How to build bilingual health professional capacity — Recent conference hosted by Dialogue McGill, which is led by nursing prof Carmen G. Loiselle (left with Jacqueline Vachon), brought together community agencies, policy makers, educators, researchers and professionals. 🔗https://ow.ly/swM350YzVoE

🗓️ What’s coming up in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Read the full listing 🔗mcgill.ca/x/5YL - ☀️ Événements à venir à la Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé. Consultez la liste complète 🔗mcgill.ca/x/5Yb

Pregnancy complications can flag fathers’ heart risk ~ Repeat gestational diabetes or hypertension in mums can signal cardiovascular risk in dads due to shared lifestyle and socioeconomic circumstances, finds study led by McGill University's Kaberi Dasgupta. https://ow.ly/pm3Y50YJ27W

Le Botox, une nouvelle approche thérapeutique pour traiter les ulcères aux doigts et la gangrène https://ow.ly/cHKA50YJ3mp McGill University L'Institut de recherche du CUSM / Research Institute of the MUHC

Botox is a safe and effective option for treating severe finger lesions associated with autoimmune diseases, including systemic sclerosis, shows JAMA Dermatology study led by McGill University dermatology professor Elena Netchiporouk. https://ow.ly/NggW50YJ3cR

Land Acknowledgment workshop offers space for reflection and connection — Department of Family Medicine workshop facilitated by profs Alex McComber and Richard Budgell, and PhD student Megan Légaré, examined what land acknowledgements can and should mean in practice. 🔗https://ow.ly/vaak50YzV8w

FMHS grad students shine at 3MT ~ French language top spot snagged by neuroscience PhD candidate Gabriel Blanco Gomez, while Eleanor Greenspan-Ardman (MSc neuroscience) and Charlotte Little (MSc psychiatry) claimed second and third place in the English category. https://ow.ly/2tTN50YH53V

New online Graduate Certificate in Health Data Analytics, offered by McGill University, helps learners navigate complex health data landscape to produce – and communicate – real-world research. Applications for the Fall 2026 cohort are open now! https://ow.ly/wpny50YH4Js

Un nouveau gel injectable pour réparer les muscles de la déglutition ~ Une étude préclinique codirigée par Nicole Li-Jessen, de l’ÉSCH, révèle que ce biomatériau multiplie par cinq la survie des cellules souches, ce qui ouvre la voie à des traitements de régénération. 🔗https://ow.ly/MlPw50YzUwc

New injectable gel could help swallowing disorders ~ Research co-led by SCSD’s Nicole Li-Jessen finds that the biomaterial increases stem cell survival fivefold, paving the way for advances in regenerative treatments for damaged swallowing muscles. 🔗https://ow.ly/l9u850YzUuO

Terry Fox New Investigator Award for Hannah Garner — The Microbiology and Immunology/GCI prof investigates why the immune system can’t kill BRCA1-related breast and ovarian tumours, and how to harness the immune system against these aggressive cancers. 🔗https://ow.ly/5FrS50YzV0J

Laurels from Canadian Society for Immunology — Congrats to Heather Melichar and Javier Di Noia of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, who will be bestowed, respectively, the John D. Reynolds Award and the Investigator Award at the Society’s conference in April. 🔗https://ow.ly/VSAb50YzUYk

Celebrating Indigenous Nurses Day: April 10 — This day marks the birthday of Canada’s first Indigenous nurse, Edith Anderson Monture, a Kanien'kehá:ka woman from Six Nations of the Grand River. Join ISoN’s Office of Social Accountabilityon April 9 celebrating her legacy. 🔗https://ow.ly/k3cb50YzVjN

Five FMHS subjects among the world’s best in the latest QS World University Rankings. Top performer Anatomy and Physiology retains 5th place spot while Medicine rises five points to 23rd. https://healthenews.mcgill.ca/fmhs-programs-ranked-among-best-in-the-world/ Photo: Anatomy Reading Room (MAMM)

Découverte d’une cause génétique d’une neuropathie héréditaire — Une étude codirigée par une équipe mcgilloise révèle que des mutations du gène ARHGAP19 sont l'une des causes de la maladie de Charcot-Marie-Tooth, maladie héréditaire qui endommage les nerfs périphériques. 🔗https://ow.ly/yj3m50YzUOs

