Visit from the International Scientific Advisory Board
2025-09-25 09:00 - 2025-09-26 17:00 (America/New_York)
Ut enim quisque sibi plurimum confidit et ut quisque maxime virtute et sapientia sic munitus est, ut nullo egeat suaque omnia in se ipso posita iudicet, ita in amicitiis expetendis colendisque maxime excellit. Quid enim? Africanus indigens mei? Minime hercule! ac ne ego quidem illius; sed ego admiratione quadam virtutis eius, ille vicissim opinione fortasse non nulla, quam de meis moribus habebat, me dilexit; auxit benevolentiam consuetudo. Sed quamquam utilitates multae et magnae consecutae sunt, non sunt tamen ab earum spe causae diligendi profectae.
Restabat ut Caesar post haec properaret accitus et abstergendae causa suspicionis sororem suam, eius uxorem, Constantius ad se tandem desideratam venire multis fictisque blanditiis hortabatur. quae licet ambigeret metuens saepe cruentum, spe tamen quod eum lenire poterit ut germanum profecta, cum Bithyniam introisset, in statione quae Caenos Gallicanos appellatur, absumpta est vi febrium repentina. cuius post obitum maritus contemplans cecidisse fiduciam qua se fultum existimabat, anxia cogitatione, quid moliretur haerebat.
Nam quibusdam, quos audio sapientes habitos in Graecia, placuisse opinor mirabilia quaedam (sed nihil est quod illi non persequantur argutiis): partim fugiendas esse nimias amicitias, ne necesse sit unum sollicitum esse pro pluribus; satis superque esse sibi suarum cuique rerum, alienis nimis implicari molestum esse; commodissimum esse quam laxissimas habenas habere amicitiae, quas vel adducas, cum velis, vel remittas; caput enim esse ad beate vivendum securitatem, qua frui non possit animus, si tamquam parturiat unus pro pluribus.

Spinelli public lecture - Parkinson's disease 2nd edition - French
2025-11-24 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
You are invited to the second Spinelli public conference on Parkinson’s disease, organized by the Department of Neurosciences at the Université de Montréal. This conference is intended for anyone who has an interest in Parkinson’s disease and wants to learn more.

You must RSVP before November 19, 2025, by contacting Eve Beaulieu at: eve.beaulieu.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

Spinelli Public Conference - Parkinson's Disease - 2nd Edition - English
2025-12-01 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)

Neurodiscussions: Rajae Talbi
2026-01-13 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
SNC research group on Neural Signalingand Circulation

Laboratory of Rajae Talbi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Université de Montréal
Kiss and burn: Kiss1 neurons at the intersection of fertility and metabolism
Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 4pm
Location Room 1120, Pavillon Paul-G.-Desmarais
If you have new team members (students, postdocs, research staff) and would like them to be added to the CNS mailing list, please send their e-mail to louis-eric.trudeau@umontreal.ca.
Refreshments and pizzas will be served after the seminar to keep the discussion going.
Contacts:
Marina Martinez, marina.martinez@umontreal.ca
Raphaël Trouillon: raphael.trouillon@polymtl.ca

Other CNS activities: https://www.grsnc.org/neurodiscussions

Lipid biosynthesis in T-ALL
2026-01-22 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Toronto)
Poster_22-01-2026
You are cordially invited to the scientific conferences of the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology .

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 9 a.m.

Location : Pavillon Paul-G. Desmarais Pavilion, room 1120.

Speaker: Dr. Marissa Rashkovan
Assistant professor-researcher
Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
Université de Montréal.

Lipid biosynthesis in T-ALL
Cancer cells reprogram their metabolism to support rapid proliferation. Lipids are essential not only as structural components of cell membranes, but also for signaling, proliferation and energy storage. We propose to target lipids and membrane dynamics for the treatment of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL).
The conference will be held in French.
Guest of : Dr Noël Raynal
Teachers who would like to meet the speaker after the session are asked to contact : Pf. Badhwar ; Pf. Najmanovich ; Pf. Raynal

We’re waiting for you with good coffee!!!
Viennese pastries will be offered to the first 25 people to arrive!
Don’t forget to bring your own coffee cups

Difficult to treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: from mechanisms to therapeutics
2026-01-22 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Toronto)
Conference poster

CONFERENCE
January 22 at 11.30AM
Room N-833
Université de Montréal, Pavillon Roger-Gaudry.
2900 boul. Édouard Montpetit (Chemin de la tour), Montréal.

