CRINA Research Day 2023 Schedule

Maple Leaf Room 2-050

Dr. Morag Park is the Director of the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute at McGill University

Chairs: Ismail Ismail & Shayla Mosley

10:30-10:40: "Activin A in Cancer Cachexia: A Novel Role of Polymorphonuclear Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells" - Amro Soliman

10:40-10:50: "Accuracy of predictive equations against a gold standard measurement of resting energy expenditure in colorectal cancer survivors" - Ana Paula Pagano

10:50-11:00: "IL-5 promotes pro-cachectic PMN-MDSC functions in cancer-associated cachexia" - Kasia Dzierlega

11:00-11:10: "Quantitative proteomics analysis reveals the prevention of chemotherapy induced catabolic changes by omega-3 fatty acids in a preclinical model of colorectal cancer" - Peter Isesele

11:10-11:20: "Investigating the effects of β-hydroxybutyrate, short chain fatty acids & the changes in cellular energetics on colorectal cancer DNA repair subtypes" - Shay Al-Imarah

11:20-11:30: "Augmented CD8+ T Cell-Mediated Anti-Tumor Response via Leupaxin Deletion" - Nafiseh Ghobakhloo

11:30-11:40: "The Influence of Arsenic on Selenium Uptake by Red Blood Cell Anion Exchanger 1/SLC4A1 Variants" - Serena Li

11:40-11:50: "Investigating signaling pathways and therapeutic targets for NF1-inactivated high grade serous ovarian carcinoma: a multiomics study." - Rui Zhe Yang

11:50-12:00: "The role of cancer stem-like cells in AML relapse is dependent on the types and doses of therapeutics" - Justine Lai

Chairs: Kristi Baker & Parnian Mehinrad

10:30-10:40: "Inhibition of ZNF281 Effectively Reduces Tumor Growth and Metastatic Spread in Advanced Prostate Cancer" - Guocheng Huang

10:40-10:50: "Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Breast Cancer Metastasis: A 3D Culture Model Perspective" - Leila Pirayeshfard

10:50-11:00: "N-Myristoylation Inhibition Shuts Down Mitochondrial Complex I Protein Levels, Activity, and Cancer Cell Migration/Invasion" - Rony Pain

11:00-11:10: "A hybrid PCA acceleration method for rapid real-time MRI" - Mark Wright

11:10-11:20: "The Next Generation Trial: A validating paired-cohort trial assessing diagnostic accuracy of 18F-PSMA-1007 positron emission tomography versus magnetic resonance imaging in the primary staging of prostate cancer" - Nikhile Mookerji

11:20-11:30: "Regulation of equilibrative nucleoside transporter subtype 2 (ENT2) by casein kinase 2 (CK2)" - Nayiar Shahid

11:30-11:40: "CDK-mediated PNKP phosphorylation regulates Okazaki fragment maturation and protects replication forks from EXO1-mediated degradation after replication stress" - Fatemeh Mashayekhi

11:40-11:50: "Identifying New Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) Modulators for Potential Cancer Targets" - Farag Mosa

11:50-12:00: "Novel Polyethyleneimine Derivatives for Gene Silencing in Cancer" - Zoha Hajikhani

1:00-1:15 PM "Nutrition in Oncology: The Power of Integrating Nutritional Care in Cancer Treatment"  - Presented by Carla Prado

1:15-1:30 PM "New Evidence on the Role of Exercise as a Cancer Treatment" - Presented by Kerry Courneya

1:30-1:45 PM "From the bench to the bedside, how treatment with omega-3 fatty acids improves breast cancer therapy?" - Presented by Catherine Field

1:45-2:00 PM “You aren’t what you eat – is that a problem? The microbiome and its relationship to cancer therapy"  - Presented by John Walker

2:00-2:20 PM Panel Discussion

Chair: Ing Swie Goping

2:30-2:45 PM "Innovations in breast cancer experimental models" - Presented by Ing Swie Goping

2:45-3:00 PM "Innovations in breast cancer biomarker discovery: highplex spatial single-cell platforms" - Presented by Jodi Carter

3:00-3:15 PM "Innovations in breast cancer biomarker discovery: the changing landscape of surgical management" - Presented by Azadeh Rajaee

3:15-3:25 PM - "Making it Personal" - Presented by Brenda Brix (patient partner)

3:25-3:45 PM Panel Discussion