IRIC - Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer

IRIC Gala Audace: $1,060,025 raised for cancer research

On April 9, the 2025 edition of the Gala Audace of the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal was held. Thanks to the generosity of over 300 guests at the Marché Bonsecours, our valued donors and sponsors, a total of $1,060,025 was raised to support cancer research at IRIC.

Manipulating the very small at large scale

The team led by Delphine Bouilly, director of IRIC’s Electronic Nanobiosensor Design and Application Research Unit, has developed an original technique for manipulating and moving graphene, a one-atom-thick material involved in the assembly of electronic chips, for applications in molecular diagnostics. Led by doctoral student Amira Bencherif, the study was published in the journal npj 2D materials and applications.

IRIC and UdeM recruit Carino Gurjao as Principal Investigator

IRIC is proud to announce the arrival of Carino Gurjao as a new Principal Investigator in the Genomic and Integrative Medicine Research Unit. He will hold the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Université de Montréal (UdeM), affiliated with IVADO.

Meet Carino Gurjao, new Principal Investigator at IRIC

IRIC is proud to announce the arrival of Carino Gurjao as the new Principal Investigator of the Genomic and Integrative Medicine Research Unit.

Professor Gurjao generously agreed to answer a few questions:

Celebrating 20 years of transplantation for William Brock!

February 17, 2025, will remain a milestone for William Brock, Chairman of IRIC’s Board of Directors. It’s been 20 years since he received a stem cell transplant that cured him of leukemia… a transplant that changed his life forever!

Canadian Institutes of Health Research funds five research projects at IRIC

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently awarded Project Grants for the Fall 2024 competition. This program aims to support original ideas with the potential to advance basic and applied health knowledge.

Across the country, 453 research projects were funded, representing a total investment of $411 million. Five projects involving IRIC teams are recipients of these prestigious grants.