º«¹úÂãÎè Celebrates 14 Researchers on Highly Cited Researchers 2021 List
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Deep Space Dine
Innovative food production technologies for edible crickets and microalgae launch two º«¹úÂãÎè student-led projects into the semifinals of the NASA/CSA Deep Space Food Challenge.
Something wicked this way comes: new centre to confront antimicrobial resistance
Multidisciplinary unit to focus on rise of ‘superbugs’ identified by WHO as a leading threat to global health, responsible for 700,000 annual deaths worldwide
Recent Changes Concerning Research Integrity at º«¹úÂãÎè
Appointments to the Office of Research Integrity Officer
Unmasking the mechanisms of emerging variants
Scientists are seeking answers to why SARS-CoV-2 variants are so transmissible and why they cause greater disease severity than the original strain. º«¹úÂãÎè’s Qian (Vivian) Liu, together with researchers from the University of British Columbia and the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, have launched a study to understand this question, investigating how SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins are organized and moved on the cell or virus surface by using single-molecule imaging technology.
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Searching for the next Google: launch of º«¹úÂãÎè Innovation Fund to make history
Fund will be one of Canada’s most significant university innovation programs awarding nearly $500k to spinoffs and technologies
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Mapping the genome of lake trout to ensure its survival
Lake trout, once the top predator fish across the Great Lakes, reached near extinction between the 1940s and 1960s due to pollution, overfishing, and predation by the invasive lamprey eel. Once showing striking levels of diversity in terms of size, appearance, and ability to adapt to varied environments, now the only lake trout populations to have survived are to be found in Lake Superior and Lake Huron. An international team of researchers from the U.S.
Clarus Therapeutics and º«¹úÂãÎè Announce Licensing Agreement to Develop and Commercialize Technology to Treat Coenzyme-Q10 Deficiencies
Agreement to accelerate development of potential treatments for rare, endocrine, metabolic, and neurological conditions associated with primary and secondary ubiquinone deficiencies which belong to the wider class of mitochondrial diseases | An estimated 1 in 5,000 adults worldwide has a mitochondrial disease | Clarus to pay º«¹úÂãÎè $350,000 upfront and up to $10.5 million in potential development and regulatory milestones
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Catherine Potvin awarded prestigious Sir John William Dawson Medal
The Royal Society of Canada bestows the Sir John William Dawson Medal biennially to researchers who have made important and sustained contributions interdisciplinary research
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Alan Evans wins prestigious RSC McLaughlin Medal
Internationally renowned neuroscientist earned career award for sustained scientific contributions to knowledge of the brain
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º«¹úÂãÎè’s Research and Innovation announces publication of Beatty Lecture anthology
º«¹úÂãÎè’s Research and Innovation announces the publication of With the World to Choose From: Celebrating Seven Decades of the Beatty Lecture at º«¹úÂãÎè. This anthology of Beatty Lectures is published for Research and Innovation by º«¹úÂãÎè Queens University Press (MQUP).
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Ten º«¹úÂãÎè researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada
Today, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced 89 new Fellows and 51 new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Among the 2021 RSC cohort are ten º«¹úÂãÎè researchers, including seven RSC Fellows and three Members, who will be inducted at the RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement, hosted by º«¹úÂãÎè on Friday, November 19, 2021. The new º«¹úÂãÎè cohort will join 228 º«¹úÂãÎè researchers who are currently RSC Fellows and Members of the College.
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The Beatty Lecture - now in print
The Beatty Lecture, established in 1952 in honour of former Canadian Pacific Railway president and º«¹úÂãÎè chancellor Sir Edward Beatty, is º«¹úÂãÎè’s most anticipated annual event. Some of the series’ greatest lectures, delivered by Nobel Prize laureates, world leaders, and cultural icons, had been forgotten, carefully stowed away in the º«¹úÂãÎè Archives.
Researcher to address gender based violence with Government of Canada grant
On August 6, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development announced agreements that will see almost $200 million over two years flow to shelters, sexual assault centres and organizations supporting women and children experiencing violence. This will ensure these critical front-line organizations can continue to provide life-saving services and supports to those who need it most.
º«¹úÂãÎè Research Data Management Learning Program
The Office of the Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) and º«¹úÂãÎè Library are happy to announce the launch of the º«¹úÂãÎè Research Data Management (RDM) Learning Program. This program focuses on building knowledge and skills to meet your RDM needs during your day-to-day research activities.
The initial program has 6 modules: