 | Expansion project completed |
- December 14, 2004 |
| On December 8, the IRCM community met to celebrate the completion of the Institute’s expansion project. |
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| Award-winning employees |
- December 10, 2004 |
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On December 8, 2004, the IRCM announced the winners of the 2004 Roger Boucher Awards of Merit.
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| Major breakthrough in the treatment of autoimmune diseases |
- November 17, 2004 |
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Dr. André Veillette demonstrates basic active mechanism of immune-system cells.
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| The IRCM thanks its partners |
- October 25, 2004 |
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The IRCM’s annual dinner held on October 22, collected $ 233 850.
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| IRCM 2004 Annual Dinner |
- September 30, 2004 |
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The 2004 IRCM Annual Dinner will take place on Friday, October 22, in the ballroom of the Sheraton Centre Montreal.
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| IRCM students’ research day |
- September 23, 2004 |
| Congratulations to recipients and our sincerest gratitude to our partners for their financial support. |
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| Hiring of Dr. Jean-François Côté |
- August 9, 2004 |
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Dr. Jean-François Côté will be joining the IRCM team as Director of a research unit in the field of Cellular Signalling and Cytoskeleton Organization.
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| Hiring of Dr. Frédéric Charron |
- July 26, 2004 |
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Dr. Frédéric Charron will be joining the IRCM team as Director of a research unit in Neurobiology.
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| Hiring of Dr. Michel Cayouette |
- July 21, 2004 |
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Dr. Michel Cayouette will be joining the IRCM team as Director of a research unit in Neurobiology.
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| Student Honours |
- July 8, 2004 |
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Sincere congratulations to the recipients of IRCM scholarships for 2004.
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| CIHR Grants |
- July 7, 2004 |
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The CIHR have just announced the awarding of grants as part of the March 2004 competition. Seven IRCM researchers are among the recipients.
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| The IRCM Tournoi de golf - bilan de santé Scores a Success |
- July 6, 2004 |
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The 2nd IRCM Tournoi de Golf - Bilan de santé was held this past June 21 on the prestigious golf course of the Club de golf Rosemère.
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| Mr. Robert Parizeau, Doctor honoris causa |
- June 2, 2004 |
| On the occasion of the undergraduate commencement held on May 30, HEC Montréal paid tribute to Robert Parizeau by conferring on him, on its own recommendation, an honorary doctorate from l’Université de Montréal. |
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| The IRCM launches a program aimed at preventing the leading cause of mortality |
- May 26, 2004 |
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Pfizer Canada invests $1.2 million in the IRCM’s Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Centre.
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| IRCM student receives award |
- May 17, 2004 |
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Loulwa Rahbani, a graduate student, was the recipient of one of three awards of merit presented at the Journée de la recherche Gabriel L. Plaa.
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| Dr. Mona Nemer receives a Woman of Distinction Award |
- May 13, 2004 |
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Dr. Mona Nemer receives a Woman of Distinction Award from the Montréal Women’s Y Foundation.
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| Dr Jean-Philippe Gratton receiced the Wilbert J. Keon award |
- May 10, 2004 |
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Dr Jean-Philippe Gratton received the Wilbert J. Keon award at the Forum national de recherche pour les jeunes chercheurs du domaine de la santé circulatoire et respiratoire.
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| Dr Ernesto L. Schiffrin will receive the John Foerster Distinguished Lecture Award |
- May 6, 2004 |
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Dr. Ernesto L. Schiffrin will receive on next 11 June the John Foerster Distinguished Lecture Award for his contribution in cardiovascular medicine.
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| La Presse greets Dr. Mona Nemer by naming her Personnalité de la semaine |
- May 3, 2004 |
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La Presse greets the very recent scientific opening of Dr. Mona Nemer by naming her Personnalité de la semaine.
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| Tournoi de golf–bilan de santé 2004 |
- April 19, 2004 |
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The 2004 edition of the Tournoi de golf-bilan de santé to raise funds for the IRCM’s Development Fund will be held on Monday, June 21.
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| Dr. Mona Nemer nominated for a 2004 Women of Distinction Gala Award |
- April 19, 2004 |
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Dr. Mona Nemer, Director of the Research Unit on Cardiac Growth and Differentiation, has been nominated for a 2004 Women of Distinction Award in the “Science and Technology” category.
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| Jimmy-Dimitrios Dikeakos honoured |
- March 23, 2004 |
| Friday, March 12, Jimmy-Dimitrios Dikeakos, a Master’s student in Dr. Reudelhuber’s laboratory, received first place in the Master’s student category for the presentation of his research topic at the annual graduate student research day of Montreal's University. |
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| Fournier Pharma Supports Clinical Research at IRCM |
- March 23, 2004 |
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The Manager of Medical Affairs at Fournier Pharma, Dr. Luc Laperrière, gave IRCM Clinic Manager, Dr. Pierre Larochelle, a cheque for $150,000 March 22. This sum will support the clinic’s research activities, specifically in cardiovascular research. This donation will serve to recruit and train highly qualified medical staff, among other things.
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| IRCM pays tribute to its major donors |
- March 19, 2004 |
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The mural paying tribute to the Invest in Life campaign’s donors was unveiled in the new clinic area in the presence of André Caillé, President of Hydro-Québec, Robert Parizeau, Chairman of the Board of IRCM and Dr. Yvan Guindon, IRCM’s Chief Executive Officer on Thursday, March 18.
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| IRCM celebrates its generous donors |
- March 12, 2004 |
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In order to recognize its donors, and thank them for their support for biomedical research, the IRCM has commissioned a mural to be unveiled on Thursday, March 18 in their honour.
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| Dr. Paul Jolicoeur featured on Z |
- March 8, 2004 |
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The Z=MC2 camera crew paid a visit to Dr. Jolicoeur’s lab on October 24, 2003.
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| Results of the September 2003 CIHR competitions |
- February 12, 2004 |
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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced the results of the fall 2003 competition yesterday.
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| Recent publications available directly from IRCM’s Centre for Bioethics |
- February 11, 2004 |
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IRCM’s Centre for Bioethics was able to enhance its list of publications with the addition of two new works at the end of 2003.
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| Minister Couillard visits IRCM |
- February 3, 2004 |
| The Minister of health and social services, Dr. Philippe Couillard, visited IRCM on Friday, January 30. |
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| Merck-Frosst Lectureship |
- February 3, 2004 |
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Each year, the pharmaceutical company Merck-Frosst offers its support to IRCM students to help them organize scientific lectures. This year, two researchers have accepted the invitations sent out by our students.
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| Karim Benkirane honoured |
- February 3, 2004 |
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Karim Benkirane was awarded at the 13th scientific meeting of the Société québécoise d’hypertension artérielle.
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| War on HPV |
- February 3, 2004 |
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According to a special section of The Economist, HPV will constitute one of the major threats of infection in the new year.
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| Mona Nemer is one of Elle Québec’s women of the year |
- January 16, 2004 |
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What does Mona Nemer now have in common with Madonna, Nicole Kidman and Michèle Richard? Read the February 2004 issue of Elle Québec for the complete details.
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| Appointment of Dr. Denis Faubert |
- January 16, 2004 |
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Dr. Denis Faubert will be joining the IRCM team as head of mass spectrometry.
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