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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · 2d

🌸 In Honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month join D2R , mcgillgci.bsky.social , the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation, and Audace au Féminin for an inspiring evening!

📅 Wednesday, October 22, 2025
🕔 5:00 – 8:30 PM
📍 Atrium, Bellini Centre

Register: buff.ly/C64fHgE
#BreastCancerAwareness #RNA

In Person Event | Breast Cancer & RNA Therapeutics: Exploring

Join D2R and the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI) for an event in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Women's History Month, in collaboration with Fondation du cancer du sein...

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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · 6d

🧬💡D2R has published our first impact report! Read about D2R's strategic objectives, funded projects, partnerships and major milestones from the past two years!

Read our impact report here: buff.ly/Nw7UGqt

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · 8d

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. A powerful quote from D2R's Loretta Loon encourages us to pause and honour the children, families, and communities impacted by the residential school system and to take meaningful steps toward reconciliation.

#EveryChildMatters

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · 8d

🧬 Last week, D2R had the pleasure of hosting Professor Eric Westhof from the University of Strasbourg as part of our seminar series!

🔗 Missed the seminar? Don’t worry, you can catch the full recording on our YouTube channel: buff.ly/6cIpyIm

D2R Scientific Seminar | Computer-based Predictions of RNA Structures: Where do we stand?

Featuring Professor Eric Westhof from University of Strasbourg, this hybrid seminar highlights the evolution of RNA 3D structure modeling and the progress of RNA-Puzzles, an international competition…

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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · 20d

📣 Calling all D2R Trainee to attend the D2R Training Program Orientation!

📅 In-person: October 6, 2025
4:00–6:30 PM
Thomson House

💻 Virtual: October 8, 2025
4:00–5:30 PM EST
Zoom

🔗 Register for in-person: buff.ly/6HdL4Kj
🔗 Register for virtual: buff.ly/7nKlF4S

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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · 26d

📊 Strengthen your research with a solid Data Management Plan! Join D2R and the McGill University Library for a virtual workshop on writing a DMP using the new D2R template.

🗓️ Sept 12 2024
🕚12-1 PM
📍Join via zoom
🔗 Register here: buff.ly/erdu2GN

#DataManagement

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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · 27d

🧬 D2R invests $1.495 million to empower the next generation of RNA researchers 🎓✨

22 students were funded across 13 programs of study, including trainees at @McGill.ca , The University of British Columbia, and @usherbrooke.bsky.social

🔗 Find out more: buff.ly/yCbyZEa

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · 29d

⏳ One week left!

Apply now for the D2R Award in Genomic Medicine and Indigenous Health – a C$25,000 award recognizing excellence and supporting research in these fields!

🔗 Submit your application: www.mcgill.ca/dna-to-rna/f...

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Jul 30

📢 Funding Opportunity: D2R Award in Genomic Medicine and Indigenous Health – Celebrating @genomequebec.bsky.social 's 25th Anniversary

📅 Deadline: Sept 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
🏆 Award announced at Rendez-Vous Génome Québec on Oct 23, 2025
🔗 Apply here: buff.ly/qJgmfNc

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Sep 4

🔬 Join us for the next D2R Seminar Series with Eric Westhof on Computer-Based Predictions of RNA Structures: Where Do We Stand?

📅 September 24, 2025
🕚 11AM–12PM EST
📍 D2R Offices (1010 Sherbrooke W, Suite 1800) or via Zoom
📝 Register by September 22

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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚨 Funding Opportunity: Translational Impact Research (TIR) 🚨

The D2R TIR funding program supports large-scale translational research projects in RNA-based therapeutics

💰 Award: Up to $3 million/project for up to three years
📝 Apply by October 14th 2025

🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/V3qQwem

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Aug 21

Meet Olivia Maracle-Hill, a psychology student from Six Nations, who spent her summer in McGill University’s IMPRESS program working on a D2R-funded project

Read Olivia's break down of her IMPRESS experience here: buff.ly/94AQiDn

#IMPRESSprogram #Indigenousmentorship #IndigenousHealthResearch

Centering Community in Science: A D2R-Funded Student on Her IMPRESS Internship

The Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students (IMPRESS) program at McGill University is more than just a summer job—it is a chance for Indigenous undergraduate students…

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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Aug 21

This year’s IMPRESS Research Day celebrated a summer of research, learning and cultural connection.

With poster presentations, personal testimonies and a hoop dance performance, the event was a hit!

