11th Annual MeDiC Research Day
Keynote Speaker: Vicki Rosen, PhD, Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
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 Fall 2026
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 kim.gardner@affiliate.mcgill.ca.
Date
Speaker
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Work in Progress (Joint with CHAL)
Lachlan Schofield, Postdoc Fellow
Supervisor: Dr. Mariane Bertagnolli
Topic: An automated image analysis workflow for quantifying endothelial alignment under combined shear stress and hypoxic conditions
Suleima Jacob-Tomas, PhD Trainee
Supervisor: Dr. Jeremy Van Raamsdonk
Topic: Disrupted Chemosensation in osm-5 Mutant: Implications for Longevityand Stress Resilience
Poster
Lachlan Schofield, Postdoc Fellow
Supervisor: Dr. Mariane Bertagnolli
Topic: An automated image analysis workflow for quantifying endothelial alignment under combined shear stress and hypoxic conditions
Suleima Jacob-Tomas, PhD Trainee
Supervisor: Dr. Jeremy Van Raamsdonk
Topic: Disrupted Chemosensation in osm-5 Mutant: Implications for Longevityand Stress Resilience
Poster
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Alla Grishok, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Boston University Chobanian & Avendisian School of Medicine
Topic: Endogenous RNAi and signaling pathways in C. elegans
Poster
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Boston University Chobanian & Avendisian School of Medicine
Topic: Endogenous RNAi and signaling pathways in C. elegans
Poster
Monday, October 19, 2026
1 p.m.- 2 p.m.
Room EM1.3509
1 p.m.- 2 p.m.
Room EM1.3509
Work in Progress (Joint with CHAL)
Kate Lindsay, PhD trainee
Supervisors: Dr. Matthias Friedrich / Dr. Judy Luu
Topic: Investigating Vascular Function in Healthy and Metabolic Risk Populations: Insights from Myocardial Oxygenation
Nasrin Khatami, Postdoc Fellow
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Bateman
Topic: Novel biological agents in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis based on progranulin/granulin structure
Poster
Kate Lindsay, PhD trainee
Supervisors: Dr. Matthias Friedrich / Dr. Judy Luu
Topic: Investigating Vascular Function in Healthy and Metabolic Risk Populations: Insights from Myocardial Oxygenation
Nasrin Khatami, Postdoc Fellow
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Bateman
Topic: Novel biological agents in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis based on progranulin/granulin structure
Poster
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Christina Antoniou & Team
Director, Marketing & Communications, RI-MUHC
Topic: From Bench to Buzz - a researcher's guide to getting noticed
Poster
Director, Marketing & Communications, RI-MUHC
Topic: From Bench to Buzz - a researcher's guide to getting noticed
Poster