The Cole Foundation
in association with McGill University, l’Université de Montréal
and INRS – Institut Armand-Frappier Research Centre proudly presents:
The Eighth Annual Research Celebration Day
in support of pediatric and young adult leukemia and lymphoma research
Friday, May 9, 2014
McGill University
Palmer Amphitheatre
McIntyre Building, 6th floor
3655, Promenade Sir-William-Osler
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fellowship Poster Exhibition
1:00 – 2:00 pm
New Research – New Realities
Dr. Victor Ling
Terry Fox Research Institute
The Future of Cancer Research: a Terry Fox Research Institute Perspective
Dr. Hélène Decaluwe
Sainte-Justine Research Centre
Controlling T Cell Exhaustion to Prevent Leukemia Relapse
Dr. Sonia Cellot
Sainte-Justine Research Centre
Histone Demethylases as Modulators of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Fate
Dr. Kolja Eppert
Montreal Children’s Hospital
Research Institute
Regulators of Leukemic Stem Cells Linked to Patient outcomes
2:00 – 3:15 pm
‘The Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Genome: Insights into Pathogenesis and Therapy’
Keynote speaker: Dr. Charles Mullighan
Professor, Department of Pathology
Co-Leader, Hematologic Malignancies Program
Medical Director of the Tissue Resources Core Facility
St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Followed by the 2014 Cole Foundation Fellowships and Poster Day Awards.
Free admission.
RSVP: gradadmin.med@mcgill.ca / Telephone: 514-398-2849
May 2, 2014