Professor Dao Nguyen
Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University. Scientist, RI-MUHC (Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program) .
MICROBIOLOGY, INFECTIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
For our next departmental seminar, to be held on Thursday, January 22, 2026, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Dao Nguyen (M.D., M.Sc.), invited by Professor Yves Brun.
The presentation will be given in English.
Dr. Nguyen studies the molecular microbiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other infectious biofilms, focusing on chronic airway infections in cystic fibrosis. Her work focuses on antibiotic tolerance mechanisms and host-pathogen interactions, with the aim of identifying therapeutic approaches to improve bacterial clearance.
Below is a summary of his presentation.
Difficult to treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: from mechanisms to therapeutics
Bacterial infections that are refractory to antibiotic treatment lead to poor health outcomes. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major opportunistic pathogen that causes a multitude of difficult-to-treat human infections, both acute and chronic. P. aeruginosa not only displays intrinsic resistance to many antibiotics, but also antibiotic tolerance and host-evasion strategies. The Nguyen lab investigates bacterial mechanisms and host-pathogen interactions that contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic airway infections in individuals with cystic fibrosis, as well as novel therapeutic approaches to improve P. aeruginosa clearance.

Illuminating cortical plasticity during learning: an all-optical approach
2026-01-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Department of Neuroscience Seminar
Poster Lecture Kayvon Daie
Lecture: Illuminating cortical plasticity during learning: an all-optical approach
Room 1120
Pavillon Paul-G.-Desmarais
Université de Montréal
2960, Chemin de la Tour
ZOOM

Pre-implantation alcohol exposure: Long-lasting epigenomic, transcriptomic and brain effects
2026-01-29 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
Scientific conference of the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 9 a.m.
Location : Pavillon Paul-G. Desmarais Pavilion, room 1120, Université de Montréal, 2960 chemin de la Tour
Speaker: Serge McGraw
Professeur sous octroi agrégé,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal
Poster_29-01-2026
Pre-implantation alcohol exposure: lasting epigenomic, transcriptomic and brain effects.
Prenatal alcohol exposure can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), but its very early effects, before implantation, remain poorly understood. We have developed a mouse model of alcohol exposure at the pre-implantation stage (8 cells), which results in fetal growth retardation and brain malformations. These effects are accompanied by major perturbations in DNA methylation and gene expression in the embryonic brain, associated with altered migration of certain neuron types and long-term behavioral deficits. The conference will be held in French.
Guest of : Dr Noël Raynal
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Teachers who would like to meet the speaker after the session are asked to contact : Pf. Badhwar ; Pf. Najmanovich ; Pf. Raynal
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The La and La-related proteins: RNA's most versatile role players
2026-01-29 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Date: January 29 at 12:30 p.m.
Location: Room 1035, Joseph-Armand-Bombardier Pavilion, 5155 chemin de la rampe
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Conference
Speaker: Mark Bayfield, Ph.D. – Department of Biology – York University
Theme: The La and La-related proteins: RNA’s most versatile role players
See poster below:
Conférence_2026-01-29_Mark Bayfield
ZOOM
Meeting ID: 872 5900 8745
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Hippocampal and Cortical Cell Assemblies Underlying Memory Consolidation
2026-02-02 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Neuroscience department seminars
Speaker: Heath Robinson
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Heath Robinson poster
Monday, February 2, 2026, seminar at 11:00 a.m.
Room 1120
Pavillon Paul-G.-Desmarais
Université de Montréal
2960 Chemin de la Tour
Also presented in ZOOM

Decoding Immune Repertoire Development: From Neonatal Origins to Clinical Applications '
2026-02-02 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Dr Assya Trofimov’s seminar will take place on Monday February 2 at 1pm. It will be held in the Joseph-Armand-Bombardier pavilion, room 1035.
Poster 2026-02-02_Assya Trofimov
Assya Trofimov, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center
Please note that the seminar will be shared live on Zoom. To take part, please click on the link below.
ZOOM
Meeting ID: 874 4964 4775
Secret code: 142410

