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Monday 10 May, 2021

Time Zone: EDT/(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Opening remarks 15 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Graham Carr, Concordia University (Speaker)

Habib Benali, Concordia University (Speaker)

9:15 AM
9:15 AM
Metabolism, Obesity, Nutrition - MON lab from the Cell to the Whole Body 15 minutes, 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Sylvia Santosa, Concordia University (Speaker)

9:30 AM
9:30 AM
Will adding long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids to the diet of a 'new moms' help her baby’s immune system develop? 45 minutes, 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Catherine Jane Field, University of Alberta (Keynote speaker)

10:15 AM
10:15 AM
The effects of age and age of obesity onset on adipocyte size and adipose tissue fibrosis 15 minutes, 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Laurent Turner, Concordia University, PERFORM Centre (Presenter)

10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Round Table / Q & A 15 minutes, 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Break 15 minutes, 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Student poster presentations 30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Lunch Break 1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Personalized fNIRS to monitor and reconstruct brain activity in realistic lifestyle conditions 15 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Christophe Grova, Concordia University (Speaker)

1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Clinical translation of diffuse optical methods 45 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Maria Angela Franceschini, Harvard University (Keynote speaker)

2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Cardiovascular fitness does not influence relationships among sex, cortical thickness and overweight in aging 15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Brittany Intzandt (Presenter)

2:15 PM
2:15 PM
Round Table / Q & A 15 minutes, 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Break 15 minutes, 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
Student poster presentations 30 minutes, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Tuesday 11 May, 2021

Time Zone: EDT/(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Sleep and cognitive health: neural mechanisms and clinical perspectives 15 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Thien Thanh Dang-Vu, Concordia University (Speaker)

9:15 AM
9:15 AM
Children, Teens, Sleep, and School 45 minutes, 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Mary A. Carskadon, Brown University (Keynote speaker)

10:00 AM
10:00 AM
A Randomized Pilot Trial of Exercise Training Versus Relaxation for the Treatment of Chronic Insomnia in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Effects on Insomnia Severity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness 15 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Amanda Cammalleri (Speaker)

10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Round Table / Q & A 15 minutes, 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Break 15 minutes, 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Student poster presentations 30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Lunch Break 1 hour 45 minutes, 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Sexual dimorphism in clock gene function in the striatum 15 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Shimon Amir, Concordia University (Speaker)

1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Circadian Rhythms and Sleep: Implications for Neurologic and Metabolic Health 45 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Phyllis C. Zee, Northwestern University (Keynote speaker)

2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Multimodal assessment of sleep state misperception in insomnia disorder 15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Antonia Maltezos (Presenter)

2:15 PM
2:15 PM
Round Table / Q & A 15 minutes, 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Break 15 minutes, 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
Student poster presentations 30 minutes, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Wednesday 12 May, 2021

Time Zone: EDT/(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Quantifying connectivity: Applications across the lifespan 15 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Christopher Steele, Concordia University (Speaker)

9:15 AM
9:15 AM
Age Differences in Motor and 'Non-Motor' Brain Regions Correlate with Motor Function 45 minutes, 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Rachael Seidler, University of Florida (Keynote speaker)

10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Effect of hearing ability and cognitive-motor dual-task performance on executive function training in healthy middle-aged and older adults 15 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Rachel Downey, Concordia University (Presenter)

10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Round Table / Q & A 15 minutes, 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Break 15 minutes, 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Student poster presentations 30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Lunch Break 1 hour 45 minutes, 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Targeted executive function training to improve mobility and cognition in older adults 15 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Karen Li, Concordia University (Speaker)

1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Beyond the medicine cabinet: Non-pharmacological approaches to treat cognitive-motor disorders 45 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Joe Verghese, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Keynote speaker)

2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Round Table / Q & A 15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM
2:15 PM
Presentation of awards 15 minutes, 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Closing Remarks 15 minutes, 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Thursday 13 May, 2021

Time Zone: EDT/(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Rock your talk 2 hours, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Workshop

1:00 PM
1:00 PM
PERFORM multidisciplinary research 2 hours, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Panel