A unique model
IRIC, located in the heart of the Université de Montréal campus, operates according to a unique model in Canada that combines, under one roof, fundamental research activities, a university-level training program and a research maturation team. These generate discoveries that advance knowledge or that can quickly translate into new therapeutic solutions.
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News The Pillars of IRIC: meet Nadine Mayotte
In 2023, IRIC celebrates its 20th anniversary. Among the initiatives put in place to celebrate this anniversary, the series of portraits entitled “The Pillars of IRIC” will highlight the people who have contributed since the very beginning, sometimes in the shadows, to make IRIC what it has become.
Today, meet Nadine Mayotte, Research Advisor in Guy Sauvageau’s laboratory at IRIC.
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News Principal investigator Gregory Emery awarded a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grants support original ideas with the potential to advance basic and applied health knowledge. The most recent competition, held in the fall of 2022, funded 382 applications for a total investment of $325 million. IRIC congratulate Gregory Emery, Director of its Vesicular Transport and Cell Signalling Research Unit, who has been awarded a five-year $963,900 grant for the project “Regulation of collective cell migration by the kinase Misshapen”.
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News Principal Investigator David Knapp receives a Terry Fox Research Institute Award
David Knapp, director of IRIC’s Cellular Engineering Research Unit, is among the 2023 recipients of the Terry Fox New Investigator Awards. He will receive $433,850 over three years for the project “Understanding the Cellular Mechanisms of Age Associated Clonal Hematopoiesis”.
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News Signature of an exclusive licensing agreement and a new research collaboration in oncology with Ipsen
The Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer of the Université de Montréal (IRIC) is proud to announce that Ipsen has exercised its option to acquire exclusive rights to one of IRIC’s pre-clinical oncology programs, which was the result of a successful research collaboration between Ipsen, IRICoR and the Université de Montréal, initiated in May 2020. Ipsen will now lead all further activities for the worldwide development and commercialization of the resulting drug candidate.
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News IRIC Master’s and Doctoral Scholarships - Fall 2022 Competition Recipients
The objective of the 2022-2023 IRIC Master and Doctoral Awards Competition is to support IRIC students who have an excellent academic and research records, but do not benefit from substantial scholarship. These M.Sc. and Ph.D. scholarships are offered thanks to the support of IRIC’s large community: its employees and researchers, its generous donors and partners.The granting of these scholarships is also made possible thanks to the involvement of several volunteers.
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News IRIC adopts new guidelines for the payment of Master’s and doctoral scholarships
In the current inflationary context, IRIC adopted in January 2023 new measures to improve the living and working conditions of its student community. With the cost of living having increased over two decades, and particularly in the last two years, the new guidelines adopted by IRIC will help reduce the financial stress of its student community and provide a healthier climate in which to conduct studies.
Upcoming events
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January 23—May 8, 2023 Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series - Winter 2023
Conferences
IRIC presents the 35nd edition of its Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series, with a full fourteen part program.
Join us on Mondays at 11:30 am, to learn about the latest findings in cancer research with leading biomedical investigators from Canada, USA and Europe.
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February 3—December 22, 2023 IRIC celebrates its 20 years of existence
The year 2023 will mark IRIC’s 20th anniversary. In order to highlight the work accomplished, to put the spotlight on its community and to promote science, various initiatives will be held throughout the year. Stay tuned to discover our complete programming!
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Upcoming April 12, 2023 IRIC among the participating institutions of Science POP!
Launched in the fall of 2022, the pan-Quebec science communication contest Science POP will take off in April 2023. The fifteen participating institutions, including IRIC, will hold their own internal competitions at the end of which the finalists will advance to the provincial final, scheduled for May 27 and 28, 2023. Science POP proposes three types of challenges: popularization, valorization and mobilization.
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Upcoming April 27, 2023 Audace 2023: a special edition for IRIC’s 20th anniversary
Since 2014, IRIC has been organizing the Audace benefit event, which annually contributes to funding breakthroughs in the fight against cancer.
To mark its in-person return and to highlight 20 years of scientific advances, Audace is back in an improved and revitalized version that will encourage meetings and discussions between IRIC’s allies and various stakeholders.