Spinal Cord Cell Types for Motor Control
2026-02-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Neuroscience department seminar
Thursday, February 5, 12:00 noon
Room 1120
Pavillon Paul-G.-Desmarais
Université de Montréal
2960 Chemin de la Tour
ZOOM
For further details, please consult the poster below
Ariel Levine seminar poster

Paper, electrodes and cells: designing new neuro-analytical techniques
2026-02-10 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
SNC research group on Neural Signalingand Circulation
NEURODISCUSSIONS
Laboratory of Raphaël Trouillon, PhD
Associate Professor
Electrical Engineering Department, Polytechnique Montréal

Theme: Paper, electrodes and cells: designing new neuro-analytical techniques

Refreshments and pizzas will be served after the seminar to keep the discussion going.

Contacts:
Marina Martinez, marina.martinez@umontreal.ca
Raphaël Trouillon: raphael.trouillon@polymtl.ca

Other CNS activities: https: //www.grsnc.org/neurodiscussions

Understanding muscle stem cell defects to better treat myopathies
2026-02-12 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
Conference poster
Affiche_Nicolas Dumont
You are cordially invited to the scientific conferences of the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology .
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 9 a.m.
Location : Pavillon Paul-G. Desmarais Pavilion, room 1120.
Speaker: Nicolas Dumont
Associate Professor
Department of Rehabilitation
Université de Montréal
Understanding muscle stem cell defects to better treat myopathies.
Myopathies are diseases known to alter the function and/or structure of muscle fibers. Recently, a new class of myopathies has been identified as specifically affecting the function of muscle stem cells, the cells responsible for muscle growth and regeneration. Our laboratory is seeking to better understand the molecular signature of these stem cells in different myopathic contexts, in order to develop targeted therapeutic approaches aimed at restoring their regenerative capacity.
Guest of : Pf. Noël Raynal
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Teachers who would like to meet the speaker after the session are asked to contact : Pf. Badhwar ; Pf. Najmanovich ; Pf. Raynal
We’re waiting for you with good coffee!!!
Viennese pastries will be offered to the first 25 people to arrive!
Don’t forget to bring your own coffee cups

Exploring the diversity of bacterial holdfast polar adhesins from Québec aquatic environments
2026-02-12 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
MICROBIOLOGY, INFECTIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
CONFERENCE
As part of our next departmental seminar, we are delighted to welcome Dr CecileBerne researcher in Yves Brun’s laboratory (Faculty of Medicine)
Exploring the diversity of bacterial holdfast polar adhesins fron Québec aquatic environments

Conference details

Title : Exploring the diversity of bacterial holdfast polar adhesins from Québec aquatic environments
Date: Thursday, February 12
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, room N-833

Note: The presentation will be delivered in English

About the speaker

Dr. Berne’s research focuses on bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation, with particular emphasis on polar adhesins in Alphaproteobacteria. Her work integrates microbial ecology, phenotypic characterization, and comparative genomics to better understand the molecular mechanisms underlying surface attachment.

Below is a summary of his presentation.

Poster Dr Cécile Berne

Dopamine: a neurotransmitter discovered 70 years ago but still misunderstood
2026-02-19 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
You are cordially invited to the scientific conferences of the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology .
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 9 a.m.
Location : Pavillon Paul-G. Desmarais Pavilion, room 1120
Speaker: Louis-Eric Trudeau, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Pharmacology & Physiology and Neuroscience, Université de Montréal
Dopamine: a neurotransmitter discovered 70 years ago but still misunderstood.
This seminar will present some of the Trudeau laboratory’s recent discoveries on the mechanisms of dopamine secretion in the brain, and on the mechanisms involved in the death of these neurons in Parkinson’s disease. This work will serve to illustrate that this neurotransmitter remains an illustrious unknown to this day.
Guest of : Pf. Rafael Najmanovich
For further information, please consult the poster
Poster_L.-E. Trudeau
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Activation of the relaxin receptor by chemically divergent agonists
2026-02-23 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Andrew-Kruse poster
Hello everyone,
Dr Andrew Kruse’s seminar will take place on Monday February 23 at 11:30 am. It will be held in the Joseph-Armand-Bombardier Pavilion, room 1035.
Please note that the seminar will be shared live on Zoom. To take part, please click on the link below.
ZOOM
Meeting ID: 886 0342 6503
Secret code: 295725
For more details, please see the poster above.

