MeDiC Program seminars are held on Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. (unless otherwise stated). Seminars will be in English and held in person in room EM1.3509, Glen site.
Joint seminars with MeDiC Program and Endocrinology Rounds are held on Thursdays from 12 to 1 p.m. and with Nephrology Rounds, seminars are held on Fridays from 12 to 1 p.m.
For further information, please contact Kim Gardner at kimPraesent id dolor porta, faucibus eros vel.gardner@affiliate.mcgill.ca.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Thomas Kitzler, MD, FRCPCAssistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics, McGill University
Principal Investigator, Child Health and Human Development Program - Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Medical Geneticist, Division of Medical Genetics, McGill University Health Centre
Topic: Exploring novel genotype-phenotype relationships to uncover the hidden heritability in chronic kidney disease
Poster Thursday, February 13, 2025
Nisha Gupta, MDCM, MSc, MBA MHS, FRCPCPostdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, McGill University
Potential recruit to the MeDiC Program and the Division of Endocrinology
Topic: Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Medical and Surgical Obesity Treatments in Canada
Poster Thursday, February 20, 2025
Work in Progress
Mehran Alizadeh Harzevili, PhD Graduate StudentSupervisor:
Shafaat RabbaniTopic: Urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) as a therapeutic target in malignancy
Rita Kalot, PhD Graduate StudentSupervisor:
Elena TorbanTopic: Defining the interaction network of the cplane complex reveals cilia and actin regulatory components
PosterThursday, March 6, 2025
Stephanie Borgland, PhD, MScProfessor, Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary
Topic: Diet induced obesity and astrocytes in the orbitofrontal cortex: How decisions about food intake shift
Poster Thursday, March 20, 2025
Jonathan Rocheleau, PhDAssociate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
Senior Scientist, Toronto General Hospital, Research Institute, UHN
Topic: Linking Islet Metabolism to Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine-Induced Loss of Function
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