Preliminary program at a glance – subject to change
WEDNESDAY MAY 24
INDUSTRY DAY
11:00 | Registration Opens
12:00-12:05 | Industry Day Welcome and Opening Remarks
12:05-13:00 | Plenary Presentation
13:00-14:00 | Presentations from Industry
14:00-14:15 | Coffee Service
14:15-15:15 | Presentations from Industry
15:15-15:30 | Industry Day Wrap Up
TRAINEE ORAL POSTER COMPETITION
15:30-16:30 | Group 1 and Group 2 Trainee Poster Presentations
16:30-16:45 | Break
16:45-17:45 | Group 3 and Group 4 Trainee Poster Presentations
17:45-18:00 | Break
18:00-19:00 | Group 5 and Group 6 Trainee Poster Presentations
THURSDAY MAY 25
7:30 | Registration Opens
7:30-8:30 | Coffee Service
8:30 | Welcoming Remarks
- Neal Davies, University of Alberta (CSPS)
- Ellen Wasan, University of Saskatchewan (CC-CRS)
8:30-9:30 | Opening Keynote Presentation
- Brigitte Nolet, Roche Canada Pharma
9:30-10:00 | CSPS Award of Leadership in Canadian Pharmaceutical Sciences Lecture
10:00-10:30 | Networking Break
10:30-12:30 | Concurrent Sessions 1 & 2
SESSION 1: Gene Therapy
- Durhane Wong-Rieger, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders
- Colin Ross, University of British Columbia
- Rénald Gilbert, National Research Council
- David Edgell, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
- John Bell, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
SESSION 2: Drug Delivery and Nanomedicines
- Christine Allen, University of Toronto
- Xavier Banquy, Université de Montréal
- Ellen Wasan, University of Saskatchewan
- Guojun Chen, McGill University
- Maryam Tabrizian, McGill University
- Moderator: Davide Brambilla, Université de Montréal
12:30-14:00 | Lunch
12:30-14:00 | YSN Session
- 12:30 – 13:00 Andrew Sinclair, Mentor Issues to Consider Before Launching a Start up (Start-Ups 101)
14:00-15:00 | Keynote Presentation
- Daniel Figeys, University of Ottawa
15:00-15:30 | Networking Break
15:30-17:30 | Concurrent Sessions 3 & 4
SESSION 3: Engineered Cell Therapy
- Dr. Marcus Butler, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
- Scott McComb, National Research Council Canada
- Moutih Rafei, Université de Montréal
- Mahendra Rao, panCELLa
SESSION 4: Bench to Business
- Andrew MacIsaac, Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation
- Akeem Gardner, Canurta Developing Novel Polyphenol Products
- Raimar Loebenberg, University of Alberta
- Khaled Barakat, HEKA Therapeutics Inc. and ACHLYS
- Arunporn Itharat, Thammasat University
17:30 | Awards Presentation
18:00-19:30 | Reception
FRIDAY MAY 26
8:00| Registration Opens and Coffee Service
8:30-9:00 | CSPS Early Career Award Lecture
9:00-11:00 | Concurrent Sessions 5 & 6
SESSION 5: Molecular Imaging and Personalized Medicine
- Ekaterina (Kate) Dadachova, University of Saskatchewan
SESSION 6: IT – Computer Technology in the Sciences
- Arthur Okumu, Health Canada
- Pat Mayo, Hepion Pharmaceuticals
11:00-11:30 | Networking Break
11:30-12:30 | Closing Keynote Presentation
12:30-14:00 | Mentor session with trainees and Poster Awards
14:00 | Closing Remarks and Wrap Up