Single Cell Techniologies in Pre-Clinical & Clinical Solutions
The Single Cell Club presents the twice-annual in-person single cell discussion. This event will be held Thursday, December 4th from 5-7pm at Thomson house. Please join us to listen to three wonderful speakers who aim to address clinical challenges using single cell technologies.
Event Details
- Three talks followed by a panel discussion
- No registration required
- Hors d'oeuvres, alcoholic, and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided
Speakers
Elena Kuzmin, PhD
Elena Kuzmin is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Applied Synthetic Biology, Concordia University and Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in Synthetic and Functional Genomics. She is cross-appointed to the Goodman Cancer Institute and the Department of Human Genetics at McGill University. Her main research area is integrative synthetic and functional genomics, with a focus on complex genetic interaction networks. She received an undergraduate degree in human biology and zoology at the University of Toronto, M.Sc. in laboratory medicine and pathobiology at the SickKids Research Institute, followed by a Ph.D. in molecular genetics at the Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto. She then conducted postdoctoral work at the Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University.
David Langlais, PhD
David Langlais is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Human Genetics and Microbiology & Immunology at McGill University. He leads the Inflammation Genomics Laboratory at the Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine. Dr. Langlais earned his Ph.D. with honors in Molecular Biology in 2011 at University of Montreal, uncovering complex transcriptional circuits at the immuno-neuroendocrine interface. He then completed postdoctoral training with Dr. Philippe Gros at McGill, where he developed a translational immunogenomics program. Dr. Langlais’ research has led to the discovery of novel genes causing immunodeficiencies and has provided deep mechanistic insights into immune diseases and host-parasite interactions, integrating cutting-edge genomic, cellular, and in vivo approaches. Dr. Langlais is the recipient of several honors, including FRQS Junior Investigator Awards and the Milstein Young Investigator Award from the International Cytokine and Interferon Society. His research was also recognized among the Top 10 Discoveries of the Year by Québec Science in both 2018 and 2022.
Yumin Zheng
Yumin Zheng is a PhD candidate in Quantitative Life Sciences at McGill University, supervised by Professor Jun Ding. His research focuses on developing AI-driven virtual cell modeling methods by leveraging single-cell data. He is particularly interested in modeling spatiotemporal cellular dynamics and predicting cellular responses to interventions.
