A revamped newsletter to keep you better informed! The CMDO Network is proud to present the brand-new format of its newsletter. More modern and dynamic, this new version has been designed to make it easier for you to read and to effectively share news, funding opportunities, and key events from the community and our partners within the Network. We hope you’ll enjoy this new format. Happy reading! | | New contest in partnership with La Fibre The CMDO Network is partnering with La Fibre to launch a new contest for the production and publication of a popular science article by one of the Network’s members. This contest is open to undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students. For more details, click here! | | Check out the new series of 12 short videos designed to support patients who have just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes A practical tool, developed by the research team led by Professor Anne-Sophie Morisset, Dt.P., Ph.D., to support pregnant individuals from the moment of diagnosis and provide clinical teams with reliable, consistent, and easy-to-share content. Videos available in French only. Check out the capsules here | Watch the online conferences (webinars) of the Foundation for Innovation in Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) Maladies cardiométaboliques : tous concernés ! Videos available in French only. | Access to data and samples from the CARTaGENE cohort This catalog allows researchers to explore data from the Quebec population-based cohort CARTaGENE. It provides information on the cohort, the data collected, the available biological samples, and the access process. Its goal is to help researchers identify relevant resources to address a wide range of scientific questions and to accelerate population health research. For more details: Visit the CMDO website Visit the CARTaGENE website | Discover the metabolomics and proteomics platform at the Center of Excellence in Research on Orphan Diseases – Courtois Foundation – University of Montreal (CERMO-FC) Examples of services offered: - Untargeted proteomic and metabolomic analysis
- Targeted analysis and quantification of small molecules and peptides
- Consulting and customized project development
Discover the platform here | Congratulations to the winners of the CMDO contests! | 
The Network expands its digital horizons! The CMDO Network is now on LinkedIn. Follow us to stay up to date on our news, funding programs, and events. Follow the page here | Did You Know? REMINDER - To further strengthen our ties with our Danish partner, the Danish Diabetes & Endocrine Academy (DDEA), $10,000 will be set aside to fund an inter-center internship between a CMDO team and a researcher affiliated with a Danish institution. Submit your application
The CMDO compiles a list of all publications in which the Network is mentioned (for example, in the acknowledgments). -
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We currently have 82 articles. To view the articles, click here
Thanks to our partnership with CRCHUM, two additional projects using their platforms will be eligible for funding of up to $10,000 each! A huge thank you to CRCHUM for their support. How can you take advantage of this? If your project uses a CRCHUM platform, simply make sure the platform is eligible before submitting your application. - You will then automatically be considered for this priority funding.
To obtain the list of eligible platforms, contact us | Support Grant for Young Investigators: Intercenter Mentorship and Project Eligible membership category: regular researcher members Deadline: June 25, 2026 ** Important** Unlike in previous years, this contest now has only one submission deadline Submit your application
Intercenter Internships For internships beginning September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027 Eligible membership category: regular researcher members Deadline: June 25, 2026 Submit your application | |
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Speaker Grant Program for International Meeting Outside Quebec Eligible membership category: students and regular researcher members Deadline: August 25, 2026 Submit your application
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Support Program for the organization a Strategic Workshop Eligible membership category: regular researcher members Deadline: September 1, 2026 Submit your workshop
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Jean-Davignon Young Investigator Award Eligible membership category: regular researcher members Deadline: September 10, 2026 Submit your application
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Yves-Deshaies Rising Stars Award Eligible membership category: students Deadline: September 10, 2026 Submit your application
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Support Program for General Public Activities For scientific events taking place from November through March Eligible membership category: regular researcher members Deadline: September 10, 2026 Submit your application
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Presentation Award Program for a Scientific Event in the Province of Quebec For scientific events taking place from November through March Eligible membership category: regular researcher members Deadline: September 10, 2026 Submit your application
