The study by Daniel Bernard and Luisina Ongaro Gambino is among the ten discoveries of the year 2025

The RQR is pleased to highlight a major distinction awarded to two of its members, Dr Daniel Bernard (McGill University) and Dr Luisina Ongaro Gambino, whose research has been selected among Québec Science magazine’s 10 Discoveries of the Year.

Awarded annually for more than thirty years, this distinction recognizes scientific advances that have stood out for their originality, methodological rigor, and societal relevance. Each year, Québec Science invites the Québec scientific community to submit recent studies considered particularly impactful.

From more than seventy submissions, a jury composed of scientists and science journalists selected ten discoveries deemed especially noteworthy. The selection process considered several criteria, including technical achievement, methodological innovation, the novelty of the findings, as well as their social or environmental relevance and the promise they hold for future advances.

The study, conducted in mice and published in the journal Science, uncovers a previously unrecognized mechanism of communication between skeletal muscle and the pituitary gland. The significance of this discovery is discussed in detail in an article dedicated to the research team, entitled “Muscle, a New Player in Fertility” (in French).

In addition, the article “Muscle-derived myostatin is a major endocrine driver of follicle-stimulating hormone synthesis” has already been highlighted in a short video from the “Journal Club” series available on our YouTube channel.

The RQR is joining the Québec scientific community in celebrating this distinction awarded to the recipients.