/sbms/articles/rss en /sbms/article/discovery-commensal-fungus-shapes-anti-parasite-and-allergic-immune-responses <p>The intestine is a shelter for trillions of commensal microbes, called the microbiome, that coexist with their host. While the microbiome is critical for strengthening our immune system and protecting the body against infection, it can also contribute to autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, highlighting the complexity of the interactions at play.</p> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:49:59 +0000 RI-MUHC 1636 at /sbms /sbms/article/mcgill-researchers-reveal-how-life-saving-molecules-are-created <p>�������� researchers have discovered how certain microbes create potent drugs like antibiotics and anti-cancer therapies.</p> <p>Their surprising findings could change the way scientists approach drug discovery and pave the way to the designing of next-generation medications, explained Martin Schmeing, PhD, principal investigator and professor in ��������’s Department of Biochemistry and Centre for Structural Biology.</p> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:39:39 +0000 �������� Newsroom 1634 at /sbms /sbms/article/conversation-keith-murai-associate-dean-and-director-school-biomedical-sciences <p><b>How have you settled into the role over the past few months?</b> </p> <p>It has been a fantastic experience from the start. I had the chance to speak with so many wonderful people – chairs, directors, professors, staff and students – and gather important information about their interests as well as challenges and opportunities they see for the School. People are excited about the School, what it represents, and its potential. </p> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:04:33 +0000 Jane O'Faherty 1624 at /sbms /sbms/article/martin-schmeing-receives-2025-biological-and-medicinal-chemistry-lectureship-award-chemical <p>Martin Schmeing, PhD, James �������� Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and School of Biomedical Sciences, has been named the winner of the Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Lectureship Award.  </p> <p>Offered by the Chemical Institute of Canada, the award is presented to a scientist who has made a distinguished contribution to the field of biological or medicinal chemistry within the past five years while working in Canada. </p> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:01:04 +0000 Jane O'Faherty 1623 at /sbms /sbms/article/raquel-cuella-martin-receives-gairdner-early-career-investigators-award <p>Raquel Cuella Martin, PhD, Assistant Professor in ��������’s Department of Human Genetics and School of Biomedical Sciences within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been selected as a winner of the 2024 <a href="https://www.gairdner.org/resource-hub/announcing-the-2024-gairdner-early-career-investigators">Gairdner Early Career Investigators</a> (ECI) competition.  </p> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:55:55 +0000 Jane O'Faherty 1622 at /sbms /sbms/article/anatomy-prof-gabriel-venne-receives-presidents-prize-excellence-teaching <p>Five educators from four �������� faculties will be presented with a President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching at the Fall Convocation ceremonies on December 2. Created in 2000, the award honours outstanding teaching and its vital contribution to students’ academic experience. </p> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:40:06 +0000 Neale McDevitt 1621 at /sbms /sbms/article/right-treatment-right-patients <p>In these polarized times, there seems to be one thing everyone agrees on: Canada's healthcare system is in crisis.</p> Wed, 04 Dec 2024 17:13:58 +0000 Sara Bauman and Charlotte Bawol 1614 at /sbms /sbms/article/five-canada-research-chairs-awarded-fmhs <p>The Government of Canada awarded �������� 10 new and five renewed Canada Research Chairs Nov. 14, representing a total research investment of $13.8 million.  Three of the renewed Chairs and two new Chairs are members of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) – see below for the full list. </p> <p>��������’s new and renewed CRCs are advancing research across disciplines, from pioneering work in cognitive neuroinformatics, to Indigenous food sovereignty, to regenerative medicine.  </p> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:44:38 +0000 Robin Koning 1605 at /sbms /sbms/article/mcgill-kidney-cancer-researchers-aim-improve-prognosis-treatment <p>Researchers from ��������’s <a href="https://genomic.medicine.mcgill.ca/about-us">Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine</a> (VPDIGM) and clinicians from �������� Health Centre (MUHC) are stepping up efforts in the fight against clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common subtype of kidney cancer, by seeking to discover improved methods for risk assessment and therapeutic treatment. </p> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:21:17 +0000 Timothy Gouldson 1603 at /sbms /sbms/article/ovation-award-winners-announced <p>The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Anne McCormick, Pamela Chase and Priyabrata “PB” Mukhopadhyay Ovation Awards. </p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:52:08 +0000 Dhabisha Kohilanathan 1590 at /sbms