MUHC Research Firsts
The history of research at McGill’s hospitals is as impressive as it is extensive. Take a look through our list of research firsts to see some of the early breakthroughs that helped bring medicine into the modern era, and how that legacy has continued since the creation of the Research Institute of the MUHC in 1999.
Year | Research First | Site | Physician / Scientist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Identification of serum biomarkers for Chagas’ disease | MUHC | M. Ndao, B. Ward |
| 2010 | Discovery of the gene responsible for susceptibility to gastrointestinal neoplasia | MUHC | W. Foulkes |
| 2010 | Rapid identification of hereditary genetic diseases | MUHC | N. Jabado, J. Majewski |
| 2009 | New fundamental mechanism of how tumour cells communicate discovered | MUHC | J. Rak |
| 2009 | Discovery of new retinal gene involved in childhood blindness | MUHC | R. Koenekoop et al. |
| 2009 | Automated anesthesia created | MUHC | T. Hemmerling et al |
| 2008 | Identification that apoB is the best index of the adequacy of LDL lowering therapy | MUHC | A. Sniderman |
| 2007 | Identification of human brain ordering centre | MUHC | M. Petrides |
| 2007 | 1st baby born from frozen eggs, matured in the lab | MUHC | S-L Tan |
| 2007 | Diabetes gene discovered | MUHC | C. Polychronakos, R. Sladek |
| 2006 | Risk associated with the use of Cox-2 inhibitors described | MUHC | L. Levesque, J. Brophy, B. Zhang |
| 2005 | 1st Botox Injections for saliva management in children | MCH | Sam Daniel |
| 2005 | First dedicated pediatric insulin pump centre | MCH | Laurent Legault |
| 2005 | Discovery of the gene that controls the speed at which pts develop TB | MGH | Erwin Schurr et al |
| 2005 | 1st successful birth in Canada from frozen egg | RVH | S.L. Tan/R. Cheng-Chian/W. Buckett/L.Gilbert |
| 2005 | Colon cancer is found to be inherited in some cases | RVH | Jeremy Jass |
| 2005 | Hand held advanced asthma decision support developed - pt to physician | RVH | Robyn Tamblyn/Pierre Ernst |
| 2005 | Model of stem cells in mice | RVH | Alan Peterson/Cheryl Friedman |
| 2005 | New peptide involved in cell-to-cell signaling | RVH | Orest Blaschuk/Emmanuelle Devern |
| 2005 | Use of soluble Interleukin (IL)-1 receptor in the treatment of Crohn's disease | MGH | Denis Franchimont |
| 2005 | Diagnostic procedure to assess erectile dysfunction | RVH | Serge Carrier et al |
| 2005 | New protein involved in vessel formation in tumours | RVH | Luis Fernando Congote et al |
| 2005 | New imaging procedure in PET imaging | MGH | Christopher Thomspon |
