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Event | Digital Health Symposium: From Research Infrastructure to Clinical Care

roberta.santangelo@mcgill.ca — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:53:22 +0000

This two-day in-person symposium brings together researchers, clinicians, infrastructure providers, and innovators to explore how data science and digital platforms are transforming healthcare and health research.

Event | Seminar: Computer-based Predictions of RNA Structures: Where do we stand?

rachel.mutombo@mcgill.ca — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:59:00 +0000

Join D2R for this hybrid seminar with Professor Eric Westhof from University of Strasbourg

Seminar Series | Computer-based Predictions of RNA Structures: Where do we stand?

rachel.mutombo@mcgill.ca — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:26:22 +0000

Join D2R for this hybrid seminar with Professor Eric Westhof from University of Strasbourg where he will discuss RNA-Puzzles and the advances in RNA 3D structure prediction

News | David Bujold (C3G) appointed Co-Lead of GA4GH Discovery Work Stream

roberta.santangelo@mcgill.ca — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:43:45 +0000

The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) has announced new leadership across several initiatives, including the appointment of David Bujold, Data Team Lead at the Canadian Centre for Computational Genomics (C3G)and Bioinformatics Manager at ��ñ��’s Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine, as Co-Lead of the Discovery Work Stream.

Information Session: Postdoctoral Scholar Awards

roberta.santangelo@mcgill.ca — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Are you a Postdoctoral student interested in applying for a D2R Postdoctoral Award?

Research | Viral DNA sequences in the human genome may help control gene activity, new study shows

roberta.santangelo@mcgill.ca — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:32:51 +0000

Long dismissed as “junk,” viral fragments buried in human DNA may help regulate our genes, according to a new international study co-led by Guillaume Bourque, professor in ��ñ��’s Department of Human Genetics, D2R-funded researcher and member of the D2R Research Steering Committee and Executive (RSC). The findings offer new insights into what makes us human, 25 years after the human genome was first mapped.

Information Session: Master’s and Doctoral Scholar Awards

emily.cholette2@mcgill.ca — Fri, 09 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Are you a Master's or Doctoral student interested in applying for a D2R Scholar Award?

D2R webinar: Opportunities and challenges of Black people in RNA research

emily.cholette2@mcgill.ca — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:38:50 +0000

Join us for D2R’s Black History Month webinar: Opportunities and challenges of Black people in RNA research on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 from 12 to 1pm EST.

Opportunities and challenges of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community in RNA Research

emily.cholette2@mcgill.ca — Wed, 21 May 2025 19:57:15 +0000

Join us for D2R’s Pride Month webinar: Opportunities and challenges of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community in RNA Research on Thursday, June 19, from 12 to 1 pm EST.

Call for proposals: Master’s and Doctoral Scholar Awards

emily.cholette2@mcgill.ca — Fri, 09 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000

D2R launches a call for applications for the Master’s and Doctoral Scholar Awards funding program.

A foundational goal of D2R is to help cultivate the next generation of researchers. Being a D2R Scholar is the highest recognition available to D2R trainees and the awards recognize outstanding and active trainees performing research across all of D2R’s Foundational Axes.

Symposium on the implementation of precision medicine in healthcare

emily.cholette2@mcgill.ca — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:01:45 +0000

A perspective from Estonia and Canada

The future of genomic medicine and its implications for RNA therapies

emily.cholette2@mcgill.ca — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:42:12 +0000

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Call for proposals: Foundational and Research in Motion

emily.cholette2@mcgill.ca — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:09:49 +0000

D2R is pleased to launch the call for proposals for the Foundational and Research in Motion funding program.

This program integrates two previously separate funding programs - Foundational Projects and Research in Motion (RIM) - into a single, unified call. This program provides researchers with the flexibility to explore novel ideas and develop cutting-edge solutions that have the potential to lead to commercialization or clinical application.

D2R awards $10 million to accelerate RNA-based therapies for rare diseases and cancer

emily.cholette2@mcgill.ca — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Montreal, March 26, 2025 – ��ñ��’s DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) has awarded over $10 million in funding to support three groundbreaking research projects that will advance RNA-based therapies for cancer and rare genetic diseases. The awards were initially announced at the D2R Research Symposium on March 13, 2025.

Lunch & Learn with D2R and Axelys: Propelling RNA Research into Commercial Success

emily.cholette2@mcgill.ca — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:22:08 +0000

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Insights into the Role of Partnerships and Entrepreneurship for RNA-based Therapies