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Upcoming Seminars

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

LDI Special Seminars

Single Cell and Spatial Technologies
Caroline Petersen

Science and Technology Adviser, 10X Genomics.

Hosted by: Patrick Lacasse, Sales Executive, 10X Genomic

Meeting ID: 890 2438 1807
Passcode: 723444

Joint Cancer – Molecular & Regenerative Medicine Axes Seminar

X Chromosome and Sex-Bias in Melanoma Biology: An Update
David Olagnier, PhD

Clinician-researcher, Lady Davis Institute/Jewish General Hospital; Chief, Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, McGill University Health Center; Professor, Departments of Pathology and Oncology, McGill University; Chair, Correlative Sciences and Tumor Bank committee, CCTG

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: 890 2438 1807
Passcode: 723444

LDI and McGill Department of Microbiology and Immunology Joint Recruitment Seminar

Engineering mRNA Vaccine Immunity with LEGO-Like Protein Blocks
Zhenhao Fang, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Immunobiology and Genetics, Yale University.

Hosted by: The McGill Department of Microbiology and Immunology Selection Committee

Meeting ID: 822 1873 1622
Passcode: 634086

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series

Is this medication still needed?
Emily McDonald, MD, MSc

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University.

Meeting ID: 876 4456 5347
Passcode: 110873

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series

Strengthening Primary Care Through Practice-Based Research Networks
Machelle Wilchesky, PhD
Principal Investigator, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University
and
Roland Grad, MD, CM, MSc, FCFP
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University

Course Lecturer, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University.

Meeting ID: 890 2438 1807
Passcode: 723444

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series

Generating Real-World Evidence about the Treatment & Prevention of Common Infections
Anne Mobley Butler, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis

Course Lecturer, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University.

Meeting ID: 890 2438 1807
Passcode: 723444

Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series

Exploring the Role of DDX5 and Its Inhibitor Combinations for the Treatment of Breast Cancer
Mu Hu

PhD candidate, Laboratory of Stephane Richard

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

Joint Cancer – Molecular & Regenerative Medicine Axes Seminar

Mechanistic Insights into DSB Repair: PARP Activation, Homologous Recombination, and the Biological Consequences of Mutations
Jean-Yves Masson, PhD

Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry, and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Laval – Québec; Principal Investigator, Centre de Recherche CHU-Université de Laval – Québec, Québec City.

Hosted by: Stephane Richard

Meeting ID: 876 4456 5347
Passcode: 110873

Joint IRCM – LDI Basic and Clinical Oncology Seminar Series

A Hereditary Basis for Cancer Metastasis
Sohail Tavazoie, MD, PhD
Rockefeller University

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University.

Hosted by: Islam Elkholi

Meeting ID: 836 1113 9304
Passcode: 430881

Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series

Title to be announced
Tala Mouannes

PhD student, Laboratory of Donna Senger and Stephen Robbins
and
Title to be announced
Ariana Arduini

PhD student, Laboratory of Chen Liang

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

JGH Cardiovascular Medical Grand Rounds

Modeling Human Diseases with iPSCs
Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD

Stanford University School of Medicine; Director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and the Simon H. Stertzer; Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine & Radiology.

Hosted by: Stephanie Lehoux

Meeting ID: 890 2438 1807
Passcode: 723444

Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series

Beyond Polyps: Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Salivary Gland Tumour
Fiona Chan Pak Choon

PhD student, Laboratory of William Foulkes and Barbara Rivera Polo
and
Examining the Effects of the Inhibitor of mRNA Translation Zotatifin in Models of Uveal
Melanoma
Noah Wirasinghe

PhD student, Laboratory of Sonia del Rincon and Wilson H. Miller

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

JGH Department of Psychiatry Student Research Day

Student oral presentations and poster presentations 

Students in psychiatry

Meeting ID: 816 2411 5674
Passcode: 893871

Joint Cancer – Molecular & Regenerative Medicine Axes Seminar

The RNA Helicase DDX3X: An Oncogenic Driver and New Therapeutic Target in Germinal Center Derived B Cell Lymphoma
Tarik Möröy, PhD, FCAHS

Director, Research Unit on Hematopoiesis and Cancer, IRCM; Professor, Department of microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie, University of Montreal; Adjunct Professor, Division of Clinical and Translational Research, McGill University.

Hosted by: Volker Blank

Meeting ID: 876 4456 5347
Passcode: 110873

Psychosocial Research Rounds

Title to be confirmed
Kyle T. Greenway, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Assistant Professor in McGill’s Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, Director of the Jewish General Hospital’s ketamine-assisted therapy program and Principal Investigator at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research.

Meeting ID: 816 2411 5674
Passcode: 893871

Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series

Investigating the Impact of PGC-1alpha-Coupled Metabolic Reprogramming on Breast Cancer Metastasis
Emma Ciccolini

PhD student, Laboratory of Josie Ursini-Siegel
and
Characterization of Radial Glia Populations in Brain Development
Rodrigo Lopez Gutierrez

PhD student, Laboratory of Claudia Kleinman

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

Psychosocial Research Rounds

The Manifestation of Intergenerational Trauma Transmission Among Argentinian Immigrants to Israel
Sigalit Gal, PhD

Assistant Professor in McGill’s Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, Director of the Jewish General Hospital’s ketamine-assisted therapy program and Principal Investigator at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research.

Meeting ID: 816 2411 5674
Passcode: 893871

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.

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