SIS Annual Research Day
Abstract submission deadline: March 16, 2025
SIS | Surgical and Interventional Sciences Program
Events
The SIS Program organizes and supports numerous speakers, seminars, and symposia throughout the year.
SIS Program Seminar Series Spring 2026
SIS Program seminars are held on the last Tuesday of each month from 1 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (unless otherwise stated). Seminars will be in English and IN PERSON at CLIP, Montreal General Hospital, Floor C9, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4. Contact for any questions: sis@muhc.mcgill.ca
Date
Speaker
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Tarek Klaylat, PhDc
Supervisors: Rahul Gawri, Derek Rosenzweig and Showan Nazhat
Topic: Work in progress – Biofabrication of ligament constructs by Physioxic preconditioning and maturation of Hbm-MSC-Iaden dense aligned collagen gels
Supervisors: Rahul Gawri, Derek Rosenzweig and Showan Nazhat
Topic: Work in progress – Biofabrication of ligament constructs by Physioxic preconditioning and maturation of Hbm-MSC-Iaden dense aligned collagen gels
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Annie Leung, MD, FRCSC, FACOG
Scientist, Cancer Research Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Topic: How innovation and technology can help close the health disparity gap in cervical cancer screening and prevention
Scientist, Cancer Research Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Topic: How innovation and technology can help close the health disparity gap in cervical cancer screening and prevention
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Jason Harley, PhD
Scientist, Surgical and Interventional Sciences Program
Associate professor, Department of Surgery
Topic: Leveraging simulation and educational videos to equip medical residents with tools and experience to combat harassment
Scientist, Surgical and Interventional Sciences Program
Associate professor, Department of Surgery
Topic: Leveraging simulation and educational videos to equip medical residents with tools and experience to combat harassment
SIS Program Seminar Series Fall 2025
SIS Program seminars are held on the last Tuesday of each month from 1 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (unless otherwise stated). Seminars will be in English and IN PERSON at CLIP, Montreal General Hospital, Floor C9, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4. Contact for any questions: sis@muhc.mcgill.ca
Date
Speaker
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Edward Harvey, HBSc, MDCM, MSc, FRCSC
Professor - Department of Surgery, McGill University
Orthopedic Surgeon - Department of Surgery, Division of Adult Orthopedics, MUHC
Editor of the Journal of Orthopedic Trauma
SIS Program Leader
Topic: An editor perspective on how to publish a research paper
Professor - Department of Surgery, McGill University
Orthopedic Surgeon - Department of Surgery, Division of Adult Orthopedics, MUHC
Editor of the Journal of Orthopedic Trauma
SIS Program Leader
Topic: An editor perspective on how to publish a research paper
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Charlotte Jaloux, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, McGill University
Topic: Advancing Peripheral Nerve Repair: From Stem Cell Research to Surgical Innovation
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, McGill University
Topic: Advancing Peripheral Nerve Repair: From Stem Cell Research to Surgical Innovation
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Adel Batal, MSc (thesis)
Supervisor: Thomas Fevens
Topic: Work in progress – CD109 inhibits skin inflammation through the NF-Kb signaling pathway
Supervisor: Thomas Fevens
Topic: Work in progress – CD109 inhibits skin inflammation through the NF-Kb signaling pathway
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Monzur Murshed, PhD
Shriners Investigator, Surgical and Interventional Sciences Program
Professor, Department of Medicine
Topic: Skeletal abnormatlities associated with MGP mutations
Shriners Investigator, Surgical and Interventional Sciences Program
Professor, Department of Medicine
Topic: Skeletal abnormatlities associated with MGP mutations