2008 YI Forum Program Agenda
This year's program will include various leadership workshops, an exciting session brought to you by Friends of CIHR, Keynote Address and Landmark Lectures, poster sessions, panel presentations by selected trainees, awards of excellence ceremony, and of course social events.Please note, in order to be invited to present your poster, you will need to submit your abstract along with registration by March 25, 2008. Additionally, the 2008 YI Forum will feature an opportunity for informal interactive presentations for those who choose to participate.
The 2008 YI Forum will start on Thursday, May 8th with the Opening Remarks beginning at 1:00 pm. For young investigators who may be interested in presenting their research in an informal interactive session, the presentations will commence at 11:00 am on May 8th. The Forum is scheduled to conclude on Saturday, May 10th at around 1:15 pm.
YI Forum Schedule
- Program - Day 1: Thursday, May 8, 2008
- Program - Day 2: Friday, May 9, 2008
- Program - Day 3: Saturday, May 10, 2008
Program - Day 1
Thursday, May 8, 2008
| Time | Event | Speakers |
| 9:00am 1:00pm |
Registration Salle de Bal Foyer (Level 4) and Poster Set-Up Salon Drummond West/Centre (Level 3) |
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| 11:00am 1:00pm |
Informal Networking: an opportunity for Young Investigators to meet with mentors Salon Drummond East (Level 3) Light Lunch Available Salle de Bal West (Level 4) |
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| 1:00pm 1:25pm |
Welcoming Remarks Salle de Bal Centre/East (Level 4) |
ICRH Scientific Director, Dr. Peter Liu |
| 1:25pm 2:00pm |
Keynote Lecture: Personalized MedicineSalle de Bal Centre/East (Level 4) | Dr. Elizabeth Nabel Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health Chair: Dr. Peter Liu |
| 2:00pm 3:30pm |
Simultaneous Workshop I (3 parallel sessions) | |
| 1- How to Write Fundable Grants and What to do if it's Turned Down - Basic Research Salon Drummond East (Level 3) |
Dr. Ben Rusak Director, Chronobiology and Sleep Program Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre | |
| 2- How to Write Fundable Grants and What to do if it's Turned Down - Clinical Research Salon 6/7 (Level 3) |
Dr. Geoffrey Pickering Professor, Departments of Medicine (Cardiology), Biochemistry, and Medical Biophysics University of Western Ontario | |
| 3- How to Run a Successful Research Lab: Management and Mentoring Salon 4/5 (Level 2) |
Dr. Yves Berthiaume Professor, Department of Medicine, Respiratory Division, Université de Montréal | |
| 3:30pm 5:30pm | Moderated Poster Competition I (Wine and Cheese) Salon Drummond West/Centre (Level 3) |
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| 5:30pm 6:30pm | Free Time | |
| 6:30pm 10:00pm | Social Night (Dinner) Organized by Social Committee Please meet at Fourquet Fourchette 265 Saint Antoine Street West Complimentary tickets available for YI Forum registrants, at registration desk. |
Program - Day 2
Friday, May 9, 2008
| Time | Event | Speakers |
| 7:00 am 8:30 am |
Breakfast Salle de Bal Foyer (Level 4) Breakfast can be taken into Sunrise Sessions Poster Set Up Salon Drummond West/Centre (Level 3) |
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| 7:30am 8:30am |
Sunrise Session 1- Proteomics Salon Drummond East (Level 3) |
Dr. Peter Liu, Scientific Director ICRH and Dr. Bruce McManus, Director, The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre St. Paul's Hospital - UBC |
| Sunrise Session 2- Clinical Trials Salon 6/7 (Level 3) |
Jean-Claude Tardif, Professor & Director, Montreal Heart Institute | |
| Sunrise Session 3- How to Write a Lay Summary Salon 1 (Level 2) |
Jennifer Campbell, Assistant Director, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada | |
| Sunrise Session 4- Innovations in Clinical Imaging Salon 4/5 (Level 2) |
Dr. Rob Beanlands, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)/Radiology Chief, Cardiac Imaging, University of Ottawa Heart Institute | |
| 8:30am | Friends of CIHR Session The Continuum of New Knowledge: Innovation, Commercialization and Social Impacts Salle de Bal Centre/East (Level 4) |
Chair: Dr. Aubie Angel, President, Friends of CIHR Co-Chair: Dr. Bruce McManus, Professor & Director, James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre and Providence Heart + Lung Institute at St. Paul's Hospital/University of British Columbia Welcome: Dr. Peter Liu, Scientific Director, ICRH |
| 8:40am | Societal Challenges, Curiosity, Creativity, Consequences Salle de Bal Centre/East (Level 4) |
Dr. Bruce McManus Director, The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre St. Paul's Hospital - UBC |
| 8:50 am | "Knowledge Primes the Innovation Pump" Salle de Bal Centre/East (Level 4) |
Dr. Tara Haas, Associate Professor Kinesiology and Health Science and Biology, York University |
| 9:15 am | "From Target Validation to Clinical Relevance" Salle de Bal Centre/East (Level 4) |
