Personalized medicine at the MUHC offers hope to cancer patients Kate Shingler November 30, 2018 2860 It took a well-meaning friend, a fellow cancer survivor, and a leading cancer research scientist for René Després to get the help he so desperately sought. Chance brought the 66-year-old pancreatic cancer patie...
Henry Dauphin – taking his colleagues in The Refinery to international success Peter Kerr November 3, 2018 6869 Henry Dauphin is the charismatic leader of The Refinery, a Montreal-based management firm which works with promising entrepreneurs to successfully grow their start-up businesses. Since its inception, The Refine...
Top Montreal Lawyer and Philanthropist named Chair of the McGill University Health Centre Foundation Kate Shingler November 1, 2018 6223 By his own account, Norman Steinberg has always been a disciplined person. He is tanned and lean, and at ease in the spotlight. His casual nickname, “Norm,” belies his accolade filled resume and reputation as o...
MUHC Foundation Volunteer Rosa Shields Unites Montreal’s Transplant Community at Celebration of Life Event Kristina Anastasopoulos September 30, 2018 3312 Selfless – the act of being concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own. Selfless people do not need any recognition, they have an inherent and insatiable need to make a difference in...
Jonathan and Susan Wener – sharing their success and challenges; a story of courage, faith and love Peter Kerr September 24, 2018 12557 The life journey of Jonathan and Susan Wener has brought them a wonderful family and financial success; but also two harrowing experiences with cancer and other severe health challenges. Theirs is a real-life s...
Dr. Momar Ndao of the MUHC: Studying the bugs responsible for some of the world’s most dangerous infectious diseases Kristina Anastasopoulos July 19, 2018 3816 Kayemor is a village located in the southern part of Senegal. Small in size and considered underdeveloped by Western standards, it holds a special place in Dr. Momar Ndao’s heart. He was born there and although...
Dr. Lucy Gilbert is bringing new hope to cancer patients at the MUHC Kristina Anastasopoulos July 18, 2018 8059 The month was June and the year was 2000. Dr. Lucy Gilbert makes the trip across the pond from London to Montreal after being offered a complimentary, no obligations trip to visit the McGill University Health C...
Nathalie Bondil decorated Knight of the Ordre de Montreal LiveEvents May 26, 2018 3436 Nathalie Bondil, Director General and Chief Curator of the MMFA has been decorated Knight of the Ordre de Montreal 2018 The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) proudly announced that its Director General and C...
Julie Quenneville – from a teenage volunteer to President of the McGill University Health Centre Foundation Peter Kerr May 15, 2018 9891 The MUHC Foundation is charged with the enormous responsibility of raising tens of $millions to help fund research in the world-class hospitals that make up the McGill University Health Centre, from the Montrea...
Paul Marchand is paying it forward at the MUHC Kristina Anastasopoulos April 15, 2018 6495 Non Nobis Solum. Not For Ourselves Alone. This simple but powerful motto is one that Paul Marchand learned in high school, and which ultimately has shaped the course of his life. A lawyer specializing in the f...
