10:00 AM

Canada/Eastern

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT
Faculty of Social Sciences FSS-4006
Virtual

CSMB Board of Directors Meeting

    Business

1:30 PM

Canada/Eastern

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
Learning Crossroads Ground Floor Foyer

Check in

    Networking

2:15 PM

Canada/Eastern

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
Learning Crossroads CRX-240

Career Panel

Session Chair: Veronica Grybas (University of Ottawa) Panelists: Ruth Wilkins (Division Chief, Ionizing Radiation Health Sciences Division, Health Canada) Priya Yoganathan (Head of Research and Development, Biotherapeutics Manufacturing Centre - Virus Manufacturing Facility, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute) Cyril Castel (Senior Account Manager Canada, NanoTemper Technologies) Gilda Stefanelli (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa) 14:15-14:35 Panelists will introduce themselves and talk shortly about their current positions. 14:35-15:15 Q&A (Chair will moderate this session.)

    Trainee Sessions

3:15 PM

Canada/Eastern

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM EDT
Learning Crossroads Ground Floor

Coffee Break

Trainee Networking Event

    Trainee Sessions
    Networking

3:45 PM

Canada/Eastern

2 parallel sessions
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
Learning Crossroads CRX-240

Trainee Short Talks: Parallel Session 1

Session Chair: Karanveer Johal (University of Ottawa) Speakers: Nial Navaratne (McMaster University): Human micro biota interaction with generation of super sensitive transgenic reporters to visualize expression patterns Mahalashmi Srinivasan (University of Alberta): One-step protein purification Abhijit Sinha (University of Ottawa): Nanoparticles (NPs) loaded with siRNA/miRNA to selectively silence targets Curtis Anthony (University of Ottawa): Bio-ID

    Trainee Sessions
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
Learning Crossroads CRX-308

Trainee Short Talks: Parallel Session 2

Session Chair: Jenny Zhang (University of Ottawa) Speakers: Dr. Sila Appak Baskoy (Toronto Metropolitan University): Nanobubbles Mustafa Al-gafari (Carleton University): In-silico approach for protein-protein interaction predictions Sara Chow (University of Ottawa): Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) and Differential Scanning Fluorimetry (DSF) Aiman Mirza (University of Calgary): Mini Turbo-ID

    Trainee Sessions

4:45 PM

Canada/Eastern

4:45 PM - 4:55 PM EDT
Learning Crossroads CRX-140 and Live Streaming
Virtual

Welcoming Remarks

Jyh-Yeuan (Eric) Lee (English) and Mireille Ouimet (francais)

    Business

4:55 PM

Canada/Eastern

4:55 PM - 5:55 PM EDT
Learning Crossroads CRX-140 and Live Streaming
Virtual

Session 1: IUBMB Keynote Lecture I

Host: Walid Houry (University of Toronto) Speaker:Julie Forman-Kay - The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto

    Keynote and Award Lectures

5:55 PM

Canada/Eastern

5:55 PM - 6:10 PM EDT
Learning Crossroads CRX-140 and Live Streaming
Virtual

Announcing the 2025 CSMB Fellows

Host: Walid Houry (University of Toronto) Inaugural 2025 CSMB Fellows:Imogen Coe - Toronto Metropolitan UniversityJohn Orlowski - McGill UniversityJan Rainey - Dalhousie University

    Business
    Information Session

6:10 PM

Canada/Eastern

6:10 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Learning Crossroads Ground Floor Foyer

Welcome Reception

Beverages and light refreshments provided

    Networking
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