Welcome to CRRD
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Uniting McGill University faculty, trainees, and staff with diverse and complementary interests in reproductive and developmental biology.
2025 CRRD Research Day
Many thanks to faculty, staff, students, and everyone who helped make the 17th annual Research Day a success!
Our invited speakers:
Clermont Lecturer: Dr. Kotaro Sasaki, University of Pennsylvania, "Reconstitution of human male germline development and steroidogenesis using pluripotent stem cells"
Invited Lecturer: Dr. Myriam Hemberger, University of Calgary, "“Uterine-placental crosstalk – The impact of extraembryonic tissues on developmental outcome"
Congratulations to our student presentation winners:
Junior level posters: 1st, Amanda Teixeira; 2nd, Charlotte Mack; 3rd, Leane Roseberry
Senior level posters: 1st, William Sluman; 2nd Yanchen Dong; 3rd, Deepak Saini
Oral presentation: Krutika Patil
Thank you to our student helpers:
24-25 Trainee Fellowship winners and session presenters William Sluman & Ankur Saharan
Executive Committee Trainee Representatives Stephanya Zimakas & Hengameh Kazemdarvish
Much appreciation for our faculty & staff judges:
Teruko Taketo, Makoto Nagano, Sharmin Begum, Raj Duggavathi, Jacquetta Trasler, Sarah Kimmins, Rima Slim, Cristian O'Flaherty, Aimee Ryan, Dan Bernard, Yojiro Yamanaka, William Pastor, Bernard Robaire
A role for SMAD3 in reproduction & development
View featured publications by CRRD members
Student Commitee
Our trainee representatives Stephanya Zimakas and Hengameh Kazemdarvish are organizing social events and soliciting input on speakers and activities
contact crrd [at] mcgill.ca to forward a message
Funding
CRRD offer grants to Faculty Members, graduate students and postdocs in member labs.
