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Program Information
by Theme
Updated June 15, 2007
CFBS 51st Scientific Conference
5th Northern Lights Summer Conference
June 20 - 22, 2007
The Canadian Federation of Biological
Societies invites you to attend the Fifth Northern Lights Summer Conference
(51st CFBS Scientific Conference, June 20 - 22, 2007, University
of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.
SYMPOSIA & PLENARY LECTURES
Scientific Sessions & Lectures
Poster Sessions & Exhibits & Receptions
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Sponsored by: CIHR
Theme I:
Nanomedicine: Nanostructures & their Biomedical Applications
SYMPOSIA
June 20 & 21, 2007
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| Wednesday,
June 20, 2007
2:30 - 6:00 PM
Nanomedicine Theme:
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Ron Edyt Village
Great Hall Room (2nd Floor)
Nanomedicine Opening Remarks
Eric Marcotte & Rémi
Quirion, CIHR
SYMPOSIUM I:
Targeted nano delivery systems (drug delivery/gene
therapy)
Plenary Lecture:
2:45 - 3:30 PM
A New Paradigm for Drug Delivery,--Drug Release from Nanocapsules
in the Blood Stream for Anti-Tumor Drug Delivery
David Needham, co-Director, Center for Biologically Inspired
Materials and Material Systems (CBIMMS) & Professor, Mechanical
Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC,
USA
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3:30 - 4:00 PM
Shape matters: control of carrier shape for substrate release
and importance of conformation in DNA targeting
Anne Petitjean, Queens University,
Kingston, ON
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4:00 - 4:30 PM - Coffee Break
Location : REV, Exhibit Hall
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4:30 - 5:00 PM
Nanoparticle Carrier and Drug Delivery Strategies for Enhanced
Chemotherapy of Multidrug-Resistant and Metastatic Cancers
Shirley X.Y. Wu, University
of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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5:00 - 5:20 PM
Gemini surfactant nanoparticles for topical in vivo
gene delivery
Shawn Wettig, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
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5:20 - 5:40 PM
A Comparison of NANOSPHERE and MICELLAR Diblock Copolymer
Drug Delivery Systems - Drug Loading, Release and Hemocompatibility
Kevin Letchford, University
of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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5:40 - 6:00 PM
Special Nanomedicine outreach presentation: Health Canada
From reseach to clinic: issues regarding development
of nanotech products.
Delara Karkan, Health Canada, Biologics and
Genetic Therapies Directorate
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| Thursday, June 21, 2007
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Ron Edyt Village
Great Hall Room (2nd Floor)
SYMPOSIUM
2:
Diagnostics and imaging applications
Plenary Lecture:
9:00 - 9:45 AM
Biomedical Nanotechnology for Molecular Imaging and Targeted Therapy
Shuming Nie, Emory University School of Medicine,
Director, Nanotechnology and Bioengineering, Winship Cancer Institute
- 9:45 - 10:15 AM
Heterogeneous deposition of phospholipid monolayers on metal nanostructures
Anatoli Ianoul, Carleton University, Ottawa,
ON
- 10:15 - 10:45 AM - Coffee Break & Poster
Session
Location : REV, Exhibit Hall
- 10:45 - 11:15 AM
Investigating the structure and dynamics of complex chemical systems
one molecule at a time: Single molecule spectroscopy as a mechanistic
tool
Gonzalo Cosa, McGill University, Montreal,
QC
- 11:15 - 11:35 AM
Visualization of protein-induced membrane remodelling by combined
atomic force and fluorescence microscopy
James Shaw, University of Toronto, Ontario,
ON
- 11:35 - 11:55 AM
Reduced Binding Affinity for Fluorescently Labeled Biomolecules
Examined Using Two-Photon Excitation Fluorescence Cross-Correlation
Spectroscopy
Jody Swift, McGill University, Montreal, QC
- 11:55 AM - 12:15 PM
From Nanostep to Giant Leap: Nanomedicine in Space
Nicole Buckley, Canadian Space Agency, Life
and Physical Sciences
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
2:15 - 5:30 PM
Ron Edyt Village
Great Hall Room (2nd Floor)
SYMPOSIUM 3:
Nanotoxicology and potential health effects
2:15 - 3:00 PM
Plenary Lecture:
Nanoparticle Toxicology: Into the Respiratory Tract, Across
the Skin, and Beyond?
