Concordia Health Sciences Research Symposium

Concordia Health Sciences Research Symposium is an in-person / virtual meeting and features keynote lectures from this year’s Gairdner Laureates Mary-Claire King and Daniel Drucker, plenary session by faculty from Concordia University’s Department of Biology on cancer, genetics, computational medicine and other health related topics and lightning talks by trainees. Dr. Drucker will also speak to students at local high schools and CEGEPs. 

Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from departments and institutes across Concordia University conducting research related to human health are invited to submit an abstract to present a 5 min ‘lightning talk’. There will be awards for the best trainee talks!

Abstract submission deadline (extended): October 10, 2021

For the Symposium Schedule and links to Zoom broadcasts of sessions refer to the 'Schedule' tab at the top.

Congratulations to the following trainees for receiving the Best Lightning Talk Awards!

In alphabetical order: 

Bjorn Bean - PI: Vincent Martin, Malcolm Whiteway (Department of Biology)

KC Chase - PI: Michael Sacher (Department of Biology)

Emma Hsiaowen Chen - PI: Andreas Bergdahl (Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology) 

Samuel Little - PI: Steve Shih (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Imge Ozugergin - PI: Alisa Piekny (Department of Biology)

Michael Schwartz - PI: Morag Park, Elena Kuzmin (Department of Biology)

Conference organizers:

Elena Kuzmin - elena.kuzmin@concordia.ca 

Alisa Piekny - alisa.piekny@concordia.ca

Michael Sacher - michael.sacher@concordia.ca

William Zerges - william.zerges@concordia.ca

Members of McGill University are encouraged to take part in the symposium in the following manner:

12:00 - 1:00 PM

McGill Medical Grand Rounds with Dr. Daniel Drucker

Meeting Zoom link:

https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/87050222141?pwd=ektUVmhyZy8wRmhSZTFiQUZ0RGhZZz09 

Meeting ID: 870 5022 2141   Passcode: 218886 

4:00 - 5:00 PM

A conversation with Dr. Mary-Claire King at McGill University

https://www.mcgill.ca/research/channels/event/conversation-dr-mary-claire-king

Registration is required: https://www.mcgill.ca/research/rsvp-conversation-dr-mary-claire-king

Meeting Zoom link:

https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/81988500904?pwd=aHk4WFI0ODJxOENkYmdXN3BQSStzQT09

Meeting ID: 819 8850 0904    Passcode: 505881