Program

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Day 3 Personalized Medicine Day

Friday 26 October
Time	Session	Location
16:00 - 19:30	Poster Setup	St. Andrews
17:30 - 18:00	Cocktail	Bar St-Moritz
18:00 - 19:30	Buffet Dinner	Main Dining Room
19:30 - 19:45	Welcome and Introductory Remarks Chair(s): Morag Park (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) Paul Lasko (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) Morag Park and/or Paul Lasko	Grand Salon
19:45 - 20:30	Scientific Session 1: Translational Research – Part 1 Chair(s): Morag Park (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) The Complexities of Nanoparticle Tumor Targeting Warren Chan (University of Toronto)	Grand Salon
20:30 - 20:40	Presentation of Maud Menten Award Winners The recipient of the 2012 IG Maud Menten New Principal Investigator Prize (Biomedical theme) is Dr. Roberto J. Botelho, Ph.D. (Ryerson University) The recipient of the 2012 IG Maud Menten New Principal Investigator Prize (Clinical theme) is Dr. Brent Richards (McGill University) Presentation to be made by Paul Lasko	Grand Salon
20:40 - 20:55	The Elevator Pitch: Developing a High impact Short Talk Chair(s): Étienne Richer (McGill University) May Shawi David Syncox	Grand Salon
20:55 - 22:00	Poster Preview, Networking and Terroir Products Tasting	St. Andrews

Saturday 27 October
Time	Session	Location
7:30 - 8:40	Buffet Breakfast	Main Dining Room
8:40 - 8:45	Welcome Back	Grand Salon
8:45 - 9:30	Scientific Session 2 : From Bench Side to the Patient Chair(s): Terry-Lynn Young (Memorial University of Newfoundland) Building the Translational Research Bridge: Lessons Learned Chris McMaster (Dalhousie University)	Grand Salon
9:30 - 10:15	Presentations by New Principal Investigators (1–3) The Late-stage of Autophagy: Targeting the Loss of VHL by Inducing Lysosomal Membrane Permebilization Sandra Turcotte (University of Moncton) Evolutionary Dynamics of High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Genomes across Anatomic Space and Time Sohrab Shah (BC Cancer Agency) Research Program Brent Richards (McGill University)	Grand Salon
10:15 - 10:30	Health Break
10:30 - 11:00	Scientific Session 3: Towards Optimal Implementation Chair(s): Stephen Robbins (University of Calgary) What Can Bioethics Contribute to the Optimal Implementation of New Technologies? The Example of Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis Vardit Ravitsky (Université de Montréal)	Grand Salon
11:00 - 11:45	Presentations by New Principal Investigators (4–6) A Feasibility Study of “Managing Hemophilia Online”, an Internet-based Self-Management and Transitional Care Program for Teens Vicky Breakey (McMaster University) Use of Personalized Medicine Tests in Breast Cancer Consultations: Emerging Evidence on Communication Challenges in Oncology Consultations Mary Ann O'Brien (University of Toronto) Consistency of Risk Factors for Inadequate Cervical Cancer Screening among Immigrants from Different Regions of Origin Aisha Lofters (University of Toronto)	Grand Salon
11:45 - 13:00	Buffet Lunch	Main Dining Room
13:00 - 14:15	Workshop I: Entrepreneurship/Commercialization Chair(s): Denis Garand (Université Laval) Partnering with Industry Josette-Renée Landry (MITACS) Research Valorization / Technology Transfer / Commercialization Sophie Veilleux (Université Laval) Intellectual Property / Generating Value of our Data Natalie Dakers (CDRD Ventures Inc.) Selling Ourselves (our Research) / Marketing Denis Garand (Université Laval) Q&A with panelists	Grand Salon
13:00 - 15:00	Halloween Party Games, crafts and special treats for budding scientists and little ghosts and goblins. Sign up here.	Mezzanine
14:15 - 14:45	Workshop II: I’m a Scientist, not a Manager! Really? I’m a Scientist, not a Manager! Really? Chris McMaster (Dalhousie University)	Grand Salon
14:45 - 15:00	Health Break
15:00 - 18:00	Workshop III: Mock Peer Review and Current Funding Context Chair(s): Paul Lasko (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) View session page for groups and locations.
18:00 - 19:30	Cocktail Dinner Reception and Poster Preview In Watson, Palmer and Nicklaus rooms	Watson
19:30 - 20:15	Poster Presentations – Group A	St. Andrews
19:30 - 21:00	Local Sweets Tasting	St. Andrews
20:15 - 21:00	Poster Presentations – Group B	St. Andrews
21:00 - 23:30	Social Event: DJ Mike	Bar St-Moritz
22:30 - 23:55	Poutine Bar	Bar St-Moritz

Sunday 28 October
Time	Session	Location
8:00 - 8:55	Buffet Breakfast
8:55 - 9:00	Welcome Back	Grand Salon
9:00 - 9:45	Scientific Session 4: Big Science Chair(s): Paul Lasko (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) Working with Industry Aled Edwards (University of Toronto)	Grand Salon
9:45 - 10:45	Presentations by New Principal Investigators (7–10) The Nuclear Pore Complex and mRNA Export Benjamen Montpetit (University of Alberta) Mutational Re-wiring of Signaling Networks Sergio Peisajovich (University of Toronto) Unraveling the Secrets of Tubular Lysosomes Robert Botelho (Ryerson University) DNA Methylation Screening Identifies Driver Epigenetic Events of Cancer Cell Survival Daniel De Carvalho (Ontario Cancer Institute)	Grand Salon
10:45 - 11:00	Health Break
11:00 - 11:30	Scientific Session 5: Translational Research – Part 2 Chair(s): Morag Park (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) Basic Scientist Unexpected Journey in Clinical Trials Stephen Robbins (University of Calgary)	Grand Salon
11:30 - 12:30	Presentations by New Principal Investigators (11–14) Characterization of Cancer-Free Mouse Breast Cells with Metastasis-Initiating Properties Katrina Podsypanina (Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal) Breast Cancer Risk-associated SNPs Modulate the Affinity of Chromatin for FOXA1 and Alter Gene Expression Mathieu Lupien (Ontario Cancer Institute) The Cell Biology of RNA in Disease Derrick Gibbings (University of Ottawa) Adaptation of HIV-1 to Immune Selection Pressures Zabrina Brumme (Simon Fraser University)	Grand Salon
12:30 - 12:45	Closing Remarks Chair(s): Morag Park (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) Paul Lasko (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)	Grand Salon
12:45 - 13:00	Lunch Box Pick-up
13:15 - 13:15	Buses Depart