New gene linked to inherited neuropathy ~ Mutations in the gene ARHGAP19 found to be a cause of Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease, a common inherited disorder that damages peripheral nerves, in international study co-led by McGill investigators. 🔗https://ow.ly/g17O50YzULB

A fast way to showcase your research — led by the McGill Web Services team, it is now possible to request a centrally supported website to showcase your research or lab in the new WMS system, complete with specially designed, ready-to-customize website template. 🔗https://ow.ly/Urfo50YzVP3

McGill Resident and Fellow Appreciation Day 2026: The day in photos 📸 Meet-and-greet visits organized by PGME leadership celebrated residents’ and fellows’ vital contributions to patient care, education and research. ➡️https://ow.ly/Y62Z50YzUlF

Journée de reconnaissance des résidents, résidentes et fellows à McGill : l’édition 2026 en images 📸 . ➡️https://ow.ly/4RiU50YzUnU

Apixaban safer than rivaroxaban for venous thrombosis treatment ~ NEJM study co-led by Marc Rodger shows significantly lower bleeding risk with apixaban versus rivaroxaban, another anticoagulant widely used to treat blood clots in the legs and lungs. 🔗https://ow.ly/jNQS50YzU8x

New McGill Summer Institutes course: Primary Care Without Borders: Global Lessons for Local Action. It explores how primary health care systems can remain resilient, inclusive & responsive under pressure. Register: www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit... @mcgillspgh.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca

🧬 Botox may help heal severe finger lesions linked to autoimmune diseases, with 85%+ recovery in a JAMA Dermatology study led by Elena Netchiporouk and Catherine Zhu @cusm-muhc.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca 🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/botox-a...

🧬 Le Botox pourrait guérir des lésions graves aux doigts liées à des maladies auto-immunes (+85 % de guérison), selon une étude dirigée par Elena Netchiporouk et Catherine Zhu @cusm-muhc.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca 🔗 rimuhc.ca/fr/-/le-boto...

Canada’s Primary Care system is at a turning point, what needs to change? Join us on April 21 for the Dr. Hirsh Rosenfeld Distinguished Public Lecture in Family Medicine, featuring Professor Alayne Adams. @shashikalb.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca @mcgillghp.bsky.social

Three FMHS researchers receive Génome Québec funding ⭐ Peter Metrakos, Rima Slim and Don Vinh are among 12 Quebec researchers funded through the Genomics Integration Program in Human Health to advance precision medicine. 🔗https://ow.ly/Z6Vf50YtcwM

Prof Jill Baumgartner, inaugural Director of the McGill Centre for Climate Change and Health, was awarded the Dorothy Killam Fellowship to advance strategies to reduce climate-related health risks and strengthen climate-health resilience. 🔗https://ow.ly/pBIg50Ytcvf

Jill Baumgartner, première directrice du Centre sur le changement climatique et la santé McGill, a reçu la prestigieuse bourse pour son travail sur des stratégies visant à réduire les risques sanitaires liés au climat et à renforcer la résilience climatique et sanitaire. 🔗https://ow.ly/pmHE50Ytcvz

McGill was awarded a total of $42 million through the Canada Foundation for Innovation to support 10 research infrastructure projects – six of them led or co-led in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – in collaboration with partner institutions across Canada. 🔗https://ow.ly/m4V150YuMj7

McGill a obtenu des subventions totalisant 42 M$ de la FCI pour 10 projets liés à l’infrastructure de recherche – dont six sont dirigés ou codirigés par des membres de la Faculté – en collaboration avec des établissements partenaires de partout au Canada. 🔗https://ow.ly/jAt950YuMo1

Some young gamers may be at higher risk of mental health problems, but family and school support can help 🔗https://ow.ly/mSVM50YtcsX - Jeux vidéo et santé mentale des jeunes : la famille et l’école peuvent changer la donne 🔗https://ow.ly/uUIh50Ytct2

Nursing, care and Black womanhood ~ Black History Month event hosted at the Ingram School of Nursing explored the concept of care grounded in connection and community. 🔗 https://ow.ly/oYns50YtcEb

