Scientific Day
The Annual Scientific Day is the academic highlight of the year.
It is an opportunity for students to share their research and work on presentation skills, and a time for the IMS community to celebrate student and faculty achievements. All faculty and students are encouraged to attend.
Scientific Day takes place in Spring each year. Students are invited participate in the Laidlaw Manuscript Competition and the Alan Wu Poster Competition. IMS faculty members and students will be updated via email of competition deadlines and Scientific Day events.
As part of their degree requirements, all MSc and PhD students must present their research project at Scientific Day once during their degree, either via the Alan Wu Poster Competition OR Laidlaw Manuscript Competition.
We are thrilled to be welcoming keynote speaker Dr. Akira Sawa, MD, PhD who will be giving a lecture on "Multimodal, longitudinal study for psychotic disorders: homeostatic signaling to neural connectivity."
Dr. Sawa is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the John Hopkins School of Medicine. His research is directed towards understanding the pathogenesis of major mental illnesses, especially schizophrenia and mood disorders, at the molecular level.
Share your research and connect with the IMS community.
Location: Hart House
8:00 - 8:30 AM: Registration & Breakfast
Lower Gallery Hall
8:30 - 9:45 AM: Alan Wu Poster Competition Session 1
E-poster presentations
East Common Room, Debates Room & Music Room
Click here to see the Abstract Booklet.
9:45 - 10:00 AM: Director's Report
Dr. Mingyao Liu, IMS Director
Great Hall
10:00 - 10:45 AM: Keynote Lecture - Dr. Akira Sawa
Bernard Langer Annual Lecture in Health Sciences
"Multimodal, longitudinal study for psychotic disorders: homeostatic signaling to neural connectivity."
10:45 - 11:30 AM: Research Panel
Great Hall
Exploring Perspectives: Navigating the Landscape of Psychosis
Panelists:
- Dr. Akira Sawa, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, John Hopkins School of Medicine
- Julia Gallucci, IMS PhD Candidate, CAMH
- Dr. Jennie Pouget, Psychiatry Resident, IMS PhD Alumna
- Dr. George Foussias, Scientific Director, Slaight Family Centre for Youth in Transition and Chief of the Schizophrenia Division, CAMH
- Dr. James Kennedy, Scientific Director, Molecular Science Department and Head of the Tanenbaum Centre for Pharmacogenetics, CAMH
11:30 - 12:45 PM: Alan Wu Poster Competition Session 2
E-poster presentations
East Common Room, Debates Room & Music Room
12:45 - 1:45 PM: Lunch Break
Lower Gallery Hall
- Real Conversations is a wellness-focused event organized for students by students. Participate in fun activities in the Music Room while having real conversations with your peers about your wants and needs as a graduate student. Also, take the opportunity to engage with the Centre for Graduate Mentorship & Supervision (CGMS) and share your thoughts on student-supervisor relationships and your experiences around student wellness. Brought to you by Let's Talk Grad Wellness (LTGW) and IMSSA Wellness & Wellbeing.
- Are you looking to expand your professional network and to meet peers and faculty? Come join us in the East Common Room to participate in a fun networking event! Scientific Day Student Leads Crizza Ching, Slaghaniya Neupane and Kowsar Teymouri are running an engaging activity so you’ll be able to break the ice with ease and start meaningful conversations.
1:45 - 2:45 PM: Laidlaw Competition
Great Hall
Student Presenters:
- Stacey Butler, PhD Candidate: Palliative Care Among Lung Cancer Patients With and Without COPD: A Population-Based Cohort Study
PI: Dr. Andrea Gershon
- Joanna Cunanan, PhD Candidate: Mice with a Pax2 Missense Variant are Susceptible to Experimental Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and Display Impaired Glomerular Repair
PI: Dr. Moumita Barua
- Madi Hossack, MSc Student: Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential as a Mediator of Radiation Toxicities
PI: Dr. Fei-Fei Liu
- Avinash Mukkala, PhD Candidate: CRIg-dependent Capture of Transplanted Mitochondria by Kupffer Cells Prevents Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion-induced Injury and Inflammation
PI: Dr. Ori Rotstein
Faculty Judges: Drs. Mamatha Bhat, Michael Chaiton, Akira Sawa and Mel Silverman
2:45 - 3:00 PM: Coffee Break
Lower Gallery Hall
3:00 - 4:00 PM: Awards Ceremony
Debates Room
Awards Presented:
- Whiteside Award
- Siminovitch-Salter Award
- Sara Al-Bader Memorial Award
- Roncari Prize
- Student IMPACT Awards
- Faculty Recognition Awards
- Awards in Education
- Alumni Awards
- Mel Silverman Mentorship Award
- Laidlaw Competition Winner
- Alan Wu Poster Competition Winners
4:00 - 5:00 PM: Reception
Debates Room
Scientific Day 2024 Planning Committee Members
Faculty Chairs: Drs. Brian Ballios and Nadia Minian
Staff Lead: Sobiga Vyravanathan
Student Leads: Crizza Ching, Slaghaniya Neupane and Kowsar Teymouri