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iPSC Seminar Series

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iPSC Seminars at the EDDU

Supported by Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives and STEMCELL Technologies, The Neuro’s iPSC Seminar Series welcomes trainees and senior scientists working with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to present their cutting-edge research. The Seminar Series intends to foster collaborations within the network of laboratories working with iPSCs in Montreal, Canada, and around the world.

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iPSC Seminar Series Coordinator

Rina Shlaifer is the coordinator of the iPSC seminar series. She works on all the steps to make the seminar happen.

If you have any questions about our events, please contact irina.shlaifer [at] mcgill.ca (Rina).

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Rina Shlaifer, iPSC Seminar Series Co-coordinator

irina.shlaifer [at] mcgill.ca (Contact Rina)

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Upcoming Seminar

No seminar upcoming, but stay tuned for more events in the future!


Past Speakers

2024

February 8th Seminar

Speaker: Robert T. Fremeau

Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at BrainStorm Therapeutics, San Diego, USA

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Poster advertising the Feb 8th 2024 iPSC Seminar with photo of speaker Robert Fremeau. The seminar is titled "Modeling neurodevelopmental disorders using patient-derived cortical brain organoids".


April 25th Seminar

Speaker: Sabra Rostami

Postdoctoral Researcher, Moraes Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, º«¹úÂãÎè

Speaker: José Antonio Vázquez Cobo

PhD Candidate in the Integrated Neuroscience Program (IPN), Munter lab, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, º«¹úÂãÎè

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Poster advertising the April 25th 2024 iPSC Seminar with photos of speakers.


June 19th Seminar

Speaker: Professor Nael Nadif Kasri, PhD

Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
Department of Human Genetics and Cognitive Neuroscience
Radbound University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands

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 Poster advertising the June 19th iPSC Seminar with photo of Professor Nael Nadif Kasri. The talk is titled "Deregulated Autophagy as an Underlying Mechanism of Neurodevelopmental Disorders."


October 28th Seminar

Speaker: Ohad Gafni

Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at RenewalBio, Rehovot, Center District, Israel

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Poster advertising the October 28th iPSC Seminar. The seminar is titled "Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation: The Need for Alternative Unconventional Routes".


2023

January 26th Seminar

Speaker 1: Marie McCallum

Paganelli Lab, Sainte-Justine Research Center, Université de Montréal

Speaker 2: Gilles Maussion

NeuroEDDU, º«¹úÂãÎè

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iPSC Seminar Series Jan. 26, Gilles and Marie


March 30th Seminar

Speaker 1: Dan Cortes

Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, USA

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March 30th Seminar Poster, Speaker Dan Cortes


April 20th Seminar

Speaker 1: Irene Faravelli

Paola Arlotta Lab at Harvard University, USA

Speaker 2: Noelia Antón Bolañas

Paola Arlotta Lab at Harvard University, USA

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April 20th Seminar Poster, Speakers Irene Faravelli Paola Arlotta and Noelia Antón Bolañas


May 25th Seminar

Speaker 1: Ashutosh Dhingra

German Center for Neurodegernative Disease (DZNE) in Tübingen, Germany

Speaker 2: Anelya Gandy

NeuroEDDU, º«¹úÂãÎè

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Poster advertising the May 25th 2023 iPSC Seminar with photos of speakers Ashutosh Dhingra and Anelya Gandy.


September 28th Seminar

Speaker: Mark Hester

Institute for Genomic Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital

Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioÌý

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Poster advertising the Sept. 28th 2023 iPSC Seminar with photo of speaker Mark Hester. Title of seminar is "From patient stem cells to neural organoids to decoding molecular mechanisms underlying AUTS2 Syndromeâ€.


November 16th Seminar

Speaker: Dmitriy Sheyn

Orthopedic Stem Cell Research Lab

Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute
Departments of Orthopedics, Surgery and Biomedical Sciences Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA

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Poster advertising the iPSC Seminar with speaker Dmitriy Sheyn on Thursday, November 16, 4PM. The title of the seminar is "Modelling Musculoskeletal Disorders and Developing Cell Therapies using iPSC".

2022

January 27th Seminar

Speaker: Martin Berryer, PhD

The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, USA

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Matrin Berryer, Jan 27 iPSC Seminar speaker

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April 7th Seminar

Speaker 1: Chanshuai Han

NeuroEDDU, º«¹úÂãÎè

Speaker 2: David Kalaydijan

NeuroEDDU, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, º«¹úÂãÎè and LaILemand Inc.

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April 7 iPSC Seminar poster, speakers Chanshuai Han NeuroEDDU and David Kalaydijan

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May 12th Seminar

Speaker 1: Sarah Lepine

NeuroEDDU, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, º«¹úÂãÎè

Speaker 2: Travis Moore

Pshezhetsky lab, Department of Anatomy and cell Biology, º«¹úÂãÎè and Sainte-Justine Research Center, University of Montreal

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iPSC Seminar poster, speakers Sarah Lepine and Travis Moore

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September 29th Seminar

Speaker: Marilia Guimaraes, PhD

Associate Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and IDOR, Brazil

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Marilia Guimaraes, iPSC Seminar Speaker Sept. 29, 2022

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November 24th Seminar

Speaker 1: Ida Derish

Cecere lab, Department of Experimental Surgery, Research Institute of º«¹úÂãÎè Health Center (RI-MUHC).

