McGill Journal of Medicine (MJM) MedTalks is a Podcast series where members of the medical and health science communities from McGill and beyond are interviewed on topics related to career, research, advocacy, and more. The aim of MedTalks is to open a space where experienced professionals and researchers can share information and advice for trainees in healthcare and medical sciences. In this episode, Renée-Claude Bider, MJM Podcast Team member and first-year medical student at the University of Ottawa interviews Prof. Mary Hunter, Associate Professor of Art History and Associate Member of Social Studies of Medicine at McGill University. In their conversation, they discuss depictions of medicine in art from the 19th century forward, artworks recording the experience of the artists as patients and doctors, and the role of art in hospital settings.
The human genome consists of about 6.2 billion base pairs. Almost half of these consist of repeated sequences, also called transposable elements, which have long been regarded as biologically inactive. However, we are now starting to realize that they may play a bigger role in the regulation of our genes than previously thought, and even give clues to our evolution. In this two-part episode, we are talking to Prof. Guillaume Bourque of the Department of Human Genetics at McGill. His goal is to understand mammalian genomes via comparative analyses and investigate the role of transposable elements in gene regulation and the impact of genome rearrangements in evolution and cancer. He also shares with us his experiences in running a successful collaboration between Canada and Japan, and how we can continue to do meaningful work despite global tensions and the rise of AI in research.
The human genome consists of about 6.2 billion base pairs. Almost half of these consist of repeated sequences, also called transposable elements, which have long been regarded as biologically inactive. However, we are now starting to realize that they may play a bigger role in the regulation of our genes than previously thought, and even give clues to our evolution. In this two-part episode, we are talking to Prof. Guillaume Bourque of the Department of Human Genetics at McGill. His goal is to understand mammalian genomes via comparative analyses and investigate the role of transposable elements in gene regulation and the impact of genome rearrangements in evolution and cancer. He also shares with us his experiences in running a successful collaboration between Canada and Japan, and how we can continue to do meaningful work despite global tensions and the rise of AI in research.
McGill Journal of Medicine (MJM) MedTalks is a Podcast series where members of the medical and health science communities from McGill and beyond are interviewed on topics related to career, research, advocacy, and more. The aim of MedTalks is to open a space where experienced professionals and researchers can share information and advice for trainees in healthcare and medical sciences. In this episode, Renée-Claude Bider, MJM Podcast Team member and first-year medical student at the University of Ottawa interviews Prof. Mary Hunter, Associate Professor of Art History and Associate Member of Social Studies of Medicine at McGill University. In their conversation, they discuss depictions of medicine in art from the 19th century forward, artworks recording the experience of the artists as patients and doctors, and the role of art in hospital settings.
McGill Journal of Medicine (MJM) MedTalks is a Podcast series where members of the medical and health science communities from McGill and beyond are interviewed on topics related to career, research, advocacy and more. The aim of MedTalks is to open a space where experienced professionals and researchers can share information and advice for trainees in healthcare and medical sciences. In this episode, Noha Benharira, MJM Podcast Team member and fourth-year medical student at McGill University, interviews Dr. Matthew Turnock, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics at the University of British Columbia. In their conversation, they discuss Dr. Turnock’s journey into medicine and anesthesiology, his research in aerospace medicine and anesthesia in space, as well as his work and interests in extreme-environment medicine and medical education. The show notes include a glossary of terms, links to publications referenced in the episode, and a full transcript of our conversation.
