Keynote Speakers
A detailed invitation will be posted later this summer, including a full Schedule of the Day with speaker names and presentation titles. Stay tuned!
Registration and Abstract Submission for the Cancer Translational Research Horizons 2025 is now open!
Abstract Submission Guidelines:
Submit your lay abstract today (maximum 250 words) for the chance to present your work in oral or poster format with a short question period. Your abstract should be prepared as a single paragraph containing the following information: Background, Objectives, Results and Conclusion. Make sure to highlight the translational potential of your work! You could share your latest results, upcoming proposal, or a novel discovery!
The deadline for abstract submission is September 18th 2025 at 11:59 pm.
To register or submit your abstract, click here.
For registration details, a complete schedule, and further information, visit the conference website: https://www.mcgill.ca/translational-research-cancer/ctr-horizons/ctr-horizons-2025 or contact us at mctrc@ladydavis.ca.
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.
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.
Hosted by: LDI Centre for Clinical Epidemiology
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.
Hosted by: LDI Centre for Clinical Epidemiology
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.
Hosted by: LDI Centre for Clinical Epidemiology
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
Hosted by: JGH Department of Psychiatry
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
Hosted by: JGH Department of Psychiatry
Meeting ID: 816 2411 5674
Passcode: 893871
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:
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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