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World Wildlife Day: Time to make the Canada Jay Canada’s official national bird

March 3, 2026

Credit: Jocelyn Lee Scientists have assembled the genome of Canada’s would-be national bird to better understand how it adapts to [...]

February 9, 2026

CGEn continues to take important steps to broaden the use and impact of HostSeq. CGEn and the Pan-Canadian Genome Library

November 20, 2025

CGEn Welcomes Two New Members to its Board of Directors CGEn is pleased to welcome Drs. Dominique Bérubé andDavid Malkin

April 25, 2025

By: Dr. Meredith McLaren, CEO, CGEn Today is DNA Day, celebrated internationally to commemorate the 1953 discovery of the DNA

March 5, 2025

CGEn will generate high-quality genomes to help accelerate precision health solutions for Canadians March 5, 2025 – Today in Ottawa,

March 4, 2025

CGEn is thrilled to welcome Dr. Vardit Ravitsky to our Board of Directors! President and CEO of The Hastings Center,

September 10, 2024

CGEn is excited to announce the addition of new members to our Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board (SAB),

September 2, 2024

Meredith McLaren named CEO of CGEn The Board of Directors and Executive Committee of CGEn, Canada’s national platform for genome

April 25, 2024

CGEn sat down with Mark Engstrom, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto and Deputy Director, Collections & Research at

February 28, 2024

As the world grappled with the complexities of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists raced to comprehend the factors influencing the severity