Edition 2017
November 2nd and 3rd 2017
Château-Bromont Hotel
Thursday, November 2nd:
- Workshop on scientific popularization
Marianne Desautels-Marissal
Radio and television broadcasts Les Éclaireurs and Électrons libres
Marianne Desautels-Marissal is a biochemistry graduate from UQAM who became interested in scientific journalism during her undergrad, when she worked as a group leader at Débrouillards day camps. In 2014, she received one of the most prestigious Canadian scholarships in scientific journalism, the Fernand-Séguin scholarship. This affords the unique opportunity for young, promising journalists to learn their craft by working directly with professionals from major media outlets. This enabled Ms. Desautels-Marissal to work in journalism as a website editor for Radio-Canada (CBC). Now, she is a reporter for both the CBC radio broadcast Les Éclaireurs and the new TV broadcast Électrons libres from Télé-Québec, where she works alongside Pierre Chastenay and Rabii Rammal, with an aim towards scientific popularization. Marianne Desautels-Marissal is also a first-time author of a popular science work on microbiota, known as “Mille milliards d’amies: Comprendre et nourrir son microbiome” (roughly translated as “Thousands of Billions of Friends: How to Understand and Feed Your Microbiota”).
- Conference-dinner
Professor Sylvain Martel
Polytechnique Montréal
Sylvain Martel is a research professor at Polytechnique Montréal with a background in engineering, and the head of the NanoRobotics Laboratory. He recently collaborated with researchers from Université de Montréal and McGill University in order to develop a new, more effective approach to deliver chemotherapy medication. This approach relies on the use of nanorobotic agents (specifically, magneto tactic bacteria) to guide and efficiently deliver chemotherapeutic drugs to the hypoxic zone of tumours. Professor Martel’s team consequently received the People’s Choice Award as part of the 2016 edition of the Québec Science magazine’s “Discovery of the Year” contest. Professor Sylvain Martel also holds a Canada Research Chair in Medical Nanorobotics.
Friday, November 3rd:
- Plenary sessions
- Student oral presentations and poster sessions
- Networking cocktail
Guest speakers:
Professor Gary Kobinger
Université Laval, Québec
Gary Kobinger is professor in the Microbiology-Infectiology and Immunology department at Université Laval (Québec, QC) and director of the Infectiology Research Center since July 2016. Professor Kobinger also previously held the position of Chief of Special Pathogens at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. A microbiologist by training, Professor Kobinger is known for his work on the prevention of viral hemorrhagic fevers. Most notably, he led the team responsible for developing the ZMapp, an innovative drug made of three monoclonal antibodies which targets the Ebola virus. He also participated in the making of a vaccine effective against this same virus (VSV-ZEBOV). His work on Ebola earned him the CBC Scientist of the Year award for 2015. Kobinger’s team still seeks to prevent the spread of similar diseases, and is now working on a vaccine for the Zika virus. The Zika virus is notably responsible for over 2500 cases of microcephaly in newborns in Brezil. Professor Kobinger also holds the Canada Research Chair in Novel Vaccines and Immunotherapies, and has authored over a hundred scientific articles published by highly respected journals.
Professor Frederic Geissmann
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Professor Frederic Geissmann is a research professor at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York (NY, USA). As an immunologist, Professor Geissmann is interested in the cellular and molecular mechanisms controlling the differentiation, maintenance and physiological functions of macrophages and monocytes. More specifically, he seeks to understand the role these mechanisms might play in cancer initiation and development. Recognized for providing fundamental contributions to his field, Professor Geissmann has published his works in multiple high impact factor journals such as Nature, Science, Cell, Immunity and Nature Immunology. Furthermore, Professor Geissmann is the recipient of many noteworthy and prestigious prizes. These include the European Young Investigator Award and the European Research Council Investigator Award, awarded during his time at King’s College in London.
Professor Guillaume Lettre
Université de Montréal
Guillaume Lettre is a professor at the Université de Montréal and a member of the Montreal Cardiology Institute, where he investigates the genetics of complex traits and pathologies, with a particular focus on cardiovascular diseases. His team uses sophisticated genotyping and DNA sequencing tools, as well as statistics and bioinformatics, in order to identify genetic polymorphisms that influence the risk of cardiovascular and hematology disorders. Armed with an expertise in complex trait genetics, gained during a postdoctoral fellowship at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT and at the Boston Children’s Hospital, Professor Lettre rallied over 300 researchers during a three-year period to contribute to a study recently published in Nature investigating the genetic bases of human height. Professor Lettre also holds a Canada Research Chair in Complex Trait Genetics.
Please consult the Abstract Booklet and Official Program here below:
For the moment, it is only available in French. However, you may find the complete schedule in English here below.
