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  • April 30, 2019

    IRIC Great Challenges against Cancer Fund, an initiative of Dr. Robert Patenaude

    For more than 10 years, hundreds of people have taken part in the Défis du Parc and the IRIC Great Challenges against Cancer, have racked up many kilometres to support cancer research efforts, and raised close to $250,000 to recruit and train the next generation of scientists.

  • April 30, 2019

    The Blais Family Fund

    By taking part in an experimental treatment proposed by Dr. Sauvageau, Pierre Blais himself survived leukemia. He has been devoted, for the last 10 years, through the Blais Family Fund, to creating initiatives to support the Institute’s research efforts.

  • April 30, 2019

    KO Cancer

    Young philanthropists from the IRIC have rallied to support research and have gotten involved, for the last two years, in the fight against cancer by organizing an annual benefit event, the KO Cancer boxing gala.

  • January 7, 2019

    Fall 2018 Competition - IRIC Master and Doctoral Awards Recipients

    Congratulations to the IRIC Master and Doctoral Awards Recipients of the Fall 2018 Competition! The objective of the competition is to support IRIC student who have an excellent academic and research records, but do no benefit from substantial scholarship.

  • December 17, 2018

    Sébastien Lemieux appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the Université de Montréal

    IRIC is proud to announce the appointment of Sébastien Lemieux to the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Montreal.

  • December 7, 2018

    One step closer to developing a therapeutic cancer vaccine

    The most recent discovery of Dr. Claude Perreault and his team, as explained in Science Translational Medicine magazine

  • November 14, 2018

    Pierre Thibault, recipient of the 2018 Prix ACFAS Urgel-Archambault

    As part of the 74th Gala of the Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS), Pierre Thibault, Principal Investigator at the IRIC, received the 2018 Prix ACFAS Urgel-Archambault.

  • November 14, 2018

    Renewal Michael Tyers’ Canada Research Chair

    Michael Tyers, Principal Investigator at IRIC and Professor at the Faculty of Medicine (Université de Montréal) obtained the renewal of his research chair in Systems and Synthetic Biology.

  • November 7, 2018

    Shaping a cellular nucleus after mitosis: summary of the article co-signed by Vincent Archambault’s team in the Journal of Cell Biology

    Recent research at IRIC helps better understand how the cellular nucleus reassembles after mitosis.

  • October 26, 2018

    Teamwork is key for cancer-fighting proteins

    The mechanisms that orchestrate the functions of our bodies and keep us healthy are quite complex, involving critical molecular components that are still poorly understood.

  • October 12, 2018

    A precise target to tackle obesity: summary of the article co-signed by Michel Bouvier’s team in PNAS

    Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the team of Michel Bouvier at IRIC published a study suggesting a new avenue for developing drugs against obesity. The results of this research was published in the journal PNAS.

  • October 3, 2018

    A drug reveals its secrets

    The team of professor Sylvie Mader at IRIC just published a study, conducted by Dr. Tatiana Traboulsi and her colleagues, which explains the mechanism of action of certain anti-estrogen drugs such as fulvestrant, a drug clinically known as Faslodex.

  • September 11, 2018

    Dr. Guy Sauvageau elected to the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada

    Dr. Guy Sauvageau, Principal Investigator at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal and hematologist at the Maisonneuve-Rosemont

  • August 30, 2018

    The Montreal Alouettes: proud IRIC supporters and donors

    The Montreal Alouettes support IRIC through its Matching Gifts Program. The Alouettes’ organization agrees to match each individual donation made to the Institute, thus doubling the impact of the donations received.

     

  • July 23, 2018

    Two IRIC investigators receive a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

    Kathy Borden and Marc Therrien each received a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), respectively as part of the Project Grant: Spring 2018 competition and the Foundation Grant: 2017-2018 competition.

  • July 23, 2018

    Renewal of Michel Bouvier’s mandate as Chief Executive Officer of IRIC

    Following a meeting of the Executive Committee, held on June 12, 2018, the Université de Montréal announced the continuation of Michel Bouvier’s mandate as Chief Executive Officer of the IRIC for a second four-year term.

  • July 23, 2018

    Appointment of Robert Paré and renewal of Jacques Bernier’s mandate on the IRIC’s Board of Directors

    IRIC is pleased to announce the appointment of Mtre Robert Paré as a new member of the Board of Directors as well as the renewal of Mr. Jacques Bernier’s mandate as a member of the Board.

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