Event

2025 DOM Research Symposium

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 09:00to14:00

**This symposium is accredited for 3.75 Royal College MOC Section 1 Group Learning credits**

2025 DOM Research Symposium
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
RI-MUHC Auditorium (E S1.1129) and Hybrid on

In-person: RI Auditorium - Glen Site, Block E, room E S1.1129

Via Zoom:

We would love to see all our DOM scientists, faculty, students, residents, fellows, and graduate students at this year’s Annual Research Symposium. It is an opportunity to showcase our science and research, hear engaging keynote speakers, and support your colleagues. All trainees, including students, residents, fellows, and graduate students, are invited to present their research by submitting an abstract, with the chance to participate in the Abstract Slam competition and potentially win a prize.

Our community has told us they want the DOM to be the most research-intensive in Canada, and this event is a step toward making that vision a reality.

Overall Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to …

  1. recognize the spectrum of research in the Department of Medicine
  2. recall state-of-the-art knowledge about diverse laboratory, translational, and clinical/epidemiologic research methodologies applied to important health and disease entities.
  3. identify opportunities for collaboration across the Department of Medicine

Preliminary Schedule:

9h00-9h05

Marc Rodger, MD FRCPC MSc (Epidemiology)

Physician-in-Chief, Health Centre
Chair, Department of Medicine,
Harry Webster Thorp Professor of Medicine

Introductory Remarks

KEYNOTE
SPEAKER
9h05-9h35

Dr. Darcy Wagner, PhD

Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Lung Regenerative Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases │Meakins-Christie Laboratories
Research Institute of the Health Centre

Title TBD

KEYNOTE
SPEAKER
9h35-9h45

Dr. Darcy Wagner

Q&A

9h45-10h00

Dr. Jean-Jacques Lebrun, PhD

Professor of Medicine
Health Center
Cancer Research Program
Molecular and Translational Oncology

Crisperized Medicine” for Precision Oncology

10h00-10h05

Dr. Jean-Jacques Lebrun

Q&A

10h05-10h20

Dr. Francois Mercier, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine,
Principal Investigator, Lady Davis Research Institute
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology, Jewish General Hospital

Small-Molecule RNA Therapies for Hematological Malignancies

10h20-10h25

Dr. Francois Mercier

Q&A

10h25-10h40

Dr. Jacqueline Joza

Associate Professor of Medicine,
Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Health Centre

"A new form of Electrical Resynchronization”

10h40-10h45

Dr. Jacqueline Joza

Q&A

10h45-11h00

Dr. Momar Ndao, DVM, MSc, PhD

Scientist, IR-MUHC, Glen site
Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program Center for Translational Biology
Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Department of Specialized Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, MUHC

Title TBD

11h00-11h05

Dr. Momar Ndao

Q&A

COFFEE BREAK
11h05-11h20

COFFEE BREAK + POSTERBOARD VIEWING (RI-ATRIUM)

11h20-11h35

Dr. Évelyne Vinet, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Divisions of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology
Co-Director, Lupus Research Clinic
FRQS Clinical Research Scholar - Senior
Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE)

Drug Safety and Personalized Therapy in Rheumatic Disease Pregnancies

11h35-11h40

Dr. Évelyne Vinet

Q&A

ABSTRACT SLAM
COMPETITION
11h40-12h25
10 mins speaking with 5 mins Q&A each

1. Olivia Petrone

M.Sc. Candidate, Experimental Medicine,
Cancer Research Program, RI-MUHC

1. The Characterization and Pharmacological Targeting of the Pro-Oncogenic A-to-I RNA Editing Mechanism in TNBC

2. Sophie Collins, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Institute of the Health Centre
Department of Medicine,

2. Evaluating height as a potential target to improve lung health across the life course

3. Thierry Fotsing Tadjo, MDCM

PGY2 Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology/Hepatology Enthusiast

3. Sex-Specific Performance of Non-Invasive Biomarkers for Predicting Graft Loss and Mortality among Liver Transplant Recipients

KEYNOTE
SPEAKER
12h25-12h55

Dr. Marshall Chin, MD, MPH

Richard Parrillo Family Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief and Director, General Internal Medicine Research
Director, Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research
Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Ethics

Title TBD

KEYNOTE
SPEAKER
12h55-13h05

Dr. Marshall Chin

Q&A

13h05-13h10

Vicky Tagalakis, MD FRCPC MSc

Physician-in-Chief, Jewish General Hospital, CCOMTL
Associate Chair, Department of Medicine,

Closing Remarks

POSTERBOARD
VIEWING
13h10-14h00

POSTERBOARD VIEWING (RI-ATRIUM)

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