Scientific Program – Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences

All Scientific sessions will be held at the Shaw Centre and seminars will be timed to allow attendees to move between sessions to catch talks in each theme.

The Friday reception will be held at the Canadian Museum of Nature.

All sessions will have a Chair, an invited speaker and overall over 50% of speakers will be selected from submitted abstracts.

Tuesday – May 16th, 2017
Time	Trainee Events – Room 1	Trainee Events – Room 2
1:00-1:30 PM University of Ottawa Location: TBA	Registration
1:30-2:30 PM Trainee Workshops University of Ottawa Location: TBA	Strategic Communications: Marketing Yourself as a Trainee for your Dream Career Nana Lee, Assistant Professor Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto Reinhart Reithmeier, Professor Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto	Supporting the Professional Development of Women in STEM Catherine Tsilfidis, Director of the Office of Equity, Diversity and Gender Issues, Faculty of Medicine, uOttawa Imogen Coe, Dean of Science, Ryerson University Ariadni Athanassiadis, Lawyer Kyma Professional Corporation, President of WISE Ottawa
3:00-4:00 PM Trainee Workshops University of Ottawa Location: TBA	PI/PDF Job Hunting: Preparing Future Faculty Mike Downey, Assistant Professor, uOttawa Mathieu Lavalle-Adam, Assistant Professor, uOttawa Daniel Figeys, Chair Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, uOttawa David Lohnes, Chair Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, uOttawa.	Alternative Career Options in Science: Not so Alternative Anymore Deborah Gordon-El-Bihbety, President of Research Canada Linda Harris, Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Michael Donaldson, Content Development Manager, Canadian Science Publishing Rafal Iwasiow, Vice President, Research & Development at DNA Genotek Sabrina Kim, Sector Analyst, Innovation, Science & Economic Development Canada Angela Yeung, Program Officer at NSERC Carmen Gervais, Program Deputy Director Network Centres of Excellence/NSERC
4:00-5:30 PM University of Ottawa Location: TBA	Trainee Networking Event
5:00-10:00 PM Shaw Centre (2nd Floor)	Registration
6:00-6:10 PM Shaw Centre	Opening Remarks Welcome to Ottawa & CSMB 2017
6:10-7:10 PM Shaw Centre	Keynote Lecture and Jeanne Manery Fisher Memorial Lectureship: Dr. Brenda Andrews, University of Toronto
7:10-9:30 PM Shaw Centre	Reception

Wednesday – May 17th, 2017
Time	Systems Biology	Organelle Biology
8:30-10:10 AM Shaw Centre	Systems Biology of Neurobiology Chair : Steffany Bennett, uOttawa Cheryl Wellington, UBC Sandra Black, Sunnybrook Research Institute Hongbin Xu, uOttawa Martin Duennwald, University of Western Ontario	Trafficking and Development Chair: Julie Brill, Hospital for Sick Children Christian Rocheleau, McGill University Julie Brill, Hospital for Sick Children Claire Martin, University of Guelph Victor Jensen, Simon Fraser University
10:10-10:40 AM Shaw Centre	Coffee Break
10:40-12:20 PM Shaw Centre	Systems Biology of Regenerative Medicine Chair: Bill Stanford, Ottawa Health Research Institute Kristin Hope, McMaster University Bill Stanford, Ottawa Health Research Institute Yannick Doyon, Université Laval Veronique Lisi, University of California – Santa Barbara	Membrane Trafficking in Cancer Chair: Morag Park, McGill Arnim Pause, McGill University Megan Brasher, University of Guelph Leslie Bone, Ryerson University Icten Meras, McGill University
12:20-1:30 PM Shaw Centre	Lunch Break
1:30-3:10 PM Shaw Centre	Models of Rare Diseases Chair: Kym Boycott Hieter, CHEO Mikko Taipale, University of Toronto Kym Boycott, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Kevin Nixon, University of Western Ontario Roxanne Lariviere, Montreal Neurological Institute	Organelle Contacts Chair: Chris Loewen, UBC Will Prinz, National Institutes of Health Chris Loewen, UBC Chris Beh, Simon Fraser University Derrick Cheng, Hospital for Sick Children
3:10-5:30 PM Shaw Centre	Poster Session I
5:30-7:00 PM Shaw Centre	Dinner
7:00-8:40 PM Shaw Centre	SPECIAL JOINT SESSION: Cancer Biology Chair: Costin Antonescu, Ryerson University Morag Park, McGill University Costin Antonescu, Ryerson University Jasmine Hughes, University of California, Berkeley Julie Ross, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal
8:40-9:15 PM Shaw Centre	<strong”color: #14347d;”=””>Canadian Science Publishing Senior Investigator Award Sergio Grinstein, Hospital for Sick Children </strong”color:>

