Interdisciplinary doctoral program preparing graduates to address challenges in life sciences fields using the latest quantitative approaches.

Montréal, Québec
Joined June 2017
Apply now for the CanNRT–Brain Canada Fellowship! Supporting research in neurodevelopment 💰 $20K–$50K CAD award + up to $2K training allowance. 🗓️ Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 For details & apply: cannrt.ca/fellowship-2027/ #McGill #Neuroscience #QLS #fellowship #GraduateFunding
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💡 Can AI agents do real science? QLS PhD candidate @BangliCao co-founded AI4S-Benchmark to measure what AI can actually accomplish in research. 📖 Read his blog post & get involved: shuchengcaoxin.github.io/blo… #McGill #AI4Science #QLS
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🎓Congratulations to QLS student Lucas Philipp and his supervisor Stephanie Weber, on the successful defense of his thesis “The Three-Dimensional Organization of Dinoflagellate Chromosomes.” We wish Lucas all the best! #QuantitativeLifeSciences #McGill #PhDDefense #ThesisDefense
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🧬 Applications now open for the McGill QLS PhD Program (Fall 2027 intake)! Explore 90+ labs across 20+ departments with guaranteed stipend funding. ⏰ Application deadline: Jan 15, 2027 🔗 Learn more & Register: mcgill.ca/qls #GradSchool #McGill #QLS #LifeSciences
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We will be offering 2 information sessions this Fall for applicants. Register now! November 5, 2026 from 10-11:00am (online) – forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Pu7w… November 12, 2026 from 4:30-6pm (in-person) – forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Vf8b…
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🍂 Upcoming Event: École d'automne / Autumn School — Advanced methods in epidemiological modeling and computational biology (Part II)! 🗓️ Details & registration: crmath.ca/activites/#/type/a… #ComputationalBiology #Epidemiology #QLS #CRMath #Research #Bioinformatics
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📊Upcoming #D3SM seminar with Yan Holtz: Choosing the right chart for your data 🗓 Oct 6 | 10 AM – 12 PM 💻 Online via Zoom 🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… ℹ️ Details: d3sm.ca/event-details/choosi… #DataViz #DataScience #DataVisualization
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🚀 Upcoming Workshop: AI for Genomic Research: From Genomic Language Models to Agentic Workflows 🗓️When: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 (12 – 6PM) 📍 Where: The Neuro, McGill University Register: geneticepi.org/2026-educatio… #McGill #Genomics #Bioinformatics #AI #LifeSciences #TheNeuro
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crowdfunding.mcgill.ca/ui/ma… Help us deploy a student-led research training platform for the McGill research community! We are working to empower underrepresented research groups and nurture the development of the next generation of computational life scientists. #mcgill24
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A reminder, the deadline to apply for Fall 2025 for international and Canadian students is January 15. Apply now!! mcgill.ca/qls/apply
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Congratulations to QLS student Yixiao Zheng on the successful defense of his PhD dissertation!
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Register Today: involvement.mcgill.ca/event/… *This event is open to graduating undergraduate and master’s students attending Canadian universities. Students at universities other than McGill can register by emailing us at [email protected].
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Register Today: involvement.mcgill.ca/event/… *This event is open to graduating undergraduate and master’s students attending Canadian universities. Students at universities other than McGill can register by emailing us at [email protected].
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Friendly reminder: we will be holding an online info session next week on October 23, 2024 from 10-11:30am ET. Sign up today!! forms.office.com/r/bJQBffdqn…
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📅SAVE THE DATES!!📅 Register today for one of our info sessions to learn more about the QLS doctoral program and how to apply. #gradstudies #gradschool - Oct. 23: forms.office.com/r/bJQBffdqn… - Oct. 29: forms.office.com/r/XVtTVmRNq… - Nov. 14: forms.office.com/r/AcejmZrXT…
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Congratulations on this incredible achievement, Jeffrey!!🎉
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📅SAVE THE DATES!!📅 Register today for one of our info sessions to learn more about the QLS doctoral program and how to apply. #gradstudies #gradschool - Oct. 23: forms.office.com/r/bJQBffdqn… - Oct. 29: forms.office.com/r/XVtTVmRNq… - Nov. 14: forms.office.com/r/AcejmZrXT…
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Congratulations QLS student Niklas Brake on this incredible achievement🎉We wish you the best of luck in your future projects!
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📢Registration is now open for the McGill initiative in Computational Medicine's Scholarship Writing for Genomics Bootcamp!!! See the poster for details. #McGillUniversity #McGillScience #McGillEvents
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