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Genomics plays a vital role in driving Québec's economic future. That is why Génome Québec aims at advancing knowledge in genomics by funding major research projects. In this section, you will discover all the latest achievements in the field of genomics.
Génome Québec is proud to recognize the International Rare Disease Day
Feb. 28, 2014
Did you know that approximately 80% of rare diseases have a genetic origin?
Did you know that almost 75% of these diseases affect children?
On this special day, Génome Québec wishes to salute the involvement and commitment of the Québec researchers who are working in finding the origins and treatments of rare diseases.
World scientists gather in Montréal to discuss obesity, heart disease and other ailments of modern times
Feb. 13, 2014
Why are obesity, diabetes and heart disease among the leading causes of mortality in our society? How can promoting a healthy lifestyle turn back that tide? How can genomic research help us better understand the specific role prevention plays when it comes to health?
Pr. Guillaume Bourque receives funding from CANARIE for GenAP
Feb. 12, 2014
Congratulations to Pr. Guillaume Bourque from the Department of Human Genetics at McGill University and researcher at the Génome Québec and McGill University Innovation Center, whose project Genetics and Genomics Analysis Platform (GenAP) has been funded by CANARIE, a nonprofit organization that funds programs for advancing the digital infrastructure in Canada.
An article of Pr. Vincent Martin about the dihydrosanguinarine in Nature
Feb. 11, 2014
A team led by Vincent Martin, Professor of Microbiology at the Department of Biology at Concordia University, has published an article entitled Reconstruction of a 10-gene pathway for synthesis of the plant alkaloid dihydrosanguinarine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, published in Nature Communications:
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140211/ncomms4283/full/ncomms4283.html