Blue-light triggered thiol-ene/yne chemistry of crosslinked networks suited for hard-tissue regeneration and infection control
2026-02-26 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
AXIS SEMINAR | Drug Formulation and Analysis
Speaker: Dr Michael Malkoch, Professor
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Theme: Blue-light triggered thiol-ene/yne chemistry of crosslinked networks suited for
hard-tissue regeneration and infection control.
See poster below for full details.
POSTER

Sticky Business: Rhodobacter's Unique Take on Polar Adhesion
2026-02-26 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
As part of our upcoming departmental seminar, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Sébastien Zappa, Research Scientist at Yves Brun’s Laboratory. The seminar will take place on Thursday, from 11:30 to 12:30, in room N833. The presentation will be delivered in English.
Dr. Zppa’s research focuses on bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation, with particular emphasis on polar adhesion mechanisms in Alphaproteobacteria. His work integrates bacterial genetics, phenotypic characterization, and functional genomics to better understand the molecular basis of surface attachment. You
will find below the summary of his presentation.
Dr Sébastien Zappa Poster – February 26, 2026

Documentary screening - Plus jamais silencieuses by Caroline Pierret Pirson
2026-03-09 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Frédérique Le Roux’s Faculty of Medicine and CERC
Documentary screening
Theme: Plus jamais silencieuses
Director: Caroline Pierret Pirson
On International Women’s Rights Day, the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) held by Frédérique Le Roux, full professor in the Department of Microbiology, in collaboration with the Vice-Dean of Research and Development, is organizing a screening of Caroline Pierret’s documentary “Plus jamais silencieuses”.
Note: This documentary is in French, with English subtitles
“Plus jamais silencieuses” is a participatory documentary video installation that focuses on giving a voice to and listening to people who have experienced gender-based oppression. As powerful weapons against the culture of silence, the media has allowed voices that have long been silenced or stifled to be heard and to express an impressive amount of anger and desire” – Caroline Pierret.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with the director and a Q&A with the audience.

Registration: Plus Jamais Silencieuses, by Caroline Pierret Pirson – Registration – Fill in the form
Poster by Caroline Pierret Pirson

NEURODISCUSSIONS : Bénédicte Amilhon, PhD
2026-03-10 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
SNC research group on Neural Signaling and Circuits
NEURODISCUSSIONS
Laboratory of Bénédicte Amilhon, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Neuroscience
Raphe circuits in emotion and memory
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 4pm
Location: Room 1120, Pavillon Paul-G.-Desmarais

Refreshments and pizzas will be served after the seminar to keep the discussion going.
If you have new members (students, postdocs, research staff) on your teams and would like them to be added to the SNC mailing list, please email louis-eric.trudeau@umontreal.ca.

Contacts:
Marina Martinez, marina.martinez@umontreal.ca
Raphaël Trouillon: raphael.trouillon@polymtl.ca

Other SNC activities: https: //www.grsnc.org/neurodiscussions

A Coordinated Attack: Selective Elimination of Vibrio Pathogens via a Type Six Secretion System and a Natural Phenazine Antibiotic
2026-03-12 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
MICROBIOLOGY, INFECTIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
CONFERENCE
12March 12 at 11:30AM
Room N-833
2900 boul. Édouard Montpetit (Chemin de la tour), Montréal.