Thursday – May 18th, 2017
Time	Systems Biology	Organelle Biology
8:30-10:10 AM Shaw Centre	Biological and Synthetic Network Analysis: From Hairballs to Knowledge Chair: Mathieu Lavallée-Adam, uOttawa Anne-Claude Gingras, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Mathieu Lavallée-Adam, uOttawa Brendan Camellato, uOttawa Etienne Coyaud, UHN-Princess Margaret Cancer Centre	Organelle Identity and Biogenesis Chair : Chris Brett, Concordia University Michael Sacher, Concordia University Erin McNally, Concordia University Mauricio Terebiznik, University of Toronto – Scarborough Zechariah Martin, Ryerson University
10:10-10:40 AM Shaw Centre	Coffee Break
10:40-12:30 PM Shaw Centre	Metabolomics and Metabolic Diseases Chair: Mary Ellen Harper, uOttawa Amy Caudy, University of Toronto Kin Chan, uOttawa Erin Coyne, McGill University Denuja Karunakaran, uOttawa Heart Institute	Membrane Targeting and Sorting Chair: Liz Conibear, UBC Chris Fromme, Cornell University Shawn Whitfield, UBC Xianping Dong, Dalhousie University Derek Prosser, John Hopkins University
12:30-1:30 PM Shaw Centre	Lunch Break
1:30-3:10 PM Shaw Centre	The Microbial World Chair: Alain Stintzi, uOttawa Christian Jobin, University of Florida Christian Baron, Université de Montréal James Butcher, uOttawa Soumaya Zlitni, University of Toronto	Stress, Metabolism and Trafficking Chair: Heidi McBride, McGill University Thomas Simmen, University of Alberta Heidi McBride, McGill University Rasha Sabouny, University of Calgary Kelsey Law, Hospital for Sick Children
3:10-5:30 PM Shaw Centre	Poster Session II
5:30-7:00 PM Shaw Centre	Dinner
7:00-8:40 PM Shaw Centre	SPECIAL JOINT SESSION: Spatial Organization of Regulatory Networks Chair: Roberto Botelho, Ryerson University Rosa Puertollano, National Institutes of Health Victoria Hipolito, Ryerson University Eden Fussner, Hospital for Sick Children Sabine Elowe, Université Laval
9:30 PM	Trainee Pub Night – All are welcome The Lieutenant’s Pump 361 Elgin Street

Friday – May 19th, 2017
Time	Systems Biology	Organelle Biology
8:30-10:10 AM Shaw Centre	Emerging Signaling Pathways Chair: Mike Downey, uOttawa Brian Raught, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Mike Downey, uOttawa Shrivani Pirahas, University of Calgary Corina Warkentin, uOttawa	Trafficking and Lipid Signaling Chair: Neale Ridgeway, Dalhousie Karin Reinisch, Yale University Neale Ridgway, Dalhousie University Shirley Qiu, uOttawa Ralph Delos Santos, Ryerson University
10:10-10:40 AM Shaw Centre	Coffee Break
10:40-12:20 PM Shaw Centre	Epigenetics Chair: Jean-François Couture, uOttawa Michael Hendzel, University of Alberta Jacques Côté, Université Laval Julie Claycomb, University of Toronto Jeff Dilworth, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute	Pathogen Chair: John Brumell, Hospital for Sick Children Ralph Isberg, Tufts University Malene Urbanus, University of Toronto Mariana Capurro, Hospital for Sick Children David Rattray, UBC
12:20- 6:00 PM	12:30 – 2:00 PM CSMB AGM Followed by Advocacy Strategy SessionOr Free time/Brew Donkey Tour
6:00– 11:00 PM Talisman Energy Fossil Gallery	Reception at the Canadian Museum of Nature 240 McLeod Street Come party with the Dinosaurs in the Talisman Energy Fossil Gallery Poster Award Presentations

Saturday – May 20th, 2017
8:30-10:10 AM Shaw Centre	SPECIAL JOINT SESSION: New Technology Chair: Greg Fairn, St. Michael’s Hospital Dev Sidhu, University of Toronto Allen Liu, University of Michigan Stella Lu, St Michael’s Hospital Sarah Cohen, National Institute of Health
10:10-10:30 AM Shaw Centre	Coffee Break
10:30-12:10 PM Shaw Centre	SPECIAL JOINT SESSION: Synthetic Biology and Beyond Chair: Kristin Baetz, uOttawa Jeff Boeke, NYU School of Medicine Hans-JoachimWieden, University of Lethbridge Rebecca Shapiro, Broad Institute John Pezacki, uOttawa
12:10- 12:40 PM Shaw Centre	CSMB New Investigator Award Martin Schmeing, McGill Closing Remarks and Au revoir

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