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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

Joint IRCM – LDI Basic and Clinical Oncology Seminar Series

Improving Outcomes in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Through an Integrated Multi-Omic Functional Precision Oncology Approach
Lorenzo Ferri, MD, PhD
David S Mulder Chair in Surgery; Director, Division of Thoracic Surgery; Professor (with tenure), Departments of Surgery and Oncology, McGill University; Montreal General Hospital
and
Lactylation Status in Squamous Esophageal Carcinoma
Véronique Giroux, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke Cancer Research Institute

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

Hosted by: Islam Elkholi

Meeting ID: 836 1113 9304
Passcode: 430881

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

Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series

Beyond Single-Run Metrics with CP-Fuse: A Rigorous Multi-Cohort Evaluation of Clinico-Pathological Fusion for Improved Survival Prediction in TCGA
Juan Duran

PhD student, Laboratory of Shirin Enger
and
Identifying CCR4-NOT-Targeted RNAs Across the Transcriptome in Human Cells
Allen Luo

PhD student, Laboratory of Marc Fabian

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

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

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University.

Meeting ID: 876 4456 5347
Passcode: 110873

Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series

Muscle Stem Cell-Mediated Delivery of Optogenetic Properties to Skeletal Muscles
Maria Vittoria Gugliuzza

PhD student, 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

Joint Cancer – Molecular & Regenerative Medicine Axes Seminar

Empowering Oncolytic Virotherapy with Electrophilic Sensitizers
David Olagnier, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

Hosted by: Rongtuan Lin

Meeting ID: 876 4456 5347
Passcode: 110873

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series

Title to be announced
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

Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series

Title to be announced
Nikola Kukolj

PhD student, Laboratory of Koren Mann
and
Title to be announced
Bonika Nallanathan

PhD student, Laboratory of Philippe Lefrançois

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 to be announced
Christina Greenaway, MD, MSc

Principal Investigator, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University

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

Meeting ID: 890 2438 1807
Passcode: 723444

Psychosocial Research Rounds

Do You Want Another Cup of Tea?”: Use of Reflexive Ethics in Working With Community Research Advisory Committees on Refugee Mental Health Topics
Zoha Salam

PhD candidate

Meeting ID: 816 2411 5674
Passcode: 893871

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series

Title to be announced
Samantha Shapiro, MSc
PhD Candidate, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University

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

Meeting ID: 890 2438 1807
Passcode: 723444

Joint Cancer-MRM Trainee Seminar Series

Title to be announced
Bhavyaa Chandarana

PhD student, Laboratory of Claudia Kleinman
and
Studying Host Restriction of SARS-CoV-2 Assembly
Harshita Katiyar

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

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series

Title to be announced
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

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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