As part of our upcoming departmental seminar, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Sarah Bier, Postdoctoral Fellow in Yves Brun’s laboratory. The seminar will take place on Thursday, March 12, from 11:30 to 12:30, in room N833. The presentation will be delivered in English.
Dr. Bier’s research focuses on understanding how bacteria respond to antibiotic exposure and how these responses can be analyzed to uncover antibacterial mechanisms. During her doctoral training at Harvard Medical School, she studied how a novel environmental strain of Aeromonas dhakensis selectively eliminates Vibrio pathogens such as Vibrio cholerae. In the Brun laboratory, she is currently developing high-throughput approaches to identify and characterize new antibiotics targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
You will find below the summary of her presentation
Dr Sarah Bier March 12, 2026

Translational Neuroimmunology: The blood brain barrier in CNS autoimmunity - Dr Alexandre Prat
2026-03-19 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
The conference scheduled for Thursday, March 12th has been postponed to Thursday, March 19th due to expected weather conditions.
You are cordially invited to the scientific conferences of the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology .
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 9 a.m.
Location : Pavillon Paul-G. Desmarais Pavilion, room 1120.
Speaker: Dr Alexandre Prat
Director, Department of Neuroscience
Faculty of Medicine
Université de Montréal.
Translational Neuroimmunology: The blood brain barrier in CNS autoimmunity.
During this lecture, Dr. Prat will show results published over the last five years and unpublished results about brain inflammation and the mechanisms operating in the formation of multiple sclerosis lesions.
Guest of : Pf. Louis-Eric Trudeau
Made possible by our platinum partners:

and gold

Teachers who would like to meet the speaker after the session are asked to contact : Pf. Badhwar ; Pf. Najmanovich ; Pf. Raynal

☕We’re waiting for you with good coffee!!!☕
🥐Viennoiseries will be offered for the first 25 people to arrive!!!! 🥐
Don’t forget to bring your own coffee cups😊

Brain Week 2026 - The mysteries of the brain
2026-03-20 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Once again this year, the SNC is organizing this public event during Brain Week 2026.
Come learn more and ask questions about advances in brain research!
Topics covered
Janelle Drouin-Ouellet, Ph.D.: Converting skin cells into
neurons: a new window on Parkinson’s disease
Jonathan Brouillette, Ph.D.: Alzheimer’s Disease: A Better Way
understanding for better treatment and screening
Louis-Eric Trudeau, Ph.D.: The mysteries of neuronal communication
Poster_Semaine_du_cerveau_SNC_2026

For more information: louis-eric.trudeau@umontreal.ca

Mahdokht DARA's master thesis defense - biomedical engineering-
2026-03-25 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
Please note the notice of master thesis defense of Mahdokht DARA who is applying for the degree of Master of Applied Science (M.Sc.A.) – Biomedical Engineering.
Subject Development and Validation of a Functionally Calibrated Multi-Segment Inertial Sensor Model for Foot Kinematics
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Time : 10: 00 a.m.
Location : Université de Montréal
2960 Ch. de la Tour,
Montréal, QC H3T 1J4
Pavillon Paul-G.-Desmarais, room 3138
Information about Mahdokht DARA’s master thesis defense is provided in the link below.
Avis_soutenance_memoire_Mahdokht_DARA

Anurudhya Karthikeyan's doctoral thesis defense
2026-04-01 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Please note the notice of doctoral thesis defense of Anurudhya Karthikeyan, who is applying for the degree of Philosophiae doctor – Doctorate (Ph. D.) in biomedical engineering.
Subject : A study of early potential biomarkers of neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature infants and infants with d-transposition of the great arteries.
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location To join the Zoom meeting , click HERE.
Meeting ID: 890 3384 2413 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Information about Anurudhya Karthikeyan‘s doctoral thesis defense is provided in the link below.
Notice of defense_these_doctorat_KARTHIKEYAN

Navigating the intricacies of the stress response and the innate immune response.
2026-04-02 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
CONFERENCE POSTER Dr__PHILIPPE_PIERRE
Hello everyone,
As part of our upcoming departmental seminar, we are pleased to welcome Philippe Pierre, Research Director at the Centre d’Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CNRS), and invited speaker of Dr Jacques Thibodeau. The presentation will be delivered in English.
Dr. Pierre is an internationally recognized leader in the field of dendritic cell biology and innate immunity. His research focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms governing immune responses, with particular emphasis on antigen presentation, stress-response pathways, and the regulation of protein synthesis in immune cells.
You will find above the summary of his presentation:
We look forward to seeing you there.

From Images to Insight: Measuring Pathology in People Living with Multiple Sclerosis - Sridar Narayanan, PhD
2026-04-09 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
You are cordially invited to the scientific conferences of the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology.
Date : Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 9 a.m.
Location : Pavillon Paul-G. Desmarais Pavilion, room 1120.