Abstract Booklet & Official Program
Official Program
| Thursday, November 2nd | ||
| 1:30 PM | Arrival and registration
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| 2:30 PM | Workshop on Scientific Popularization | AB Room |
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Marianne Desautels-Marissal Scientific reporter for radio and television Les Éclaireurs and Électrons Libres
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| 5:00 PM | Welcoming cocktail
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Atrium |
| 6:30 PM | Conference dinner | AB Room |
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Professor Sylvain Martel, École Polytechnique de Montréal Développer des nanorobots pour combattre le cancer : l’aventure scientifique
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| 8:30 PM | Evening festivities
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Bistro |
| Friday, November 3rd | ||||
| 7:45 AM | Arrival and registration
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| 8:30 AM | Welcoming remarks
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ABC Room | ||
| 8:35 AM | Oral presentation | ABC Room | ||
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Dr. Rolf Turk, Integrated DNA Technologies Mitigating Risk of Off-Target Effects When Using CRIPSR Genome Editing
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| 8:50 AM | Plenary conference | ABC Room | ||
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Professor Frederic Geissmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Development and Functions of Macrophages – Consequences of Somatic Mosaicism
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| 9:50 AM | Coffee break
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Atrium | ||
| 10:05 AM | Student talks | ABC Room | ||
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Hélène Mouilleron, Université de Sherbrooke Découverte d’une deuxième séquence codante fonctionnelle dans le gène Lamine A/C
Jennifer Raisch, Université de Sherbrooke Rôle de LRP6 dans l’homéostasie et l’inflammation intestinale
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| 10:35 AM | Blitz presentations | ABC Room | ||
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Sabrina Bouchard, Université de Sherbrooke Focusing on Cancer Hallmarks: Head and Neck Cancer Biomarkers Discovery
Jean-Michel Garant, Université de Sherbrooke Identification de G-quadruplexes d’ARN potentiels sans définition de motif par G4RNA screener
Anne-Sophie Gary, Université Laval La nécroptose : nouvelle voie de mort cellulaire induite par les rayons ultraviolets
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| David Lalaouna, Université de Sherbrooke
Demystified Functions of the RNA Chaperone Hfq in Bacterial Small RNAs-Based-Regulation
Audrey Lortie, Université de Sherbrooke Development of a Bioinformatics Method to Identify and Quantify Promising Blood-Platelet Biomarkers of Fragile X Individuals
Delwende Sawadogo, Université Laval Trends of Clinical Outcomes in Patients with a Traumatic Brain Injury in Canada Between 2006 and 2012: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Professor Sébastien Talbot, Université de Montréal Direct Allergen Detection by Vagal Sensory Neurons
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| 10:55 AM | Poster session # 1
Even-numbered posters
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Knowlton | ||
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | Restaurant/ bistro | ||
| 1:00 PM | Poster session # 2
Odd-numbered posters
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Knowlton | ||
| 2:00 PM | Plenary conference | ABC Room | ||
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Professor Guillaume Lettre, Institut de cardiologie de Montréal The Role of Rare Coding Variants in Adult Height: Insights into Precision Medicine
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| 3:00 PM | Student talks | ABC Room | ||
| Topic: cancer
Alexandre Foh-Dion, Université de Sherbrooke Optimisation des paramètres pharmacocinétiques d’un nouvel inhibiteur de la proprotéine convertase PACE4 pour le traitement du cancer de la prostate
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Vanessa Vaillancourt-Lavigueur, Université de Sherbrooke L’inactivation de la phosphatase SHP-2 induit la sénescence des cellules cancéreuses colorectales humaines
Andréa Allaire, Université de Sherbrooke Identification de nouvelles signatures permettant d’établir un meilleur pronostic chez les patients atteints d’un gliome IDH-wt
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| 3:45 PM | Coffee Break
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Atrium | ||
| 4:00 PM | Student talks | ABC Room | ||
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Marie Dorr, Université Laval Identification d’une cytokine influençant la réparation des dommages génotoxiques induits par les ultraviolets dans les cellules de l’épiderme humain
Carolin Brand, Université de Sherbrooke Les Flavivirus modulent l’expression des gènes et l’épissage alternatif de leurs cellules hôtes
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| 4:30 PM | Plenary conference | ABC Room | ||
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Professor Gary Kobinger, Université Laval Structure de réponse aux infections en situation d’urgence : de la recherche fondamentale au traitement
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| 5:30 PM |
Concluding remarks and award ceremony
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ABC Room | ||
| 5:45 PM | Networking cocktail and participation prize | Atrium/Knowlton | ||
2017 Organizing Committee:
Journée Phare 2017 is organized by a group of graduate students and an associate professor from the departments of Pharmacology-Physiology and Biochemistry of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Université de Sherbrooke. Student representatives from other universities, including the Université Laval, Université de Montréal and McGill University, also aid in the event.
