Activities and News

The Canadian AIDS Research Foundation tells us about the journey of our member, Dr. Mohammad-Ali Jenabian, from veterinary science to global HIV research.

This award celebrates INRS graduates with exceptional professional careers and strong community involvement, in Quebec or internationally.

The “Science Minute” segment from the Faculty of Science at UQAM visited CERMO-FC. Discover our mission in this video.

The Quebec Society of Lipidology, Nutrition and Metabolism (SQLNM) highlights the scientific excellence and leadership of Pre Mounier.

The Excellence Awards are presented by the Université du Québec. They highlight the contribution of professors, researchers, and administrators of Université du Québec institutions to the fulfillment of the university’s mission.

Professor Catherine Laprise at UQAC is Matthieu Dugal’s guest on the show Search Engine to answer the question: At what hereditary stage is there no longer a risk of inbreeding?

Does the microbiota influence mental health? Professor Saïd Kourrich tells us more on the subject in the show Search Engine.

Professor Saïd Kourrich is interested in the therapeutic use of MDMA

Professors and students from the Faculty of Science will offer interactive workshops at the Montreal Science Center.

While almost all industrialized countries have a plan or strategy for rare diseases, the Canadian government does not have one.

An INRS team demonstrates the therapeutic effect of a molecule in zebrafish to treat certain neurological symptoms of a rare genetic disease.

The Courtois Foundation awards the largest donation received at UQAM for research into orphan diseases.

Professor Malika Oubaha obtains more than $630,000 as part of her research chair to better understand vascular retinopathy and other eye diseases affecting vision.

Hope is what Nicolas Pilon, director of the Center of Excellence in Research on Orphan Diseases – Courtois Foundation (CERMO-FC), can now offer to parents of children suffering from Hirschsprung’s disease.

Outwitting the mechanics of rare diseases

By working on the behavior of stem cells, researchers are trying to shed light on what causes suffering in patients with orphan diseases. Although they affect approximately 8% of the population in Quebec, these pathologies remain underfunded and little known.

Said Kourrich and Nicolas Pilon receive grants as part of the latest Project grant competition.

The director of CERMO-FC and his team are continuing their research work on CHARGE syndrome, a set of serious congenital anomalies which affects approximately 1 in 10,000 newborns.

Malika Oubaha, holder of the Canada Research Chair in senescence and vascular development, talks about the aging of the body (6:21min)

Saïd Kourrich, holder of the UQAM Research Chair on the neurobiology of mental health, explains what is called the “zombie drug” (7:39).

Benoit Barbeau and his colleagues from the IRSST are conducting unique research in the biobubble of the Pierre-Dansereau Science Complex.