Advancing discovery, medicine and health

The Donnelly Centre is a global research hub where scientists from diverse fields explore the power of genomic technology to advance discovery, medicine and health.

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Dec 16, 2025

Wishing our community a warm and restorative winter break!

With snow covering the Donnelly Centre’s grounds, it is officially the season to take some time to appreciate family, friends, and the rest that comes with a much-deserved break.

Dec 11, 2025

Benjamin Blencowe has been studying alternative splicing since the 1990s. There’s still so much to learn.

When the first draft sequence of the human genome was published in 2001, scientists began to redirect their research questions to better reflect new understandings. Among them was Benjamin Blencowe, PI at the Donnelly Centre and professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics.

Dec 4, 2025

The Donnelly Innovation Awards invest in the Shoichet and Taipale Labs

The Donnelly Centre has selected Molly Shoichet and Mikko Taipale as the winners of the 2025 Terrence Donnelly Innovation Award, funding $375,000 in support of research projects with a focus on knowledge mobilization and potential for commercialization.