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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…
2014 Large-Scale Applied Research Competition to Focus on Food Safety, Security and Sustainable Production Ottawa, Ontario, June 16, 2014 — Genome Canada, in partnership with the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF), today launched a Request for Applications for the 2014 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition: Genomics and Feeding the Future. The Competition will support…
Congratulations go out to the team of cyclists who road wearing Génome Québec’s colors last Saturday in difficult weather conditions with rain and wind! You showed courage, tenacity and constancy for a cause which is dear to us, that of Pierre Lavoie. Congratulations to Haig Djambazian, Stéphane Fortin, Nathalie Hamel, Marie-Noël Labrecque, Claude Lamarre, Jana…
AmorChem investment of $1.5 million will serve to develop new diagnostic and prognostic tools for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients to predict how they should be treated based on the genetic make-up of their tumor. This funding is part of a multi-institution initiative led by Dr. Guy Sauvageau, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Investigator of…
Québec City, May 26 2014 – The Genomics Center of the Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, with its high-tech equipment, offering services to over 300 research teams each year, was officially inaugurated today. This center enables research professionals from the CHU de Québec, affiliated with the Université Laval, to maintain and develop their acquired leadership in this cutting-edge…
As part of the BIO International Convention taking place June 23-26, 2014 in San Diego, Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist of Québec and Marc LePage, President and CEO of Génome Québec, invite postdoctoral students to come and discuss career opportunities Québec has to offer in the life science sector. In recent years, Québec’s vision of personalized…
Génome is pleased to announce the appointment of Anie Perrault as Executive Manager of BioQuébec. Mrs. Perrault has over 20 years of professional experience in both the public and private sectors. A member of several boards notably, that of Loto-Québec, Anie Perrault is currently City Councellor for the City of Bromont and serves on…
On April 29, 2014, the Université de Montréal, in the presence of Rector Dr. Guy Breton and Vice-Rector Research, Geneviève Tanguay, honored researchers who have distinguished themselves by awards, honors and major grants during the year. Genome Québec wishes to congratulate the researchers who have distinguished themselves in the Genomics and Personalized Health competition organized…
The study, “High-Resolution Genomic Analysis of Human Mitochondrial RNA Sequence Variation”, was achieved thanks to the 40,000 Quebecers who participated in the CARTaGENE project led by Philip Awadalla, professor at the Pediatrics Department of the Université de Montréal. CARTaGENE is one of the most complete genetic information database and biobank in the world. In addition…