Congratulations to Newsha Nozariasbmarz for being awarded a CFTRc Summer Studentship Award.
Newsha will conduct her research project in the lab of Dr. Carolyn Baglole.
Half of all CF patients in Canada do not live to see the age of 34, and these are the best results in the world. Treatment is complex, requiring a daily routine that includes consuming many pills and physical therapy that can take up to two hours per day.
Robert’s case shows why it is high time we had newborn screening for CF in Quebec. - Montreal Gazette
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Published on: 10 May 2017
Once again the Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre (CFTRc) team from McGill University participated in the annual Walk to Make Cystic Fibrosis History. As a nation, Canada raised $3 million dollars and counting for Cystic Fibrosis research and care.
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Published on: 31 May 2016
For McGill scientists specializing in protein-traffi cking diseases such as cystic fi brosis (CF), October 17, 2011 marked a monumental event with the opening of McGill’s Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre (CFTRc) in the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building. Celebrated by a one-day symposium highlighting McGill’s proven strengths in this research area, the Centre brings society one step closer to eradicating CF.
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Published on: 27 May 2016
Gergely Lukacs, from the Department of Physiology, talks about cystic fibrosis, a paradigm of conformational diseases. A "Soup and Science" presentation.
Watch the whole presentation on YouTube HERE.
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Published on: 27 May 2016
David Thomas, professor and chair in the Department of Biochemistry at McGill University addresses progress in molecular biology and the latest strategies for tackling genetic disease.
Watch the whole episode HERE.
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Published on: 27 May 2016
Dr. John Hanrahan, of the Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre (CFTRc) from McGill University, appeared on CTV news to explain that a new treatment for the genetic disease is derived from sea sponges.
View the whole interview HERE.
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Published on: 27 May 2016
