Congratulations to Pr. Claude Robert for his series of media interventions on the responsibility of fathers in prenatal alcohol exposure.

3 Oct 2022 Unclassified

Congratulations to Pr. Claude Robert (ULaval) who transferred the knowledge on the responsibility of fathers in prenatal alcohol exposure.
His series of media interventions are available below:

Congratulations to Erfan Sharifi for his newspaper interview: From materials engineering to biology of reproduction

31 Aug 2022 Unclassified

Why biology of reproduction?

  • Erfan Sharifi, PhD student in Nicolas Gévry’s Laboratory (University of Sherbrooke) shares how he shifted from materials engineering to biology of reproduction.
  • He explains his project on the role of LRH-1 in folliculogenesis to tackle infertility in women.

Erfan Sharifi’s newspaper interview : From materials engineering to biology of reproduction

RQR New collaborations

31 Aug 2022 Unclassified

Congratulations to the three new collaborations which obtained $20 000 each, for our 2022 competition:

 Sophie Petropoulos and Sarah Kimmins: Impact of chronic cannabidiol consumption on fertility, gametes, and offspring.

Géraldine Delbès and Julie Brind’Amour: Impact of a sex steroid imbalance during gestation on the male germline epigenome.

Daniel Bernard and Vilceu Bordignon: Attenuating inhibin B action to enhance porcine fertility.

Results of the recruitment scholarship competition for foreign students and for Indigenous Canadian students

31 Aug 2022 Unclassified

We are pleased to announce the the following students are the recipients of the recruitment scholarship for foreign students from developing countries. They received $6 000, each.

  • Camila Almeida Cardoso, MSc student, in Dr Maritza Jaramillo’s laboratory, INRS
  • Diego Arturo Camacho Hernandez, MSc student, in Dr Serge McGraw’s laboratory, University of Montreal
  • Jalal Vallian Broojeni, PhD student, in Dr Rima Slim’s laboratory, McGill University
  • Rohit Kumar Deshmukh, PhD student, in Dr Pierre Leclerc’s laboratory, Laval University

Congratulations !

EDI Recognition program

19 Jul 2022 Unclassified

In an effort to acknowledge RQR members that have been actively engaged in promoting more diverse and equal environments, the Diversity Committee is proud to announce the RQR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Recognition program. Through this, RQR members (regular and trainees) can be nominated by their peers or self-nominate to highlight their efforts towards building a more inclusive, equal and diverse community. Successful nominees will be featured on the RQR bulletin and announced at the RQR annual Symposium.

Help us identify those members who positively shaped their spaces in terms of equity!

ELIGIBILITY

  1. Nominees must be a regular or trainee member of the Réseau Québécois en reproduction.
  2. Nominees must be recognized for their efforts to promote more inclusive, equal and diverse community within the RQR, the scientific community or within the general community.
  3. The action must have been done or started within the last 1 year from the date of nomination.

Note: Yearly commitments in associations can only be recognized once

For more details on the application guidelines, please see: application form

The deadline is October 9th, 2022.

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