Speaker: Sridar Narayanan, PhD
Assistant Professor McConnell Brain Imaging Centre,
Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery,
McGill University

From Images to Insight: Measuring Pathology in People Living with Multiple Sclerosis
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is central to diagnosing and monitoring multiple sclerosis (MS) and has helped develop effective therapies that reduce relapses and new lesions. However, many people with MS-especially those with progressive MS-continue to worsen even when inflammatory activity is well controlled. This highlights the need for MRI markers that reflect disease processes related to progression rather than relapses alone.
This presentation introduces emerging MRI techniques that measure tissue damage and repair beyond conventional lesion count and volume measures. These include imaging markers of remyelination, cortical demyelination, and chronic active (“smoldering”) lesions, which are associated with ongoing tissue injury and disability progression. In addition, imaging of the choroid plexus suggests a possible role for blood-CSF barrier dysfunction in diffuse brain injury.
Together, these approaches provide new insights into why disability accumulates in MS and offer promising tools for studying progression and evaluating future treatments.
Guest of : Pf. AmanPreet Badhwar
The conference will be held in English.
View poster by Dr Sridar Narayanan, PhD
Affiche_09-04-2026-S.Narayanan
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Teachers who would like to meet the speaker after the session are asked to contact : Pf. Badhwar ; Pf. Najmanovich ; Pf. Raynal

☕We’re waiting for you with good coffee!!!☕
🥐Viennoiseries will be offered to the first 25 people to arrive!!!🥐
Don’t forget to bring your own coffee cups😊

Surfactant metabolites (biosurfactants): socially beneficial exo-products in the cooperative behavior of bacteria - Dr. Éric Déziel
2026-04-09 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology
As part of our upcoming departmental seminar, we are pleased to welcome Éric Déziel, Professor at INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, and invited speaker of Dr. Marylise Duperthuy. The presentation will be delivered in French.
Prof. Déziel is a recognized expert in microbiology, particularly in the field of sociomicrobiology. His research explores the complex social behaviors of microorganisms, including intercellular communication (quorum sensing), multicellular organization, and bacterial motility. His work focuses notably on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia, as well as on microbial metabolites such as biosurfactants, with the aim of developing innovative alternatives to conventional antibiotics.
Speaker: Dr. Éric Déziel
Date and time `: April 9, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.
Location: Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, 2900, boulevard Édouard-Montpetit, Local N-833, UdeM

You will find below the summary of his presentation:

We look forward to seeing you there.
See Dr. Éric Déziel’s poster below in PDF:
Professor Éric Déziel April 9, 2026_

Towards understanding transcript-specific regulation by short and highly structured non-coding RNAs. - Dr Sean McKenna
2026-04-09 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Dr Sean McKenna’s seminar will take place on Thursday April 9 at 1pm. It will be held in Joseph-Armand-Bombardier pavilion, room 1035.
Towards understanding transcript-specific regulation by short and highly structured non-coding RNAs. ”
Exploring nucleic acid molecules as cancer biomarkers and targets for drug development is a very promising alternative to historically studied proteins. A recently uncovered class of nucleic acid molecules (known as non-coding RNA) has emerged as strong candidates for regulating a variety of cancer-related cellular processes. BC200 RNA is a 200 nucleotide, primate-specific, non-coding RNA that is produced at high levels in invasive carcinomas, whereas in normal tissue or benign tumors BC200 is not detectable at significant levels. Remarkably, studies of BC200 knockdown by our group and others demonstrate tumour-cell specific suppression of cell growth. We therefore are focused on the role that BC200 plays in tumour cell proliferation/migration and investigating possible therapeutic approaches to disrupt BC200 function. Our work suggests that this nucleic acid molecule presents a cancer-specific target. We aim to characterize its predictive usefulness as a prognosis of cancer outcome and define the potential for therapeutic development. I will present recent work from my research group using molecular biology and biochemistry approaches.
See Dr Sean McKenna’s poster
2026-04-09 Sean McKenna
Please note that the seminar will be shared live on Zoom. To take part, please click on the link below.
https://umontreal.zoom.us/j/81389605571?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 813 8960 5571
Secret code: 902586