Read the story:

Celebrating Research, Community and Cultural Empowerment: IMPRESS

At the end of July, the IMPRESS (Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students) team, alongside this year’s cohort of students, gathered to mark the end of a summer of growth,...

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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Aug 14

🚨 Call for Proposals: D2R International Partnerships Program 🚨

The D2R International Partnerships Program (IPP) provides funding to foster formal, institution-level collaborations between McGill/D2R and world-leading organizations

🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/weWdfHN

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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Aug 14

🚨 Call for Proposals: D2R International Partnerships Program 🚨

The D2R International Partnerships Program (IPP) provides funding to foster formal, institution-level collaborations between McGill/D2R and world-leading organizations.

🔗 Learn more:https://buff.ly/weWdfHN

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Aug 13

A recent The Globe and Mail article, co-authored by Roger-Ketcha Ngassam, from Moderna Canada, and by Dr. Amine Kamen, D2R-supported researcher, explores the critical role of talent in building world-class life sciences ecosystem.

Read the full article: buff.ly/WISRLRc

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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Aug 6

Biochem Seminar: See Prof. @ericmiska.bsky.social, PhD from University of Cambridge today at 12:00 p.m. EST

🧬 Title: "RNA communications to RNA therapies. Lessons from Nature"
📍 Location: McIntyre room (504) McGill McIntyre Medical Sciences Building

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Aug 1

🧬August 1st is RNA Day! 🧬

Why August 1st? Because "AUG" marks the start codon in RNA, a signal to begin protein synthesis.

Check out these insights from D2R’s scientific leadership, and explore McGill’s deep connection to RNA research here: buff.ly/c5j1Vte

#RNA #RNAday

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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Aug 1

Today is Emancipation Day, marking the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1834. Reflect on Canada’s history of slavery, including the enslavement of Black and Indigenous peoples, and its enduring legacies of inequality, while honouring the fight for justice & freedom.

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Jul 30

📢 Funding Opportunity: D2R Award in Genomic Medicine and Indigenous Health – Celebrating @genomequebec.bsky.social 's 25th Anniversary

📅 Deadline: Sept 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
🏆 Award announced at Rendez-Vous Génome Québec on Oct 23, 2025
🔗 Apply here: buff.ly/qJgmfNc

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Jul 29

📢 Reminder: The info session for the D2R Postdoctoral Scholar Awards is in 1 week!

Learn more about the funding ($70,000/year for 2 years) and how to apply.

💻 Online Info Session:
📅 Tuesday, August 5, 2025
⏰ 12:30–1:30 PM
🔗 Register: www.mcgill.ca/dna-to-rna/c...

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Jul 22

📢 Want to apply for the D2R Postdoctoral Scholar Awards?

Join our online info session to learn everything you need to know about the program, eligibility, and how to submit an application!

📅 Tuesday, August 5, 2025
⏰ 12:30–1:30 PM ET
🔗 Register: buff.ly/SFuo3wU

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Jul 28

💻 Ensuring effective data management is no small feat. The D2R-HeDS Platform (Health Data Science) helps researchers manage and plan the best ways to collect, share, and publish their data ethically and effectively.

🔗 Explore D2R’s Data Management Plan template here: buff.ly/bY1ADQI

#DataScience

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D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Jul 25

🚨 Call for proposals: D2R Clinical Research and Development (CRD) Program 🚨

This program supports innovative research that accelerates the development, validation, and regulatory approval of new diagnostic tools, treatments, and processes.

🔗 Learn more : buff.ly/XG5lMkq

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Jul 24

Watch D2R sit down with Laurie Kariiosta Montour. Montour shares insightful recommendations for researchers working in Indigenous health, and highlighted the unique strengths and benefits of Indigenous-led research initiatives.

Watch here: buff.ly/vWD2a3D

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Jul 23

🎥 Missed our hybrid seminar? Watch @jesseerasmus.bsky.social, Director of Virology at @hdtbio.bsky.social as he shares how their cutting-edge LION/repRNA platform is advancing RNA therapeutics!

▶️ Watch here : buff.ly/bl7Kwp3

D2R | DNA to RNA @d2rmcgill.bsky.social · Jul 22

📢 Want to apply for the D2R Postdoctoral Scholar Awards?

Join our online info session to learn everything you need to know about the program, eligibility, and how to submit an application!

📅 Tuesday, August 5, 2025
⏰ 12:30–1:30 PM ET
🔗 Register: buff.ly/SFuo3wU

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