Genetics & Genomics
Discovery
A passion for solving medical mysteries
Dr. Xiaoyang Liu vividly remembers the moment when her oncology research data – meticulously collected and recorded – suddenly took on another form: the face of a small child confronting a life-threatening brain tumor.
Discovery
Taking stock of the implications of genomic advances
Advances in genomic research offer the promise of medical breakthroughs, also the potential for abuses. McGill’s Centre of Genomics and Policy explores the legal, social, and ethical implications of these advances.
Health
A medical mystery meets its match
By finally diagnosing one patient’s mysterious medical condition, McGill University Health Centre researchers have developed a molecular therapy that could help many others