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Guest Speaker Invitation Support Program For scientific events taking place from November through March Eligible membership category: regular researcher members Deadline: September 10, 2026 Submit your application
To view all the contests: According to your membership – Click here Visit our website – www.rrcmdo.ca/en/ | .png)
Events and Training Opportunities | This event, unique in Quebec, will be held from February 4 to 6, 2027, at the Saint-Hyacinthe Convention Centre under the theme: From laboratory to clinic and communities. What's new With the aim of attracting more healthcare professionals (medical specialists, general practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, and kinesiologists), we are proud to announce that clinical training workshops will be offered during the full two and a half days of the congress. The abstract submission period will run from September 28 to October 26, 2026. It's an event you won't want to miss! More details to come soon. | Winter Camp 2027 The Network's winter camp is back in 2027 and will take place from January 30 to February 3, 2027, at the Hôtel Chéribourg in Orford.. This intensive training camp is intended for doctoral students, residents, postdoctoral fellows, and research professionals. Deadline: November 10, 2026 Submit your application | | In collaboration with the Student Initiatives Committee, we are launching the “Our Teams in Action!” section. This new section aims first and foremost to raise awareness of our research teams among the general public through science communication. The posters will also be published in the Network’s member newsletter to inspire the community, introduce you to new teams, and encourage you to get involved! For this first feature, meet Dr. Catherine Mounier’s team. |  | You haven't created your "Our teams in action!" poster yet? Click here | This initiative by the student committee aims to foster dialogue between researchers in the Network and members of the public in order to demystify the scientific process, present research, and answer questions in an accessible and comprehensive manner. To learn more and make sure you don't miss a thing, click here!
New! The community now has its own Facebook discussion group (in French only) This group is led by the Network’s Student Initiatives Committee (CIE), one of whose missions is to organize outreach activities aimed at strengthening the bond between the general public and the scientific community. Through this group, we hope to continue engaging with the community beyond one-off events and create a sustainable space for discussion. To join the group and take part in the discussions, click here!
🙋 Citizen Partners Wanted - Science Outreach Activities Throughout the year, students from the CMDO network organize public events aimed at making science on cardiometabolic health, diabetes, and obesity more accessible to the general public. To ensure these activities are accessible, relevant, and engaging, we are seeking the expertise and feedback of engaged community members. This is a paid contract of approximately 15 hours in total, over a period of about 6 months. Fill out this short form to share your interest! 👉For more informations, contact us here | .png)
A dialogue between the public and scientists Podcasts are available on several platforms, such as Spotify, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram Listen to Episode #11 (in French only) now: Temps d'écran chez les jeunes : implications et stratégies To watch the full episodes, click here .jpg)
| Job Postings and Job Search | Ph.D. in Christopher Rose's research group Project: Predictive value of neuropsychological tests in patients with cirrhosis University/Affiliation: University of Montreal (CRCHUM) For more details, click here
Ph.D. in Christopher Rose's research group Project: Pathogenic Mechanisms of Hepatic Encephalopathy, a Cerebral Complication of Chronic Liver Disease University/Affiliation: University of Montreal (CRCHUM) For more details, click here | | 
A source of information for the general public! Les voies métaboliques, now available as a podcast (in French only)! This knowledge-sharing platform features researchers who are members of the Quebec Society of Lipidology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (SQLNM) explaining the evidence on the prevention of chronic cardiometabolic diseases through a series of short videos, webinars, and now podcasts! The podcast format was developed with the goal of offering diverse content, but also to give professionals a greater voice so they can share their expertise. The episodes are hosted by Benoît Arsenault, co-president of the SQLNM, and co-hosted by Annie Ferland, founder of the blog Science + Fourchette. The first podcast episode is now available on all platforms! To watch the episodes and find out everything, click here | 
New Series of Summer Seminars on Neurometabolism Dear neurometabolism enthusiasts, Get ready for a summer full of discoveries! The Student Committee on Neurometabolism (CÉeN) is proud to announce the return of its summer seminar series in 2026, featuring 10 internationally renowned researchers from the world’s leading research institutes. These 10 seminars will be available entirely online so that as many people as possible can access them. The seminars will be held every Thursday at 11:00 a.m. EST, from May 28 to July 30, 2026 To learn more and sign up, click here | | | | |
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