Dr. David Granville, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier II Heart & Lung Institute, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia |
| 9:40 am | "Validation of Biomarkers as Predictors of Disease" Salle de Bal Centre/East (Level 4) |
Dr. Jean Claude-Tardif, Professor & Director Montreal Heart Institute |
| 10:15 am | "Genomic Science for the Public Good" Salle de Bal Centre/East (Level 4) |
Dr. Robert Hegele, Professor & DirectorBlackburn Cardiovascular Genetics Laboratory, University of Western Ontario |
| 10:50 am | The Knowledge Continuum - What We Learned Today Salle de Bal Centre/East (Level 4) |
Dr. Pavel Hamet, Professor University of Montreal - CHUM |
| 11:00am 1:00pm |
Moderated Poster Competition II and Refreshments Salon Drummond West/Centre (Level 3) |
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| 1:00pm 2:30pm |
Lunch and Learn with FCIHR, and Mentors Salle de Bal West (Level 4) |
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| 2:30pm 4:00pm |
Simultaneous Workshop II (4 parallel sessions) | |
| 1- Achieving Work and Life BalanceSalon Drummond East (Level 3) | Dr. Tara Haas Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Health Science and Biology - York University | |
| 2- Establishing Successful Science-Clinic Collaborations Salon 6/7 (Level 3) |
Dr. Bruce McManus Director, The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre St. Paul's Hospital - UBC | |
| 3- Art of Dissemination: How to Effectively Communicate your Research Findings to the Public/Media Salon 4/5 (Level 2) |
Ms. Gerri Barrer, CBC-TV Montréal Health Specialist Journalist | |
| 4- Ethics and Scientific Conduct in Biomedical and Clinical Research Salon 1 (Level 2) |
Dr. Ray Saginur Chief - Division of Infectious Disease Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus | |
| 4:00pm 5:30pm | Panel Presentations (selected abstracts; 2 parallel sessions; 4 trainees with selected oral presentations) Salle de Bal Centre/East (Level 4) |
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| 5:30pm 6:30pm | Free Time | |
| 6:30pm 9:00pm | Dinner, Awards Ceremony and Partners Recognition Salon ABC (Level B) |
Program - Day 3
Saturday, May 10, 2008
| Time | Event | Speakers |
| 7:00am 8:00am |
Breakfast Salle de Bal Foyer (Level 4) Breakfast can be taken into Sunrise Sessions |
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| 7:30am 8:30am |
Sunrise Session 1 - Stem Cells Salon Drummond East (Level 3) |
Dr. Jacques Galipeau Associate Professor of Medicine and Oncology Lady Davis Institute |
| Sunrise Session 2 - Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Salon 4/5 (Level 2) |
Dr. Veronique Pépin Centre de Recherche de l’Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal | |
| 8:30am 9:15am |
Keynote Lecture: Translational ResearchSalle de Bal Centre/East (Level 4) | Speaker: Dr. Valentin Fuster, Director, Mount Sinai Heart Chair: Dr. Peter Liu |
| 9:15am 10:00am |
Simultaneous "Research in Progress" Lectures | Chair: Dr. Peter Liu |
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1-a TORCH Program - Tomorrow's Researchers in Cardiovascular Health |
Mr. Daniel Lemoine Program Manager, TORCH - University of Alberta | |
| 1-b IMPACT Program | Ms. Jacqui Brinkman Educational co-ordinator, iCAPTURE Centre - UBC | |
| 1-c Strategic Training Program for Transfusion Science at the Centre for Blood Research Salle de Bal Centre/East (Level 4) |
Ms. Natasha Wheatley Training Program Coordinator Centre for Blood Research | |
| 2- Metabolic Syndrome Salon Drummond East (Level 3) |
Dr. Gilles Paradis Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University Chair: Dr. Ben Rusak | |
| 3- COPD Research Salon 6/7 (Level 3) |
Dr. Jean Bourbeau Director, The Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit - McGill University Chair: Ms. Anne Van Dam | |
| 10:00am 10:20am |
Health Break Salle de Bal Foyer (Level 4) |
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| 10:20am 11:40am |
Panel Presentations (selected abstracts; 2 parallel sessions; 4 trainees with selected oral presentations) Salle de Bal Centre/East (Level 4) |
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| 11:40am 1:10pm |
Simultaneous Workshop III (4 parallel session) | |
| 1- Women in Science Salon 1 (Level 2) |
Speaker: Dr. Lise Gauvin Full Professor, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine - University of Montreal | |
| 2- Career Opportunities Within Biotech and Pharma Salon 6/7 (Level 3) |
Mr. Peter Brenders President and CEO- BIOTECanada | |
| 3- How to Publish Your Papers in High Impact Journals Salon Drummond East (Level 3) |
Dr. Eldon Smith Chair of the Strategic Advisory Board of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta | |
| 4- Effective Presentation and Speaking in Public Salon 4/5 (Level 2) |
Dr. Darryl Knight Co-Director, James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research St. Paul's Hospital - UBC | |
| 1:10pm | Closing Remarks Salle de Bal Centre/East (Level 4) |
ICRH Scientific Director, Dr. Peter Liu |
| 1:20pm | Departure |