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The Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the world’s leading centres in biomedical research. Our researchers are exceptional experts in systems biology, women’s and infants’ health, cancer biology, neurobiology, diabetes, arthritis and genetic disorder research. »

First genome-wide association study in paediatric inflammatory bowel diseases advances understanding of Crohn’s and colitis in youth

In an international collaborative study, investigators from Mount Sinai Hospital and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have discovered five new regions in the genome associated with susceptibility to inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in children and adolescents. This is a major step toward understanding the causes of these diseases and the development of advanced drug therapies. »

See how open-concept labs are encouraging collaboration and fostering integrated thinking. »

 

 

The 3rd Annual
University of Toronto Symposium
on Incretin Biology 2009
Friday November 27, 2009
MaRS Discovery District
101 College Street, Toronto. »

Café Scientifique
Join us this fall for Café Scientifique where, for the price of a cup of coffee or drink, anyone can join discussions that explore the latest ideas in science and technology. »