2023 MRM Symposium

McIntyre Medical Sciences Building
Palmer Amphitheatre, 6^th floor.

Free for all MRM Members and their trainees

Registration and abstract submission for the event are now closed.

Please note that this event is reserved for MRM members. To verify your status, please contact us at mrm@mcgill.ca or via our contact form.

Keynote Speaker

The Keynote Lecture is sponsored by the Stem Cell Network.

8:30	Registration & Opening
8:30 – 9:00	Registration and coffee
9:00 – 9:10	Opening Remarks Natasha Chang
9:10 – 9:20	MRM Director’s Welcome Terry Hébert
9:20 – 9:25	Jon Draper Vice-President, Research & Training Stem Cell Network Stem Cell Network: Supporting Regenerative Medicine across Canada

9:30	Session I: Regenerative Medicine – Clinical Translation
9:30 – 10:10	Denis Claude Roy Professor of Medicine, Université de Montréal Anti-leukemia cell therapy : From concept to clinical trial
10:10 – 10:25	MRM Trainee Short Talk – Li Li Ph.D. Candidate in the Haglund Lab, Department of Surgery, McGill University o-Vanillin modulates cell phenotype and extracellular vesicles of human mesenchymal stem cells and intervertebral disc cells
10:25 – 10:40	MRM Trainee Short Talk – Dania Shaban Ph.D. Candidate in the Nijnik Lab, Department of Physiology, McGill University Characterizing the effects of the loss of MYSM1 catalytic activity on tumor cell physiology and antitumor immunity
10:40 – 11:00	Coffee Break

11:00	Session II: Regenerative Medicine – Bioengineering
11:00 – 11:40	Jianyu Li Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University Innovation and translation of tough bioadhesive technologies
11:40 – 11:55	MRM Trainee Short Talk – Thulaj Meharwade Ph.D. Candidate in the Malleshaiah Lab, Stem Cells and Cell Reprogramming Research Unit, IRCM Nacc1: The Jedi of stem cell fate regulation
11:55 – 12:10	MRM Trainee Short Talk – Jonathan Brassard Ph.D. Candidate in the Hoesli Lab, Department of Biological & Biomedical Engineering, McGill University Engineering a vascularized bioartificial pancreas for stem cell-derived islet maturation

2:00	Session III: Stem Cells – Fundamental Mechanisms
2:00 – 2:40	Claudia Kleinman Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Cell fate specification and oncogenic vulnerability: a paradox of necessity
2:40 – 2:55	MRM Trainee Short Talk – Sarah Lépine Ph.D. Candidate in the Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU), Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, the Neuro, McGill University Synaptic dysfunction and altered transcriptome in human iPSC-derived motor neurons with ALS-associated mutations in TARDBP/TDP-43
2:55 – 3:10	MRM Trainee Short Talk – Korin Sahinyan Ph.D. Candidate in the Soleimani Lab, Department of Human Genetics, LDI, McGill University Chromatin regulation by REST/NRSF is required for skeletal muscle integrity
3:10 – 3:30	Coffee Break

3:30	Session IV: Keynote
3:30 – 4:30	John Dick Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto What makes a stem cell a stem cell and why does it go bad with age The Keynote Lecture is sponsored by the Stem Cell Network.
4:30 – 4:45	Poster and Oral Presentation Award Ceremony
4:45 – 4:55	Closing Remarks Natasha Chang
5:00 – 6:30	Networking – Wine & Cheese

Registration is free and open to all MRM members and their trainees. Contact us to verify your status or to become a member.

Registration Opening Date
December 1, 2022

Abstract Submission Deadline
March 1, 2023

Notification of Selected Abstracts
April 12, 2023

Registration deadline
April 21, 2023

Natasha Chang
Chair of the MRM Scientific Programming Committee
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Marine Christin
MRM Program Manager
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Natasha Chang (Chair) – Biochemistry
Marine Christin – MRM Program Manager
Matt Kinsella – Bioengineering
Christopher Moraes – Chemical Engineering
Anastasia Nijnik – Physiology
Alicia Reyes – Ph.D. Candidate, Mongeau Lab, Biological and Biomedical Engineering
Derek Rosenzweig – Surgery
Molly Shen – Master Candidate, Junker Lab, Biomedical Engineering
Akshaya Upadhyay – Ph.D. Candidate, Tran Lab, Dentistry