December 2005

McGill researchers crack genetic code of Quebec C. difficile

Researchers at the McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, MUHC and Jewish General Hospital have made a significant breakthrough in the study of C. difficile.

Event: Press conference

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Place: McGill University and Genome Québec Innovation Centre
740, Docteur Penfield Avenue, Montréal, Québec, H3A 1A4, room 4100

Dr. Ken Dewar, Assistant Professor of Human Genetics at McGill and an investigator at the Research Institute of the MUHC, and Dr. André Dascal, Associate Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology at McGill and Senior Infectious Disease Physician at the Jewish General Hospital, will announce the results of their findings and be available for questions.

For more information please contact:

Cynthia Lee, Communications Officer
McGill University Relations Office
514-398-6754
[email protected]

Suzanne Gold
Public Affairs & Communications
Jewish General Hospital
514-340-8222 ext. 4120
[email protected]

Ian Popple, Communications Coordinator (research)
MUHC Public Relations and Communications
514-843-1560
[email protected]