Program

Saturday 2 November
Time Session Location
7:00 - 8:30
Breakfast
 Main Dining Room
8:40 - 8:45
Welcome Back
 Grand Salon
8:45 - 9:30
Scientific Session #2: New Technologies and Applications
Chair(s):
Christopher Yip (University of Toronto)
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Building tools today to enable the neuroscience of tomorrow
Robert E. Campbell (University of Alberta)
Grand Salon
9:30 - 10:15
Presentations by New Principal Investigators (1-3)
Chair(s):
Christopher Yip (University of Toronto)
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A Combined Genetic and Epigenetic Approach to Understanding Human Neocortical, Behavioral, and Medical Circadian Rhythms

Andrew Lim (University of Toronto)
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Engineering Principles to Restore Aged Muscle Stem Cell Regenerative Function

Penney Gilbert (University of Toronto)
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Genetic Programs of Hypothalamic Development and how Changes in these Programs Might Underlie the Etiology of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Deborah Kurrasch (University of Calgary)
Grand Salon
10:15 - 10:45
Health Break
10:45 - 11:30
Scientific Session #3: Integrating Disciplines
Chair(s):
Étienne Richer (CIHR)
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TBD
Guy Rouleau (McGill University)
Grand Salon
11:30 - 12:15
Presentations by New Principal Investigators (4-6)
Chair(s):
Étienne Richer (CIHR)
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Brain Development and Language in Preschool Children

Catherine Lebel (University of Calgary)
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Development of Therapies for Pediatric Metabolic Disorders via in vivo Genome Editing
Yannick Doyon (Universite Laval)
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Homozygosity Mapping and Exome Sequencing in Consanguineous Pakistani Pedigrees with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability

Lan Xiong (Universite de Montreal)
Grand Salon
12:15 - 13:30
Lunch
 Main Dining Room
13:00 - 15:00
Hallowe’en Party
 Mezzanine
13:30 - 14:30
Workshop: Challenges in Establishing Research Careers
Chair(s):
Terry Lynn Young (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

Panel Discussion with all speakers:

Dr Gustavo Turecki (Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University)
Dr Robert Campbell (University of Alberta)
Dr Guy Rouleau (Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University)
Dr Kurt Haas (University of British Columbia)
Dr. Elizabeth Theriault (Assistant Scientific Director, CIHR INMHA)

 Grand Salon
14:30 - 15:00
Health Break
15:00 - 17:30
Mock Peer Review
Chair(s):
Eric Marcotte (CIHR)

View session page for group assignments.

Group A – Terry-Lynn Young – Les Cedres room
Group B – Guy Rouleau
Group C – Kurt Haas – Nicklaus room
Group D – Eric Marcotte - Palmer room
Group E – Stephanie Robertson – Watson room

 Various
18:15 - 19:30
Cocktail Dinatoire
 Grand Salon
19:45 - 20:30
Poster Presentations - Group A
 St. Andrews
19:45 - 21:30
Desserts - Regional Sweets
 St. Andrews
20:45 - 21:30
Poster Presentations - Group B
 St. Andrews
22:00 - 23:00
Social Event
 Bar St-Moritz
23:00 - 0:00
Poutine Bar
 Bar St-Moritz
Sunday 3 November
Time Session Location
8:00 - 8:55
Breakfast and Check-Out

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 Main Dining Room
8:55 - 9:00
Welcome Back
 Grand Salon
9:00 - 9:45
Scientific Session #4: Developing a Broad Perspective
Chair(s):
Stephanie Robertson (CIHR)
 Grand Salon
9:45 - 10:30
Presentations by New Principal Investigators (7-9)
Chair(s):
Stephanie Robertson (CIHR)
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Antisense-mediated Multiple Exon Skipping Therapy in Dystrophic Mice

Toshifumi Yokota (University of Alberta)
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Asymmetric RNA-Localization in Cortical Precursor Cells: Facilitating Brain Development

John Vessey (University of Guelph)
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Under Pressure? Stem Cell Research and the Commercialization Imperative

Ubaka Ogbogu (University of Alberta)
Grand Salon
10:30 - 11:00
Health Break and Check-Out
11:00 - 11:30
Scientific Session #5: Building Connections
Chair(s):
Eric Marcotte (CIHR)
 Grand Salon
11:30 - 12:15
Presentations by New Principal Investigators (10-12)
Chair(s):
Eric Marcotte (CIHR)
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Arc Based Stereotactic Surgery for Precise Implantation of Hardware into Brain Structures of Non-human Primates

Ron Levy (Queens University)
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Ataxin-2 and Environmental Cues Preserve Genome Stability via Suppression of RNA:DNA Hybrids

Karim Mekhail (University of Toronto)
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Developmental Abnormalities in the Cerebellum in SCA6 KI Mice

Alanna Watt (McGill University)
Grand Salon
12:15 - 12:20
Announcement of the Poster Winners
Chair(s):
Étienne Richer (CIHR)
 Grand Salon
12:20 - 12:30
Closing Remarks
Chair(s):
Terry Lynn Young (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
 Grand Salon
12:30 - 13:00
Boxed Lunch Pick-Up and Check-out
 Main Lobby
13:00 - 13:00
Buses Depart
 Front Entrance