The 5th Annual CSLSR Meeting was held at
New Residence Hall, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
August 13 & 14, 2010
Conference Photos coming soon
CSLSR Student Research Prize Awardees:
Graduate Oral Presentations: 1. Katrina Sullivan (Carleton) - Expression patterns of the novel freeze responsive genes li16, fr10 and fr47 in the wood frog, Rana sylvativa 2. Benjamin Lant (Carleton) - P53 in the anoxia tolerant crayfish: A surprising role in cellular survival 3. David McLean (U Toronto) - Normalization of cerebrovascular reserve following cerebral revascularization surgery is associated with improved grey matter thickness and volume
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Undergraduate Oral Presentation: 1. Elena Diaconescu (Queen's) - Differentiating between maximal and submaximal knee extension efforts using isokinetic dynamometry
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Poster Presentations: 1. Patricia Ndumbi (McGill) - Despite a decade of fully suppressive long-term antiretroviral therapy, immune dysregulation persists among HIV-infected patients 2. David Sarfati (McGill) - Phenotypic differences in PTHrP+/- mice on C3H and C57B16 backgrounds 3. Gaayathiri Jegatheeswaran (Guelph) - Effects of central sensitization on motorneurone excitability |
CSLSR MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Awarded to a member/representative for their committed contributions to the mission and growth of the CSLSR:
Letitia Lim
McGill University
Best Research Photo Submission (published in our Annual Proceedings):
Hassem Roman
(lab of Dr. Monzur Murshed), McGill University
Student Abstracts were published in the Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Life Science Research 2010 Edition
Friday, 13th of August 2010
AM: Opening Jenna Fong President
Invited Guest Speaker Dr. Richard Kramer - Vitamin D in the 21st Century: an amazing story
Session 1: Oral Presentations
Lunch
PM: Invited Guest Speaker Dr. Tak Mak - Lymphocytes Homeostasis: 'Tis Death that Makes Life Live
Session 2: Oral Presentations
Invited Guest Speaker Dr. Darius Bagli
Workshop #1 by Dr. Linda Cooper
Writing Scientific Articles in the Internet Era
Session 3: Poster Presentations
Saturday, 14th of August 2010
AM: Invited Guest Speaker Dr. Marc Leyton - Alcohol, Nicotine, Amphetamine and Cocaine: The Role of Dopamine in Drug Self-Administration in Humans
Session 4: Oral Presentations
Invited Biotech Guest Speaker
Lunch
PM: Invited Guest Speaker Dr. Mads Kaern - Something old, something new, something borrowed: the marriage of Systems and Synthetic Biology
Workshop #2 by Frederic Leduc - Tips'n'tricks for an outstanding presentation
Closing & Awards/Prizes
Annual General Meeting