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Upcoming Seminars

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series

Will childhood obesity lead to an epidemic of cardio-metabolic diseases?
Gilles Paradis, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACPM, FAHA, FCAHS

Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University;
Medical Consultant, Institut national de santé publique du Québec

Meeting ID: 890 2438 1807
Passcode: 723444

Joint Cancer – Molecular & Regenerative Medicine Axes Seminar

The Gut Microbiome in Colon Carcinogenesis and Intestinal Healing: Friend or Foe?
Manuela Santos, PhD

Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Montreal; Principal Investigator, University of Montreal Hospital Research Center (CRCHUM); Scientific director of the Nutrition and Microbiome laboratory.

Hosted by: Volker Blank

Meeting ID: 890 2438 1807
Passcode: 723444

Psychosocial Research Rounds

Mental Health Recovery and Service Utilization Among Haredi Jews
Rob Whitley, PhD Eliana Rohr, MD

Professor, McGill University — Medical Resident, McGill University

Meeting ID: 816 2411 5674
Passcode: 893871

LDI Special Seminar Series

eLife: Evolution of Publishing
Ivan Topisirovic, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology and Associate Member, Department of Medicine, McGill University; Principal Investigator, Lady Davis Institute/Jewish General Hospital.

Meeting ID: 890 2438 1807
Passcode: 723444

Psychosocial Research Rounds

Title to be announced
G. Eric Jarvis, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University and Director of the Cultural Consultation Service, the First Episode Psychosis Program, and the Culture and Psychosis Working Group at the Jewish General Hospital

Meeting ID: 816 2411 5674
Passcode: 893871

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series

Emerging frameworks for evidence generation in cardiovascular disease: focus on adaptive platform trials
Patrick R Lawler, MD, MPH, FRCPC

Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, MUHC-Glen; Associate Professor, McGill University; Associate Professor, University of Toronto.

Meeting ID: 890 2438 1807
Passcode: 723444

Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series

Colorectal Cancer Detection and Colonoscopy Prioritization Using AI: Tackling Missing Values and Imbalanced Structured Data
Laya Rafiee Sevyeri, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Shirin Enger

Hosted by: Sonia del Rincon (514) 340-8222 X 22246 / soniavictoria.delrincon@mcgill.ca; Stephanie Lehoux (514) 340-8222 X 25915 / stephanie.lehoux@mcgill.ca; Josie Ursini-Siegel (514) 340-8222 X 26557 / giuseppina.ursini-siegel@mcgill.ca

Meeting ID: 882 7599 5996
Passcode: 495038

Hear about the latest advancements in translational proteomics and metabolomics. From the molecular mechanisms of disease pathology to the latest technological developments in diagnostics and treatment.

Keynote Speaker
Christoph Borchers, PhD

Senior Investigator at the LDI, Director of the Segal Cancer Proteomics Centre at the JGH and full professor in the Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology at McGill University.

To register, click here. Registration and attendance are free.

Advances in Proteomics and Metabolomics 2024

Upcoming Seminars

Throughout the academic year, the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI) hosts weekly seminars featuring invited speakers who are international as well as local leaders in their respective fields. These include:

  • Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series
  • LDI Distinguished Lecture Series
  • Joint Cancer – Molecular and Regenerative Medicine (MRM) Seminar Series
  • Rising Stars Seminar Series
  • LDI Special Seminars
  • LDI Trainee Seminars (open only to LDI researchers, trainees and staff)

The lectures are open to researchers, trainees, and staff of the LDI as well as to scientists and students of surrounding universities and institutions interested in learning about current research topics related to the LDI’s 4 research axes: Cancer, Clinical Epidemiology, Molecular and Regenerative Medicine (MRM), and Psychosocial Aspects of Disease.

All seminars are held in person from Noon to 1:00pm weekdays at the Bloomfield Lecture Hall (Room F-4) of the LDI (3999 Côte Ste-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2). Lectures run approximately 45 mins with a short Q&A to follow. Registration is not required, but space is limited.