Welcome to Daniel Taliun, first PI of the CERC

The McGill CERC in Genomic Medicine program was allocated 5 Tenure-Track positions and on Jan 1, 2021, the first PI of the CERC joined us! Daniel Taliun was recruited at McGill in the Department of Human Genetics as an Assistant Professor. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy and did his post-doctoral research at the University of Michigan, USA. His work is focused on the development of computational algorithms and software tools for the analysis of genetic data combined with molecular, behavioural, imaging and environmental data. The scope of his research includes genetic and clinical data integration, web-based interactive visualizations, secure data sharing, and distributed computational algorithms for in-house and cloud computing computational platforms.

Do not hesitate to visit his personal website here!

Vincent Mooser appointed director of the Quebec Covid-19 biobank initiative (BQC19)

As part of the initiatives put forward to find solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fonds de recherche du Québec and Génome Québec have tasked Vincent Mooser and a group of researchers from different hospitals and research institutions in Quebec on March 19th, 2020 with establishing the Biobanque Québécoise de la Covid-19 (BQC19). In June 2020, the Public Health Agency of Canada joined the initiative by providing additional funding to the biobank.

The mission of the BQC19 is to ensure that scientists have access to the biological materials and data necessary for their research efforts on COVID-19, to respond effectively to the public health challenges posed by the pandemic on a solid scientific basis and within an appropriate ethical and legal framework.

The collection of data and samples began on April 1st, 2020 and as of September 30th, 2020, approximately 1,500 samples have been collected over the 11 participating sites.

To know more about BQC19, visit the BQC19 website.

CERC funding confirmed

Our CERC in genomic medicine has been funded for a period of 7 years. The announcement took place on April 17, 2019, in Toronto, in presence of the Honourable Kristy Duncan, Canada Minister of Science and Sport. To see the CERC announcements click below.

Link to CERC announcement by Canada federal government

Link to Canada.ca webpage

McGill University Announces V. Mooser as the new CERC for Genomic Medicine

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, this morning announced a new Canada Excellence Research Chair in Genomic Medicine: Genes to Drug Targets for Next-Generation Therapies.

Please click here to access the full news release.

The vision and the strategy that will be followed can be accessed through YouTube using this link.