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MeDiC | Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program
Events
The MeDiC Program organizes and supports numerous speakers, seminars, and symposia throughout the year.
MeDiC Program Seminar Series Spring 2023
MeDiC Program seminars are held on Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m. (unless otherwise stated). Seminars will be in English. Seminars will be in hybrid format.
Joint seminars with MeDiC Program and Endocrinology Rounds are held on Thursdays from 8 to 9 a.m. With Nephrology Rounds, seminars are held on Fridays from 12 to 1 p.m. Joint seminars are only via Zoom.
For the Zoom link or room location, please contact Kim Gardner at kim.gardner [at] affiliate.mcgill.ca.
Date
Speaker
January 12, 2023
9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Oded Rechavi, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Topic: Molecular Memories in C. elegans nematodes
Poster
Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Topic: Molecular Memories in C. elegans nematodes
Poster
January 19, 2023
Lora Giangregorio, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
Topic: Exercise for Fall and Fracture Prevention – the science, and how to use it
Poster
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
Topic: Exercise for Fall and Fracture Prevention – the science, and how to use it
Poster
February 2, 2023
Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD, FRACP, FGSA
Professor, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Chair in Geriatric Medicine
RI-MUHC
Topic: Osteosarcopenia : A case of geroscience
Poster
Professor, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Chair in Geriatric Medicine
RI-MUHC
Topic: Osteosarcopenia : A case of geroscience
Poster
March 16, 2023
Zdenka Pausova, MD, FAHA
Senior Scientist, Hopsital of Sick Children
Professor, Departments of Physiology and Nutritional Services, University of Toronto
Topic: Metabolism and brain health: from populations to experimental models and back
Poster
Senior Scientist, Hopsital of Sick Children
Professor, Departments of Physiology and Nutritional Services, University of Toronto
Topic: Metabolism and brain health: from populations to experimental models and back
Poster
March 23, 2023
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Fernanda De Felice, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, Queen’s University
Topic: Insulin resistance and allostatic load in Alzheimer’s disease
Poster
Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, Queen’s University
Topic: Insulin resistance and allostatic load in Alzheimer’s disease
Poster
April 13, 2023
Rhian Touyz , MBBCL, PhD, FRCP, FRSE, FMedSci
Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer, RI-MUHC
Dr. Phil Gold Chair in Medicine, McGill University
Topic: Vascular signaling in hypertension and small vessel disease
Poster
Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer, RI-MUHC
Dr. Phil Gold Chair in Medicine, McGill University
Topic: Vascular signaling in hypertension and small vessel disease
Poster
April 20, 2023
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Combined MeDiC & Endocrinology Seminar
Peter K. Jackson, PhD
Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine
Topic: Ciliary GPCR Control of Adipogenesis and Endocrine Pancreas Secretion
Poster
Peter K. Jackson, PhD
Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine
Topic: Ciliary GPCR Control of Adipogenesis and Endocrine Pancreas Secretion
Poster
May 4, 2023
Pedro Rosa-Neto, PhD
Professor, Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, McGill University
Topic: To be determined
Poster
Professor, Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, McGill University
Topic: To be determined
Poster
May 11, 2023
May Faraj, PDt, PhD
Professor, Department of Nutrition, University of Montreal
Topic: Beyond cardiovascular risk: role of LDL in the etiology of type 2 diabetes
Poster
Professor, Department of Nutrition, University of Montreal
Topic: Beyond cardiovascular risk: role of LDL in the etiology of type 2 diabetes
Poster
May 25, 2023
Mari Kaartinen, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor, Faculty of Dental Medicine, McGill University
Topic: Factor XIII-A Transglutaminase at the Interface of Coagulation and Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Obesity
Poster
Associate Professor, Faculty of Dental Medicine, McGill University
Topic: Factor XIII-A Transglutaminase at the Interface of Coagulation and Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Obesity
Poster
June 20, 2023
3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Special Seminar
Serge Luquet, PhD
Groupleader of the research team
Central COntrol oF Feeding behaviour and Energy Expenditure (C2OFFEE)
Functional and Adaptive Biology Unit
Paris
Topic: Nutrient sensing in the reward system: a role for the TaqIA/ANKK1 in the controls of D2R neurons activity
Poster
Serge Luquet, PhD
Groupleader of the research team
Central COntrol oF Feeding behaviour and Energy Expenditure (C2OFFEE)
Functional and Adaptive Biology Unit
Paris
Topic: Nutrient sensing in the reward system: a role for the TaqIA/ANKK1 in the controls of D2R neurons activity
Poster
MeDiC Program Seminar Series Fall 2022
MeDiC Program seminars are held on Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m. (unless otherwise stated). Seminars will be in English. The seminars will be held in person in room EM1.3509, Glen and online via Zoom.
Joint seminars with MeDiC Program and Endocrinology Rounds are held on Thursdays from 8 to 9 a.m. With Nephrology Rounds, seminars are held on Fridays from 12 to 1 p.m. Joint seminars are only via Zoom.
For the Zoom link, please contact Kim Gardner at kim.gardner [at] affiliate.mcgill.ca.
Date
Speaker
October 13, 2022
Mathieu Ferron, PhD
Associate Research Professor, Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal
Topic: Vitamin K dependent carboxylation in pancreatic beta cells function and in diabetes
Poster
Associate Research Professor, Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal
Topic: Vitamin K dependent carboxylation in pancreatic beta cells function and in diabetes
Poster
October 20, 2022
Melissa Pasqua, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate
Physician, Endocrinology and Metabolism, McGill University
Topic: The use of adjunctive therapies to optimize technological advances in type 1 diabetes
Poster
Physician, Endocrinology and Metabolism, McGill University
Topic: The use of adjunctive therapies to optimize technological advances in type 1 diabetes
Poster
November 3, 2022
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Kim Connelly, MMBS, PhD
Director, Keenan Research Centre
Topic: SGLT2i in T2DM, HF and CKD - the gift that keeps on giving !!!
Poster
Director, Keenan Research Centre
Topic: SGLT2i in T2DM, HF and CKD - the gift that keeps on giving !!!
Poster
November 24, 2022
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Michael C. Riddell, MD
School of Kinesiology, York University
Topic: Exercise Glycemia in Type 1 Diabetes: Recent studies and observations
Poster
School of Kinesiology, York University
Topic: Exercise Glycemia in Type 1 Diabetes: Recent studies and observations
Poster
December 1, 2022
Guy Rutter, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Université de Montréal
Professor of Cell Biology and Functional, Genomics, Department of Metabolism, Imperial College, London UK
Topic: Understanding pancreatic beta cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes
Poster
Professor of Medicine, Université de Montréal
Professor of Cell Biology and Functional, Genomics, Department of Metabolism, Imperial College, London UK
Topic: Understanding pancreatic beta cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes
Poster
December 8, 2022
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Ana Andreazza
Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto
Topic: Energy metabolism and bipolar disorder: Where we are and what is coming
Poster
Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto
Topic: Energy metabolism and bipolar disorder: Where we are and what is coming
Poster