Günter Oberdörster, DVM, Professor of Environmental
Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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3:00 - 3:30 PM
Nanoparticles and cells: Good companions and poor partners
Dusica Maysinger, McGill University,
Montreal, QC
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3:30 - 4:00 PM - Coffee and Poster
Session
Location : REV, Exhibit Hall
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4:00 - 4:30 PM
Cell signaling induced following exposure to helical rosette
nanotubes
Baljit Singh, University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
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4:30 - 4:50 PM
Toxicity and Gene Expression Changes in Mammalian Cells Following
Exposure to Gold Nanorods
Tanya Hauck, University of
Toronto, Toronto, ON
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4:50 - 5:10 PM
Pulmonary toxicity studies of the helical rosette nanotubes:
Implications for nanomedicine and nanotoxicology
Shane Journeay, University
of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
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5:10 - 5:30 PM
Special Nanomedicine outreach presentation: European Union Seventh
Framework Programme (FP7): Nanotoxicology and Environmental
Nanotoxicology: An International Perspective on Scientific and
Regulatory Challenges
Qasim Chaudhry, Central Science
Laboratory Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
UK
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Theme II:
Metabolomics, Technologies & Applications
SYMPOSIA & PLENARY LECTURES
June 21 & 22, 2007
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Great Hall, Village I
CFBS' Presidents Award Lecture:
Metabolomics: From annotating genomes to practical health assessment
Bruce German, University of California, Davis,
CA, USA
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
10:00 AM- 12:00 PM
Great Hall, Village I
SYMPOSIUM 1:
Human Metabolomics
- 10:00 - 10:45 AM
The Human Metabolome Project
David Wishart, University of
Alberta, Edmonton, AB
- 10:45 - 11:15 AM - Coffee and Poster Session
Location : REV, Exhibit Hall
- 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Metabolomics for Mapping Disease Signatures and Drug Response
Phenotypes
Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, Duke University
Medical Centre, Durham, NC, USA
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
2:30 - 5:45 PM
Great Hall, Village I
SYMPOSIUM 2:
Metabolomics Technologies - Hardware and Software
- 2:30 - 3:15 PM
Novel metabolic profiling methods and explanatory machine learning
for the understanding of biological systems
Roy Goodacre, University of Manchester, Manchester,
UK
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3:15 - 3:45 PM - Coffee and Poster Session
Location : REV, Exhibit Hall
- 3:45 - 4:30 PM
Recent Development on the Human Metabolome MS/MS Database
Liang Li, University of Alberta, Edmonton,
AB
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Friday, June 22, 2007
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Great Hall Room, REV
Plenary Lecture:
The Role of Metabolic Profiling In ‘Top Down’ Systems
Biology
Elaine
Holmes,
Imperial College London, London, UK |
Friday, June 22, 2007
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Great Hall Room, REV
SYMPOSIUM 3:
Metabolomics in Other Systems
- 10:00 - 10:45 AM
Metabolomics as key in nutrition research
Ben van Ommen, TNO, Quality of Life, Zeist,
Netherlands
- 10:45 - 11:15 AM - Coffee & Poster Session
Location : REV, Exhibit Hall
- 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Genome-scale bottom up reconstruction of the human metabolic network
Neema Jamshidi, University of California,
San Diego, CA, USA
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Friday, June 22, 2007
2:30 - 3:15 PM
Great Hall Room, REV
Keynote Talk:
Metabolomics and Nanomedicine Talk – Early Cancer
Detection via Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Ian Smith, NRC Institute for Biodiagnostics, Winnipeg,
MB
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Oral Presentations Schedule
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Great Hall, Village I
Simultaneous measurement of three tocopherols,
all-trans-retinol, and eight carotenoids in human serum
by isocratic reversed-phase liquid chromatography
Ahmed El Sohemy, University of Toronto,
Toronto, ON
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4:30 - 5:00 PM - Abstract Talk Session
# 2
Application of mass spectrometry to identify protein
targets and biomarkers of unbalanced dietary N-3 Polyunsaturated
fatty acid deficiency in rats
Bernd Keller, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, BC
Friday, June 22, 2007
Great Hall, REV
Unexpected dietary-associated changes
in the metabolome
Bernhard Juurlink, University of Saskatchewan,
Saskatoon, SK
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3:45 - 4:15 PM - Abstrack Talk
Session #5
Affinity Capture of the Fc Receptor complex from
the Surface of Live Cells
John Marshall, Ryerson
University, Toronto, ON
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Great Hall, REV
Sponsored by: Canadian Association for Anatomy,
Neurobiology and Cell Biology (CAANCB)
Murray L. Barr
Award Lecture
Shedding light on the retina
William Baldridge, Dalhousie University,
Halifax, NS |
| Wednesday, June 20, 2007
10:00 - 11:15 AM
Great Hall, REV
Sponsored by: Canadian
Association for Anatomy, Neurobiology and Cell Biology
CAANCB
Graduate Students Presentations
Chair: Hugo Bergen, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,
MB
- 10:00 AM
Proepidermal Growth Factor Cytoplasmatic Domain Affects
Growth of Human Thyroid Carcinoma by a Process Involving Proteasomal
Degradation.
Aleksandra Glogowska, University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, MB
- 10:15 AM
Methods In Studying Collagen: The New And Revisiting The Old.
Kyla Huebner, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
- 10:30 AM
Changes in Structure, Stem Cell Activation and Gene Expression
in Skeletal Muscle With Age.
Jeff Leiter, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
- 10:45 AM
The Influence of Nicotine on DMSO-Induced Human Leukemic Promyelocytes
and Subsequent Effector Function.
Minqi Xu1, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
- 11:00 AM
Glutamine: A Novel Therapeutic For Acute Spinal Cord Injury.
