LDI and McGill Department of Microbiology and Immunology Joint Recruitment Seminar
Antibodies in the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases
Clare Burn Aschner, PhD
Banting Research Fellow, Toronto SickKids Hospital
Hosted by: The McGill Department of Microbiology and Immunology Selection Committee
Meeting ID: 840 6644 8170
Passcode: 562382
LDI and JGH Division of Hematology Joint Recruitment Seminar
Unraveling the Genetic Regulation of Hematopoiesis Through Human Genetic Variation
Alexis Caulier, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Boston Children’s Hospital and The Broad Institute, Harvard University and MIT.
Hosted by: The LDI and JGH Division of Hematology Selection Committee
Meeting ID: 831 9422 7607
Passcode: 758834
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!
Joint Cancer – Molecular & Regenerative Medicine Axes Seminar
Simultaneous CRISPR Screening and Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals Intracellular, Intercellular and Functional Transcriptional Circuits
Loic Binan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics, McGill University; Associate Member, Integrated Program in Neuroscience, Quantitative Life Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Principal Investigator, Ludmer Center for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health.
Meeting ID: 828 2297 8723
Passcode: 779564
Joint Cancer – Molecular & Regenerative Medicine Axes Seminar
Title of the conference to be confirmed
Shuo Wang
Research Associate from the laboratory of Antonis Koromilas.
Hosted by: William Foulkes
Meeting ID: 876 4456 5347
Passcode: 110873
The CTR Horizons highlights the forefront of health technology and the latest healthcare innovations. The event fosters collaborations between researchers and entrepreneurs to accelerate the translation of solutions from the lab to clinical practice covering the cancer care continuum. Invited speakers and panelists will share their experience in bringing various innovations to life – journeys that are sure to inspire you!
CTR Horizons will be a great opportunity to:
Please note: Registration is free of charge.
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, 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.
Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series
Methotrexate Preserves the Anti-Tumor Benefits of Anti-PD-1 and Reduces ICI-Exacerbated Arthritis in Mice
Theodore Papadopoulos
PhD Student from the laboratory of Sonia del Rincon and Marie Hudson
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
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 and McGill Department of Microbiology and Immunology Joint Recruitment Seminar
Metabolic Regulation of Host Defense Against Influenza
Pamela Brigleb, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Hosted by: The McGill Department of Microbiology and Immunology Selection Committee
Meeting ID: 893 4731 0013
Passcode: 098311
Joint Cancer – Molecular & Regenerative Medicine Axes Seminar
X Chromosome and Sex-Bias in Melanoma Biology: An Update
Sébastien Nisole, 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
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
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
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
PRMT5 Regulates ciPLK1 and Its implication on PLK1 Expression and Mitotic Progression
Chunxiao Zhao
PhD Student from the laboratory of Stephane Richard
and
Uncovering the Virology and Immunology of Human Parainfluenza Infection
Anas Anwar
PhD Student from the laboratory of Rongtuan Lin
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
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series
Unraveling the genetic etiology of type-2 diabetes using novel statistical approaches
Josée Dupuis, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, 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
Psychosocial Research Rounds
Youth’s Conceptualization of Mental Health and Diagnosis
Yifan Wang, MSc
PhD Candidate in Psychoeducation.
Hosted by: JGH Department of Psychiatry
Meeting ID: 884 8894 7071
Passcode: 984533
Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series
Characterizing the Role of CTCF Loss In Breast Cancer and Mammary Gland Development
Audrey Houle
PhD Student from the laboratory of Michael Witcher
and
Tfr2 Is Necessary for Acute Iron-Dependent Hepcidin Induction In Mice with Tfr1-Deficient Hepatocytes
Siqi Liu
PhD Student from the laboratory of Kostas Pantopoulos
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
LDI and McGill Department of Oncology Joint Recruitment Seminar
Rewiring Lipid-Protein Immune Checkpoints for Cancer Therapy
Michael S. Dahabieh, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Van Andel Institute Grand Rapids, Michigan
Hosted by: The Molecular Oncology selection committee
Meeting ID: 830 1716 5982
Passcode: 103409
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series
Optimizing kidney allocations : understanding effect heterogeneity and the uncertainty of competing risks
Erica Moodie, PhD
Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University & Canada Research Chair in Statistical Methods for Precision Medicine.
