2025 MRM Symposium

May 27, 2025

Amphitheatre of the Research Institute of the MUHC

This event is restricted to registered participants only.

Keynote speaker
Program
Contact and Organizing Committee
Sponsors

Important information

Important dates

Registration Opening Date
January 13, 2025
Abstract Submission Deadline
March 1, 2025, by 11:59 PM
Notification of Selected Abstracts
April 11, 2025
Registration deadline
May 6, 2025, by 11:59 PM

Registration fees

Registration is now closed.

Please note that selected volunteers who will help during the event will have their registration fees covered.

Upon registration, we will verify your MRM status and you will receive the information regarding the payment conditions.

Abstract submission

Abstract submission is now closed.

If you submitted an abstract before the deadline, you will be notified of its acceptance by April 11, 2025.

Please refer to the guidelines below for more information on the presentation requirements and evaluation criteria.

Keynote Speaker

Program

Registration & Opening

Session I

9:30	Session I
9:30 – 10:00	Joseph C. Wu Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute Professor of Medicine and Radiology, Stanford University Cardiac Regenerative Medicine: Past, Current, and Future
10:00 – 10:15	Trainee Short Talk – Charlotte Sénéchal Ph.D. candidate – Colin Crist Lab Department of Human Genetics, McGill University GPR116 interacts with β-arrestin1 to regulate muscle stem cell quiescence and self-renewal through β-arrestin1 nuclear localization
10:15 – 10:30	Trainee Short Talk – Julia Messina-Pacheco Ph.D. candidate – Alex Gregorieff Lab Department of Pathology, McGill University Hippo-Critical Decisions: Yap Loss Triggers Viral Mimicry and Interferon Signaling in Pancreatitis
10:30 – 10:45	Trainee Short Talk – Ahmed Mahmoud Master Candidate – Corinne Hoesli Lab Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University Plasma-Functionalized Surfaces for Controlled Clustering of Stem Cell-Derived Pancreatic Cells and Insulin-Secreting Cells

Poster Session 1

Session II

11:30	Session II
11:30 – 12:00	Maryam Tabrizian Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University Molecular and Cell Therapy Platforms for Applications in Regenerative Medicine
12:00 – 12:15	Trainee Short Talk – Jules Granet Ph.D. candidate – Natasha Chang Lab Department of Biochemistry, McGill University Muscle stem cells in Duchenne muscular dystrophy exhibit molecular impairments and altered cell fate trajectories impacting regenerative capacity
12:15 – 12:30	Trainee Short Talk – Shiqi Diao Ph.D. candidate – Antonis Koromilas Lab Division of Clinical and Translational Research, McGill University Lineage-specific tolerance by the integrated stress response is a hallmark of mutant KRAS lung cancer evolution
12:30 – 12:45	Trainee Short Talk – Mo Chen Postdoctoral researcher – Guojun Chen Lab Department of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University Sprayed Cold Atmospheric Plasma-Infused Hydrogel Dressing for Skin Wound Management

Session III

1:45	Session III
1:45 – 2:15	Irah King Professor, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology Director, McGill Centre for Microbiome Research Theme Leader, McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) Examining host-parasite interactions to reveal mechanisms that preserve tissue health
2:15 – 2:30	Trainee Short Talk – Xuanning Chen Master Candidate – Anastasia Nijnik Lab Department of Physiology, McGill University Role of Deubiquitinase USP16 in the regulation of B lymphocyte development and antibody-mediated immunity
2:30 – 2:45	Trainee Short Talk – Gilberto Duran Bishop Ph.D. Candidate – Mohan Malleshaiah Lab Department of Biochemistry, IRCM Induction of cellular totipotency by NACC1 driven feed-forward regulation
2:45 – 3:00	Trainee Short Talk – Ajay David Ph.D. Candidate – Michel Cayouette Lab Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University Back to the Future: How factors from our past help recover vision

Poster Session 2

Session VI

3:45	Session IV: Keynote
3:50 – 4:50	Sara S. Nunes de Vasconcelos John Kitson McIvor Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research​ Senior Scientist, Division of Experimental Therapeutics Toronto General Hospital Research Institute University Health Network Therapeutic vascularization: overcoming the biggest bottleneck in regenerative medicine The Keynote Lecture is sponsored by the Stem Cell Network
4:50 – 5:15	Poster and Oral Presentation Award Ceremony
5:15 – 5:20	Closing Remarks Katie Cockburn
5:20 – 6:30	Networking – Wine & Cheese

Contact

Organizing Committee

• Katie Cockburn (Chair) – Biochemistry
• Natasha Chang – Biochemistry
• Marine Christin – MRM Program Manager
• Joelle Hajj – Program Manager, Bioengineering
• Matt Kinsella – Bioengineering
• Zhiyang Liu – PhD Candidate, Piccirillo Lab, Microbiology & Immunology
• Julia Macintosh – PhD Candidate, Ernst Lab, Neurology & Neurosurgery
• Mohan Malleshaiah – Medicine / IRCM
• Ali Mousavi – PhD Candidate, Cecere Lab, Surgery
• Anastasia Nijnik – Physiology
• Ciriaco Piccirillo – Microbiology & Immunology
• Sabra Rostami – Postdoctoral Fellow, Moraes Lab, Chemical Engineering
• Molly Shen – Research Assistant, Juncker Lab, Biomedical Engineering
• Stephanie Sultan – Ph.D. Candidate, Laneuville Lab, Experimental Medicine
• Navid Tavoosi – MSc Candidate, Mongeau Lab, Mechanical Engineering
• Akshaya Upadhyay – Ph.D. Candidate, Tran Lab, Dentistry