2025 MRM Symposium

May 27, 2025

Amphitheatre of the Research Institute of the MUHC

Registration and abstract submission are now open!
Register by May 6, 2025.
Submit your abstract by March 1, 2025.

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

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.

The deadline to register is May 6, 2025, by 11:59 PM.

Abstract submission

We encourage all trainees to submit an abstract for the 2025 MRM Symposium.

The deadline to submit your abstract is March 1, 2025, by 11:59 PM.

Do not miss the chance to win one of the 3 prizes for best poster presentation ($500 travel awards) and the prize for best oral presentation ($1,000 travel award)!

Please select if you wish to be considered for an oral presentation. Abstracts will be reviewed by a special committee consisting of MRM researchers and trainees from various research fields. Top-ranked abstracts will be selected for oral presentations.
Applicants will be notified by April 11, 2025.

Please refer to the guidelines below for more information about 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
10:00 – 10:15	MRM Trainee Short Talk #1
10:15 – 10:30	MRM Trainee Short Talk #2
10:30 – 10:45	MRM Trainee Short Talk #3

Poster Session 1

Session II

11:30	Session II
11:30 – 12:00	Maryam Tarbizian Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University
12:00 – 12:15	MRM Trainee Short Talk #4
12:15 – 12:30	MRM Trainee Short Talk #5
12:30 – 12:45	MRM Trainee Short Talk #6

Session III

1:45	Session III: Stem Cells – Fundamental Mechanisms
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)
2:15 – 2:30	MRM Trainee Short Talk #7
2:30 – 2:45	MRM Trainee Short Talk #8
2:45 – 3:00	MRM Trainee Short Talk #9

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 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 Mouvasi – 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