About CASTL The Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences (CASTL) is a national non-profit organization and Canada’s biomanufacturing training partner, dedicated to developing skilled talent to drive the country’s thriving biomanufacturing sector. With state-of-the-art, GMP-simulated facilities from coast to coast (in Charlottetown, PE; Montreal QC, and Vancouver, BC), CASTL delivers hands-on, […]
Originally from Ottawa, Dr. Choquet did her undergraduate degree in the department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at the UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al and her Ph.D. in Human Genetics in the labs of Bernard Brais and Claudia Kleinman at McGill University. Her main project, which focused on a disorder caused by mutations in subunits of RNA […]
RNA Canada ARN is thrilled to share two RNA-themed escape games, created in collaboration with students at the University of Toronto at Scarborough, as part of their coursework with Dr. Aarthi Ashok. Undergraduate students in Dr. Ashok’s fourth-year Pathobiology of Human Disease course were asked to create online “escape game” type puzzles under the theme […]
Scientists from Canada and all over the world recently convened at the University of Lethbridge for the annual RiboWest conference (June 8th to 11th).  RiboWest has been held in Western Canada since 2005., and the 2025 conference was organized by Drs. Dylan Girodat, Trushar Patel, Vineet Rathod, Stacey Wetmore and Jessica Willi. RiboWest 2025 had […]
RNA Canada ARN is pleased to invite nominations for three awards to be made in 2025 Nomination packages are due Friday, May 30th, 2025! (1) RNA Canada ARN’s Moderna Discovery of the Year Award The RNA Canada ARN Discovery of the Year Award recognizes groundbreaking RNA discoveries made by Canadian researchers (either as a group or […]
Dr. Christine Roden recently started her research group in the Department Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at the University of MontrĂ©al, where she studies RNA viruses.  She is originally from the United States where she earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Pittsburgh and her PhD in Genetics from Yale University. Her PhD […]
Dr. Dmitry Kretov, Oncology Division, CHU de QuĂ©bec – UniversitĂ© Laval Research Center Dr. Dmitry Kretov has recently become a Group Leader in the Oncology division at the CHU de QuĂ©bec – UniversitĂ© Laval Research Center, where he established his lab in January 2025. His research focuses on understanding the role of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) […]
AReNa Quebec will be hosting the following panel on April 30th: Beyond the success of pandemic vaccines: what are the challenges and opportunities in the development and biomanufacturing of RNA therapies? Synopsis: This panel will provide a unique opportunity to build on the successes of mRNA during the pandemic and discuss the future evolution of […]
ARN Quebec, in collaboration with INRS, is pleased to welcome Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier for a seminar presentation on May 10th in Quebec City. Â Dr. Charpentier was the co-recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for her contributions to CRISPR-based genome editing. Â This seminar will be in French. More information about Dr. Charpentier’s […]
Date / Time: 7 Apr 2025 – 14 Apr 2025 (2 sessions) – 7 Apr 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM – 14 Apr 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Audience: RNA biologists yearning for a “gateway” to bioinformatics. Pre-requisites: No formal training in bioinformatics is required. While it may be beneficial to have some exposure […]