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
JGH Department of Psychiatry Student Research Day
Student oral presentations and poster presentations
Students in psychiatry
Meeting ID: 816 2411 5674
Passcode: 893871
Psychosocial Research Rounds
Challenges in Global Cervical Cancer Prevention: What Influences Women’s Participation?
Zeev Rosberger, PhD
Senior Investigator, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research; Associate Professor, Departments of Oncology, Psychiatry and Psychology, McGill University.
Hosted by: JGH Department of Psychiatry
Meeting ID: 884 8894 7071
Passcode: 984533
Joint Cancer – Molecular & Regenerative Medicine Axes Seminar
Title of the conference to be confirmed
Christine Roden, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Montréal.
Hosted by: Andrew Mouland
Meeting ID: 876 4456 5347
Passcode: 110873
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series
New methods for estimating treatment effects using siloed data: Canada’s “natural laboratory”, siloed health administrative data, and difference-in-difference for unpoolable data
Erin Strumpf, PhD
Professor, Departments of Economics and of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, 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
LDI and McGill Department of Oncology Joint Recruitment Seminar
Aging as a Driver of Immune Dysfunction in Cancer
SeongJun (James) Han, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Immunology & Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School
Hosted by: The Molecular Oncology selection committee
Meeting ID: 829 3043 4269
Passcode: 903893
Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series
Title of the conference to be confirmed
Hossein Jafarzadeh
PhD Student from the laboratory of Shirin Enger
and
Defining the Role of CTCF in Mesp1 Mesoderm Lineage Fate Specification
Jonathan Kelebeev
PhD Student from the laboratory of Colin Crist
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
LDI and McGill Department of Oncology Joint Recruitment Seminar
Force of Nature: Mechanical Regulation of Cancer Progression
Miranda Hunter, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Hosted by: The Molecular Oncology selection committee
Meeting ID: 813 3472 2192
Passcode: 491764
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series
Title of the conference to be confirmed
Yves Longtin, MD, FRCPC
Chair, Infection Prevention and Control Unit, Jewish General Hospital; Associate Professor of 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
Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series
Title of the conference to be confirmed
Xin Liu
PhD Student from the laboratory of Stephane Richard
and
Title of the conference to be confirmed
Nadia Fallahhosseini
PhD Student from the laboratory of François Mercier
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
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series
Title of the conference to be confirmed
Guillaume Butler-Laporte, MD, CM, MSc
Principal Investigator, Lady Davis Institut for Medical Research; Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, 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
Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series
Title of the conference to be confirmed
Cam-Ly Nguyen
MSc Student from the laboratory of Ernesto Schiffrin
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
Title of the conference to be confirmed
Simon F. Roy, MD, FRCPC, M.H.Sc.
Principal Investigator, Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute; Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, McGill University.
Meeting ID: 876 4456 5347
Passcode: 110873
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series
Title of the conference to be confirmed
Hélène Carabin, DVM, MSc, PhD
Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Montreal.
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
Psychosocial Research Rounds
The Role of Ketamine in Palliative Care
Houman Farzin, MD
Associate Investigator, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research; Attending physician, Division of Palliative Care, Jewish General Hospital.
Hosted by: JGH Department of Psychiatry
Meeting ID: 884 8894 7071
Passcode: 984533
Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series
Title of the conference to be confirmed
Sarah Ghezelbash
PhD Student from the laboratory of Philippe Lefrançois
and
Title of the conference to be confirmed
Fajer Yousef
PhD Student from the laboratory of Fackson Mwale
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
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series
Title of the conference to be confirmed
Alayne M. Adams, PhD
Associate Professor and Global Health Program Director, 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
Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series
Title of the conference to be confirmed
Migmar Tsamchoe, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow from the laboratory of Uri Saragovi
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
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.
