centre of genomics and policy /newsroom/taxonomy/term/7775/all en 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 Centre of Genomics and Policy Receives Funding to Create Ethics and Governance Resources for the Human Cell Atlas Initiative /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-universitys-centre-genomics-and-policy-receives-funding-create-ethics-and-governance-297695 <p>The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, and the Klarman Family Foundation today announced $468,860 in collaborative funding to support ethical biomedical research and responsible data sharing for the Human Cell Atlas (HCA), an international effort to map all cells in the human body. The Centre of Genomics and Policy (CGP) at 黑料不打烊 University will help guide and inform the approach and governance of data sharing to assist participating investigators to collect and share data.</p> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 19:53:03 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 168516 at /newsroom European-Canadian Cancer Network chosen as a driver project of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health /newsroom/channels/news/european-canadian-cancer-network-chosen-driver-project-global-alliance-genomics-and-health-295197 <p>The <a href="https://www.ga4gh.org/">Global Alliance for Genomics and Health</a> (GA4GH) has selected the <a href="https://eucancan.com/">European-Canadian Cancer Network</a> (EUCANCan) as one of seven 2019 Driver Projects to advance and pilot standards for sharing genomic health-related data.</p> Thu, 07 Mar 2019 14:46:14 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 149724 at /newsroom 黑料不打烊 University helps to inform understanding of cancer risk /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-university-helps-inform-understanding-cancer-risk-292989 <p>黑料不打烊 University has helped develop a global resource that includes data on thousands of inherited variants in the <i>BRCA1</i> and <i>BRCA2</i> genes. The BRCA Exchange was created through the BRCA Challenge, a long-term demonstration project initiated by the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) to enhance sharing of <i>BRCA1/BRCA2</i> data.</p> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 14:32:28 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 130405 at /newsroom Guidelines for human genome editing /newsroom/channels/news/guidelines-human-genome-editing-257989 <p><em><strong>By Vincent C. Allaire</strong></em><br /> <a href="/newsroom/"><strong><em>Newsroom</em></strong></a></p> <p><img src="/newsroom/files/newsroom/baby_invitro_700x220.jpg" /></p> <p>Human genome editing for both research and therapy is progressing, raising ethical questions among scientists around the world.</p> Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:56:57 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25114 at /newsroom