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$1.5 million to support cancer research by leveraging data!
Early this year, Génome Québec, Oncopole and IVADO joined forces to launch the “Omics Data Against Cancer” (ODAC) competition. Genomics and the study of cancer are two particularly complex fields of life science research, involving many challenges. To find solutions, researchers generate massive quantities of data that are difficult to interpret. Digital intelligence tools and…
Genomics solutions for health, agriculture, agrifood and the environment in Québec
Montréal, October 26, 2020 — Génome Québec is proud to announce that four Québec-based research teams have received major funding in agriculture, agrifood, health and the environment. A sum of close to $8 million was received for research projects under Genome Canada’s Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP). This program promotes partnerships between academic researchers and…
Genomics tools for a better use of pesticides in agriculture - Policy brief
Génome Québec announces the appointment of its new Vice President, Scientific Affairs
Montréal, October 6, 2020 — Daniel Coderre, President and CEO of Génome Québec, is happy to announce the appointment of Stéphanie Lord-Fontaine, PhD as Vice President, Scientific Affairs. The decision was unanimously endorsed by the Board of Directors on September 23, 2020. Ms. Lord-Fontaine will be taking up her duties on October 19, 2020. Ms. Lord-Fontaine…
Genetics Saving Lives:The Case of Cancer and 5-FU
Race for the discovery of COVID-19 medications
Montreal, June 17, 2020 — Génome Québec, in partnership with IRIC, Université de Montréal, MILA and McMaster University, is proud to announce funding for a new research project intended to accelerate the discovery of antiviral COVID-19 medications. Spearheaded by professors Michael Tyers (IRIC/Université de Montréal), Yoshua Bengio (MILA/Université de Montréal) and Anne Marinier (IRIC/Université de Montréal), the $1…
Génome Québec commends the federal government’s contribution to research
Montréal, April 23, 2020 — The President and CEO of Génome Québec, Daniel Coderre, applauds Ottawa’s decision to invest $40 million in research on sequencing the genomes of the virus and of patients to better understand the behaviour and evolution of the virus, as well as the different immune reactions by patients. The initiative is…
COVID-19 – A New Initiative from the Québec Research Sector
Montréal, March 26, 2020 — As part of the initiatives put forward to find solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fonds de recherche du Québec and Génome Québec have tasked a group of researchers with establishing the Québec COVID Biobank.