Speaker 2: Thulaj Meharwade

Stem Cells and Cell Reprogramming Unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) and Department of Biochemistry and MOlecular Medicine, University of Montreal

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November 24th Seminar post, with Ida Derish Cecere and Thulaj Meharwade

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2021

January 28th Seminar

Speaker 1: Alicia Reyes

PhD Candidate, Mongeau Lab, Department of Bioengineering, º«¹úÂãÎè

Speaker 2: Maria La Calle

Research Associate, Early Drug Discovery Unit,ÌýThe Neuro

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Neuro iPSC Seminar series speakers Alicia Reyes and Maria La Calle

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March 26th Seminar

Speaker 1: Maria Montiel

Durcan Lab, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, º«¹úÂãÎè

Speaker 2: Samuel Wang

Hendricks Lab, Department of Bioengineering, º«¹úÂãÎè

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Neuro Series iPSC Seminar speakers Maria Montiel and Samuel Wang

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May 13th Seminar

Speaker 1: Alex Albanese

Staff Scientist, Boston Children's Hospital, USA

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Neuro Series iPSC Seminar speaker Alex Albanese

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October 7th Seminar

Speaker 1: Emma MacDougall

PhD Candidate, Fon Lab, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, º«¹úÂãÎè

Speaker 2: Cedric Bressan, PhD

Saghatelyan Lab, CERVO Brain Research Center, Laval University

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Neuro seminar series, October 7 with Emma MacDougall and Cedric Bressan

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November 25th Seminar

Speaker 1:ÌýGabriela Blaszczyk

Stratton and Antel Labs, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, º«¹úÂãÎè

Speaker 2:ÌýAlexandra Chapleau

Bernard Lab, Departments of Pediatrics, Neurology and Neurosurgery, º«¹úÂãÎè

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Neuro seminar series November 25 poster

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2020

January 30th Seminar

Speaker 1: Erika Kleiderman

Senior Policy Analyst,ÌýSecretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research

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Neuro Series January 30th 2020 seminar speaker Erika Kleiderman

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June 16th Seminar

Speaker 1: Ray Tran

PhD Candidate, Moraes and Hoesli Labs, Department of Chemical Engineering, º«¹úÂãÎè

Speaker 2: Philipp Kramer

Senior Scientist, STEMCELL Technologies, Vancouver

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Neuro Series, iPSC Seminar speakers Ray Tran and Philipp Kramer

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September 24th Seminar

Speaker 1:ÌýAndrew Song

PhD Candidate, Andelfinger Lab, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, º«¹úÂãÎè

Speaker 2: Ghislaine Deyab

PhD Candidate, Fon Lab, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, º«¹úÂãÎè

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Neuro Series iPSC Seminar speakers Andrew Song and Ghislaine Deyab

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November 26th Seminar

Speaker 1: Dr. Adedamola (Dammy) Olayanju

Senior Scientist, Manchester BIOGEL, UK

Speaker 2: Marie-France Dorion

PhD Candidate, Healy and Durcan Labs, The Neuro

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Neuro Series iPSC Seminar speakers Marie-France Dorion and Adedamola Olayanju

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2019

January 31st Seminar

Speaker 1: Kyla Bourque

Terry Hébert Lab, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, º«¹úÂãÎè

Speaker 2: Scott Bell

Carl Ernst Lab, Douglas Mental Health Research Institute, º«¹úÂãÎè

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Neuro Series iPSC Seminar speakers Kyla Bourque and Scott Bell

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March 28th Seminar

Speaker 1: Scott Ryan

Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph

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Neuro Series iPSC Seminar speaker Scott Ryan

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May 1st Seminar

Speaker 1: Richard Wade Martins

Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, UK

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Special iPSC Seminar speaker Richard Wade Martin

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May 30th Seminar

Speaker 1: Dr. Rhalena Thomas

Fon Lab, Montreal Neurological Institute

Speaker 2: Dr. Eric Denault

Durcan Lab, Montreal Neurological Institute

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Neuro iPSC Seminar Series speakers Dr. Rhalena Thomas and Dr. Eric Denault

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September 19th Seminar

Speaker 1: Kim Staats

University of Southern California Los Angeles, California, USA

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Neuro iPSC Seminar Series speaker Kim Staats

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November 28th Seminar

Speaker 1: Camille Cassel de Camps

Moraes Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, º«¹úÂãÎè

Speaker 2: Alia Alameri

Juncker Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, º«¹úÂãÎè

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Neuro iPSC Seminar Series speakers Camille Cassel de Camps and Alia Alameri

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December 5th Seminar

Speaker 1: Jason Hamlin

Product Manager Neuroscience, STEMCELL Technologies, Vancouver

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Neuro iPSC Seminar Series speaker Jason Hamlin

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2018

September 27th Seminar

Speaker 1: Blandine Ponroy

Murai Lab, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, º«¹úÂãÎè

Speaker 2: Vincent Soubannier

Stefani and Durcan Labs, Montreal Neurological Institute

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Neuro iPSC Seminar Series speakers Blandine Ponroy and Vincent Soubannier

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November 29th Seminar

Speaker 1: Alejandro Amador

Head of Biology, Scientific Leader Discovery Biology Automation at GSK Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA

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Neuro iPSC Seminar Series speaker Alejandro Amador

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December 6th Seminar

Speaker 1: James Vinnai

Scientific Sales Representative, Cell Culture, STEMCELL Technologies, Toronto

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Neuro iPSC seminar series speaker James Vinnai

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Visit our and for more information about the work being done at the EDDU.

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For general inquiries or for accessing iPSCs: Email us at neuroeddu.mni [at] mcgill.ca.

For operations and lab oversight: Contact Genevieve Dorval by genevieve.dorval [at] mcgill.ca (email).

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Want to join our team? Visit Neuro Careers for available positions.

For career and training opportunities: Contact Genevieve Dorval by genevieve.dorval [at] mcgill.ca (email).

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