Sara Rigley MacDonald, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon,
SK
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Ron Eydt Village
Great Hall Room (2nd Floor)
Sponsored by: Canadian Association
for Anatomy, Neurobiology and Cell Biology (CAANCB)
JCB Grant Award
Lecture
The role of intercellular junctions in the
positioning and release of developing sperm cells in the testis
Wayne Vogl, University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, BC |
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Federation Hall
Sponsored by: European Research Area
- Canada Initiative (ERA-CAN)
Luncheon:
Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials:
European Research and Funding Opportunities
- Welcome / Introduction
ERA-CAN Representative
- Funding Opportunities in Europe
Maria Pilar Aguar Fernandez, Research Programme
Officer, Nano and Converging Sciences and Technologies Unit Directorate-General
for Research, European Commission
- Trends in European Research on the Risk Assessment of
Nanomaterials
Frédéric Schuster, Project Leader, NanoSafe2, Direction
de la recherché technologique, CEA/Fontenay-aux-Roses Atomic Energy
Commission, France
- Next Steps
Dr. Janet Panford, Director, ERA-CAN
Exhibitors &
delegates from both the 5th Northern Lights Summer Conference (organized
by CFBS) and the NanoForum (organized by NSERC & NRC) are welcomed.
European Research Area - Canada Initiative (ERA-CAN) is hositng
the luncheon as part of its efforts to increase the level of cooperation
on nanotechnology research between academic, industrial and government
stakeholders in Canada and Europe. Recognizing the importance of
international collaboration in this field, the European Union recently
announced 3.475 billion euros for nanotechnology research over the
next seven years and chose, for the first time, to encourage international
participation in all European research activities. Officials will
be on hand throughout the conference to answer questions.
More information: www.era-can.ca
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
1:30 - 2:30 PM
Exhibit hall, Ron Eydt Village
Exhibits Reception &
Poster Presentation
Deserts & refreshments will be served
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Exhibit Hall, Ron Eydt Village
Sponsored by: European Research
Area - Canada Initiative (ERA-CAN)
Cocktail
Reception, Exhibits & Poster Presentation Session
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Wednesday, June 21, 2007
7:00 PM
Festival Room,
South Campus Hall
Nanomedicine Dinner
Guest Speaker:
Science, Innovation and the Challenges of the 21st Century
Dr. Ken Coates, Dean, Faculty of Arts, University
of Waterloo
All Nanomedicine delegates are welcomed
to join us!
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
7:30 - 9:00 AM
East Quad Lounge 102
Sponsored by: Canadian Association for Anatomy, Neurobiology
and Cell Biology (CAANCB
CAANCB Networking
Breakfast
All graduate students
are welcomed.
Faculty staff will be invited by the organizers
to network and have breakfast with the students. |
Thursday, June 21, 2007
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Exhibit Hall, REV
Sponsored by: Human Metabolome Project (HMP)
Registration,
Continental Breakfast, & Exhibits
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| Thursday, June 21, 2007
12:15 - 2:30 PM
Exhibit Hall, REV
CFBS Reception - Exhibits
& Poster Presentation
Thursday, June 21, 2007
6:30 PM
Sponsored by: Canadian Association for Anatomy,
Neurobiology and Cell Biology (CAANCB)
CAANCB Annual Quebec
Dinner and Award Ceremony
Charbries Four Seasons of Dining
15 King Street North
Waterloo ON, N2J 2W6
Tel. (519) 886 4678
Regular Member Rate: $40 - Student
Rate: $20
Tickets are available
at Registration Desk Tuesday noon, all day Wednesday & Thursday
morning.
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Friday, June 22, 2007
12:30 - 2:30 PM
Exhibit Hall, Ron Eydt Village
Goodbye Lunch |
Board
& Executive Meetings |
Friday, June 22, 2007
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Great Hall, REV
CAANCB Executive & Annual
General Meetings |
| Friday, June 22, 2007
12:30 - 2:30 PM
Great Hall, REV
CFBS Member
Information Session
Come and join us for lunch. |
Registration and Information Desk |
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Room: Ron Eydt Village (REV) Main Lobby
Tuesday, June 19, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Wednesday, June 20, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday, June 21, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday, June 22, 8:00 AM- 3:00 PM |
SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS & POSTER SESSIONS |
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WEDNESDAY, June 20, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
THURSDAY, June 21, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS & POSTER SESSIONS
Ron Edyt Village, Exhibit Hall
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Poster Session & Exhibits
- 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Refreshments & Deserts, Poster Session & Exhibits
- 4:00 - 4:30 PM
Refreshments, Poster Session & Exhibits
- 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Cocktail Reception,
Poster Session & Exhibits
Thursday, June 21, 2007
- 8:00 - 9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
- 10:15 - 11:15 AM
Coffee & Poster Session & Exhibits
(Please
check the program for the specific theme coffee break)
- 12:15 - 2:30 PM
Lunch & Poster Session & Exhibits
(Please check the program for
the specific theme lunch hours)
- 3:15 - 4:00 PM
Coffee and Poster Session & Exhibits
(Please check the program for the
specific theme coffee break)
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