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IDIGH Research Day 2019 (April 12, 2019)

The IDIGH Research Day is a trainee-led initiative hosted at the RI-MUHC that brings an audience of 150 IDIGH scientists, clinicians, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students who work in basic and clinical research in infectious diseases, immunity and global health. The event provides a forum for all IDIGH graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to showcase their most recent research findings in the form of oral and poster presentations that facilitate discussions among our groups.

Where: At the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) Glen Site, Drs Sylvia & Richard Cruess Amphitheatre and Atrium, E.S1.1129, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1

When: Friday, April 12, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Register today at: https://tinyurl.com/IDIGH2019registration

Keynote Speaker: Ross Kedl, Ph.D.
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Professor of Immunology & Microbiology University of Colorado
“Memory without experience: Heterogeneity in the “naïve” CD8+ T cell repertoire”

Schedule
Registration, booth setup and poster setup: 8:45 - 9:30 a.m.
Opening remarks – Dr. Erwin Schurr: 9:30 - 9:45 am
Leader of the Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health (IDIGH) program
Oral presentations – Round 1 (MSc & PhD): 9:45 - 11:00 a.m.
3-minute-thesis competition: 11:00 - 11:20 a.m.
Coffee and booth visits: 11:20 - 11:45 a.m.
Keynote speaker – Dr. Ross Kedl: 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Lunch, booth visits, and poster visits: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Poster judging and booth visits: 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Oral presentations – Round 2 (PhD & Post-Doc): 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
Awards and prizes with closing remarks: 4:15 - 5:00 p.m.
– Sanket Kant 
– Hanna Ostapska
Co-Presidents of the IDIGH Trainee Committee

Networking over wine and cheese: 5:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Click here to view the poster and schedule for this event