479 <p>Join our Âé¶¹Éç IMHL program team for a 30 minutes information session to learn how our module-based masters can help accelerate your leadership career in the healthcare sector.</p> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:31:36 +0000 admin 13842 at /thoracic Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /thoracic/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373480 <p>Join our Âé¶¹Éç IMHL program team for a 30 minutes information session to learn how our module-based masters can help accelerate your leadership career in the healthcare sector.</p> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:32:16 +0000 admin 13843 at /thoracic Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /thoracic/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-373481 <p>Join our Âé¶¹Éç IMHL program team for a 30 minutes information session to learn how our module-based masters can help accelerate your leadership career in the healthcare sector.</p> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:32:55 +0000 admin 13844 at /thoracic 122 Âé¶¹Éç research projects awarded $30 million in NSERC Discovery Grants funding /thoracic/channels/news/122-mcgill-research-projects-awarded-30-million-nserc-discovery-grants-funding-373467 <p><strong>Funding supports bold ideas across natural sciences and engineering disciplines at Âé¶¹Éç, in fields ranging from ophthalmology and physics to music research and electrical engineering.</strong><br /> <br /> The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 122 Âé¶¹Éç research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $30 million.  </p> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:43:39 +0000 admin 13839 at /thoracic