The Centre for Global Surgery innovates in research and training ➡️https://ow.ly/R6fi50Ytcr0 - Le Centre pour la chirurgie mondiale innove dans les domaines de la recherche et de la formation ➡️ https://ow.ly/VuyW50Ytcr3

#McGill professors Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey and Jill Baumgartner awarded 2026 Dorothy Killiam Fellowships from @killamtrusts.bsky.social, one of Canada’s most prestigious academic honours! 👏 ↪️ mcgill.ca/x/5xT @mcgillarts.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca @wnladjetey.bsky.social

Today is #McGill24! Help us spread the magic by donating to the Department of Family Medicine! Your gift will help make Family Medicine Academic Day 2026 possible. Donate now: www.alumni.mcgill.ca/give/?alloca... @mcgillalumni.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca

It's today! How will you spread the McGill24 magic? ✨ Wherever you are in the world, be sure to get involved and tag us in your posts throughout the day! 💖 Make a gift to a cause that matters to you – bit.ly/4uljiSK. #McGill24

Registration is open for the 2026 Summer Institutes in Global Health, with 19 courses that tackle today’s most pressing global health challenges. Join a global, interdisciplinary community that bridges research policy and practice. For more information: www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit....

Mark your calendar for March 11, when McGillians around the world will spread the McGill24 magic once again! ✨ Learn more about Kalenga's story and how you can contribute – https://clk.st/fA9ah57

Which childhood abuse survivors are at elevated risk of depression? New study provides important clues 🧠 www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha...

McGill: 204 years of great education, excellent research, and service to society. Oh…and a little matchmaking. Happy Valentine’s Day to the McGill community — and to the love stories that began right here. Share your McGill love story below. 💌

Durant cet entretien, Corina Nagy, Ph. D., nous parle de transcriptomique spatiale, de ses recherches et des découvertes réalisées par son équipe. Pour écouter l'entrevue : youtu.be/_c9K2vFBwiw

Financée par D2R, l’Initiative Jerry-Pelletier réunit cliniciens et scientifiques pour transformer la recherche sur les cancers rares en outils diagnostiques concrets et traitements personnalisés. @d2rmcgill.bsky.social @nanoporetech.com @10xgenomics.bsky.social rimuhc.ca/fr/-/une-ini...

Funded by D2R, the Jerry Pelletier Initiative brings clinicians and scientists together to turn rare cancer research into actionable diagnostics and personalized therapies. @d2rmcgill.bsky.social @nanoporetech.com @10xgenomics.bsky.social rimuhc.ca/en/-/d2r-fun...

Une équipe mcgilloise a détecté des traces de pesticides, d’antimicrobiens et d’additifs utilisés dans des plastiques et des produits de soins personnels dans des échantillons de lait maternel du Canada et d’Afrique du Sud. 🔗https://ow.ly/OB3A50Y63tF

Detecting the undetectable 🔗https://healthenews.mcgill.ca/detecting-the-undetectable/ ~~~ Détecter l’indétectable 🔗https://lebulletel.mcgill.ca/detecter-lindetectable/

The Jerry Pelletier Initiative: building a pipeline for rare cancers left behind 🔗https://ow.ly/hyio50Y62c8 ~~~ L’Initiative Jerry-Pelletier : un réseau voué à la lutte contre les cancers rares peu étudiés 🔗https://ow.ly/OYEy50Y62c9

McGill se classe à égalité au 27e rang mondial (contre le 29e l’an dernier) dans la catégorie Médecine et santé au palmarès universitaire mondial par discipline Times Higher Education 2026. 🔗https://ow.ly/oeZl50Y64Qw

McGill tied for 27th in the world in the Medical and Health category (up from 29th last year) in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2026. 🔗https://ow.ly/Kq6B50Y64K4

A new study reveals a previously unseen learning process in the brain’s memory centre, with implications for Alzheimer’s disease 🧠 @douglasresearch.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Claudia Kleinman, PhD, as the Scientific Director of the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health. We look forward to this new direction for the Ludmer Centre. www.mcgill.ca/ludmercentre...

Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer la nomination de la Pre Claudia Kleinman, Ph. D., au poste de directrice scientifique du Centre Ludmer en neuroinformatique et santé mentale. Nous suivrons avec grand intérêt l’orientation qu’elle donnera au Centre Ludmer. www.mcgill.ca/ludmercentre...