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Concordia University Concordia celebrates 50 years!

School of Health (SoH)

School of Health (SoH)

Tentative Schedule

The conference will take place on Concordia's Loyola campus. 

May 22, 2025

Time Activity Speakers Location
8:30 - 9 a.m. Registration and coffee   SP S110
9 - 9:15 a.m. Opening remarks Tim Evans SP S110
9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Keynote address   SP S110
  From the Lab to the TV studio - A career spent engaging the public Darragh Ennis  
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break    
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Breakout sessions

   RF - Loyola Jesuit Hall
 

Track 1- Biomedical science and engineering research

   RF 110
10:30 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. Welcome Moderators:
Pat Forgione
Elena Kuzmin
  
10:35 a.m. - 11:00 a.m Sustainable Carbon Nanomaterials in Bioimaging, Biosensing and Theranostics Rafik Naccache  
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. Synthetic Lethal Interaction Network of Chromosome 4p Loss in Basal Breast Cancer Lynn Karam  
11:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. The Development of Anillin-Specific Inhibitors for Treatment Against Hepatocellular Carcinoma Sarah Taylor  
11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m Cytokinesis: a play in two acts Nhat Phi Pham  
12:00 p.m - 12:05 p.m Concluding remarks    
 

Track 2- Clinical research and prevention

   RF 120
10:30 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. Welcome Moderators:
Adam Radomsky
Nárlon C Boa Sorte Silva		  
10:35 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. A cognitive intervention for negative beliefs about losing control: impact on other cognitive domains and OCD symptoms Andrea Sandstrom  
10:50 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Alexander Pizzo   
11:05 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. Integrating social and structural determinants of health in research on aging and Alzheimer's disease in Canada Stéfanie Tremblay  
11:20 a.m - 11:35 a.m.. Sleep, Ageing, and Alzheimer’s Disease: From Neural Mechanisms To Innovative Interventions Arsenio Paez  
11:35 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Promoting Brain Health via Active Aging: from Midlife to Older Adulthood Nárlon C Boa Sorte Silva  
11:50 a.m - 12:00 p.m. Concluding remarks    
  Track 3- Community health research   RF 130
10:30 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. Welcome Moderators:
David Secko
Shawn Wilkinson		  
10:35 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Examining the Manifestation of Hype in Science News Coverage Focused on Health and Resulting Impacts on Media Audience Opinions and Perceptions of the Synthetic Biology Field Taylor Kann  
10:50 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. TBD Suparna Choudhury  
11:05 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. Geopolitical mental health, drama therapy and climate change Jessica Bleuer  
11:20 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. Reflecting on pathways of Indigenous youth engagement Natasha Blanchet-Cohen  
11:35 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Q & A    
12:05 p.m. - 12:10 a.m  Concluding remarks    
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch   RF 100
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Poster Session (refreshments provided)   Loyola Chapel
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Block A - poster presentations    
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Block B - poster presentations    
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Block C - poster presentations    
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Reception (awards at 4:30 p.m.)   Loyola Chapel
 
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