Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome Symposium
Held virtually on Thursday December 2nd (9AM-12PM) during Infection and Immunity Week, a McGill Bicentennial Signature Event, featuring international keynote speakers and McGill researchers and students. Jointly organized by the McGill AMR Research Centre and the McGill Centre for Microbiome Research.
Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome Symposium
Held virtually during Infection and Immunity Week (Nov. 29-Dec. 3, 2021)
Co-organized by the McGill Antimicrobial Resistance Research Centre
and the McGill Centre for Microbiome Research.
Thursday December 2nd, 9AM-12PM
9:00 Opening remarks by the McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (3 min)
9:05 The future of Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome research at McGill (20 min)
9:30 Plenary lecture (20 min presentation, 10 min Q&A): Dr. Eric. Pamer, M.D., Director, Duchossois Family Institute, Donald F. Steiner Professor, Departments of Medicine, Microbiology, and Pathology, The University of Chicago.
10:00 2 Student “3-min thesis” presentations (6 min)
10:10 Antimicrobial Resistance video competition runner-up (5 min)
10:15 Plenary lecture (20 min presentation, 10 min Q&A): Dr. Ilana L. Brito, Mong Family Sesquicentenial Faculty Scholar, Assistant Professor, Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Cornell University.
10:45 Break (10 min)
10:55 Antimicrobial Resistance video competition winner (5 min)
11:00 2 Student “3-min thesis” presentations (6 min)
11:10 Panel on the future of Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome research (50 min)
Confirmed panelists:
Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe, Professor, Canada Research Chair, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, co-founder of NuBiyota.
Dr. Ed Topp, Principal Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario.
Dr. B. Jesse Shapiro, Associate professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University.
12:00 End