BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260729T151813EDT-6141l0sevk@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260729T191813Z DESCRIPTION:Bringing the D2R community together!\n\nAbout\n\nIn March 2025\ , D2R will hold it’s inaugural Research Symposium where it will bring more than 150 participants together to share and discuss the innovative resear ch being conducted across the D2R Initiative. This event will provide a pl atform for researchers to network\, learn about D2R-funded research\, and share insights with peers from McGill and D2R partner institutions.\n\nOve r two days\, attendees will hear from principal investigators about their D2R-funded research projects and Core Platforms\, as well as from our indu stry partners. There will also be poster presentations from trainees worki ng on D2R-funded projects. Visit our website for a list of D2R funded proj ects.\n\nAgenda\n\nThursday March 13\, 2025 (Day 1)\n\n\n \n \n TIME\n AGENDA ITEM\n \n \n \n \n 8:30-8:35am\n Land acknowledgement & welcome from Vice-Presid ent\, Research and Innovation\n Dominique Bérubé\n \n \n 8:35-8:55am\n Welcome & overview of D2R\n Philippe Gros\n \n \n 8:55-9:00am\n Event logistics & house keeping\n Giovanna Sebastiani\n \n \n 9:00-10:10am\n \n INTRODUCTION TO D2R PART NERS\n Dominique Bérubé (session chair) \n\n \n Sherbrooke the R-to-R base: F rom the beginning of the RNA binding protein group to the future RNA world \, Sherif Abou Elela\, Université de Sherbrooke\n Vancouver LNP mRNA initia tives: UBC’s NanoCore and the spin-off ecosystem\, Pieter Cullis\, Univers ity of British Columbia\n Quebec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research\,Treena Delormier\n D2R’s international partnerships\, Mark Lathro p \n \n \n \n \n 10:10-10:40am\n Coffee break\n \n \n 10:40-11:15am\n \n D2R RESEARCH : Translational impact research\n Philippe Gros (session chair)\n\n Scientif ic presentations to be announced at the event. \n \n \n \n 11:15-11:30am\n \n D2 R CORE PLATFORM: End to end sequencing platform for RNA therapeutics quali ty control\n Ioannis Ragoussis\n \n \n \n 11:30-11:45am\n \n D2R INDUSTRY PARTNER : Leverage new Illumina multiomics assays to go beyond today’s genome\n Del phine Douillet\, Illumina\n \n \n \n 12:00-1:00pm\n Lunch & poster sessions\n \n \n 1:00-2:35pm\n \n D2R RESEARCH: Bioprocessing\, biomanufacturing\, and nano technology\n Amine Kamen (session chair)\n\n \n Intelligent screening for nex t generation LNP design and manufacturing\, David Juncker\n Using synthetic biology approaches to develop novel RNA anti-cancer therapeutics\, Taha A zad\, Université de Sherbrooke\n pHREEDOM: A pH-Responsive probe to study e ndosomal escape for RNA delivery optimization and monitoring\, Bin Zhao\, University of British Columbia\n \n \n \n \n 2:35-3:05pm\n Coffee break & poster sessions\n \n \n 3:05-4:40pm\n \n D2R RESEARCH: RNA therapeutics\, part 1\n Tho mas Duchaine (session chair)\n\n \n Live Imaging of mRNA 5′ cap Interaction with translation initiation factors\, Maria Vera-Ugalde\n RNA splicing as a n oncogenic factor and as a therapeutic target\, Mathieu Quesnel Vallières \, Université de Sherbrooke\n McGill brand mRNA production\, Nathan Luedtke \n \n \n \n \n 4:40-4:55pm\n \n D2R CORE PLATFORM: Integrated McGill Infectious D isease Platforms\n Silvia Vidal\n \n \n \n 4:55-5:10pm\n \n D2R INDUSTRY PARTNER: Predicting biology: From foundation models to AI platform\n Radu Dobrin\, Deep Genomics\n \n \n \n 5:10-5:15pm\n \n Closing Remarks\n Philippe Gros\n \n \n \n 5:15-7:30pm\n Symposium Social\n \n \n\n\nFriday March 14\, 2025 (Day 2)\n\n \n \n \n TIME\n AGENDA ITEM\n \n \n \n \n 8:00-8:30am\n Registration\n \n \n 8:30-8:35a m\n Opening remarks\n Philippe Gros\n \n \n 8:35-10:10am\n \n D2R RESEARCH: RNA t herapeutics\, part 2\n Maureen McKeague (session chair)\n\n \n RNA-targeting therapeutics to address antimicrobial resistance\, Nicolas Moitessier\n CRI SPR-guided trans-splicing for RNA treatment of oculopharyngeal muscular dy strophy\, Guy Rouleau \n Improving disease prognosis and treatment by eluci dating pre-mRNA splicing dynamics\, Karine Choquet\, Université de Sherbro oke\n \n \n \n \n 10:10-10:25am\n \n D2R CORE PLATFORM: iCELL – Integrated Cytome try and Enhanced Learning Laboratories\n Jorg Fritz\n \n \n \n 10:25-10:40am\n \n D2R INDUSTRY PARTNER: Next generation mRNA design - increasing mRNA pote ncy\n Ben Hudson\, TriLink BioTechnologies\n \n \n \n 10:40-11:10am\n Coffee bre ak\n \n \n 11:10am-12:25pm\n \n THE APPLICATION OF EDI IN THE D2R COMMUNITY: We are all part of the solution \n\n \n Landscape & The D2R EDI Action Plan: K ey principles and on-going actions\, Amélie Quesnel Vallée\n What do “Equit y”\, “Diversity”\, and “Inclusion” mean for D2R – Part 1\, Mariloue Daudie r\n What do “Equity”\, “Diversity”\, and “Inclusion” mean for D2R – Part 2 \n \n Raquel Cuella Martin\n Lucienne Tritten\n Simon Gravel\n \n \n Q&A\n \n \n \n \n 12:25-1:30pm\n Lunch & poster sessions\n \n \n 1:30-2:35pm\n \n D2R RESEARCH: Data science\, bioinformatics\, and computing in personalized medicine\n Gu illaume Bourque (session chair)\n\n \n A citizen science platform for accele rating metagenomic studies in urban built environment\, Jérôme Waldispül\n Single-cell and spatial profiling of RNA splicing to understand tumour het erogeneity\, Ioannis Ragoussis\n \n \n \n \n 2:35-2:50pm\n D2R CORE PLATFORM: D2 R - Health Data Science platform\n Mathieu Bourgey\n \n \n 2:50-3:10pm\n \n D2R RESEARCH: Translational impact research\n\n Scientific presentation to be a nnounced at the symposium. \n \n \n \n 3:10-3:25pm\n \n D2R INDUSTRY PARTNER: Di rect RNA sequencing - Uncover previously unseen biological insights\n Manue l Buscarlet\, Oxford Nanopore Technologies Inc.\n \n \n \n 3:25-3:55pm\n Coffee break & poster sessions\n \n \n 3:55-4:55pm\n \n OPEN MIC WITH D2R’S SCIENTIFI C LEADERSHIP \n Vincent Mooser (session chair)\n\n Panelists: \n\n \n Philippe Gros\n Mark Lathrop\n Amélie Quesnel Vallée\n Nathan Luedtke\n \n \n \n \n 4:55-5 :10pm\n \n Poster awards\n Giovanna Sebastiani\n \n \n \n 5:10-5:15pm\n Closing re marks\n Philippe Gros\n \n \n\n\n \n\nEvent program\n\nDownload the event pro gram here\, which include welcome messages from leadership\, a detailed ag enda\, list of poster presentations\, event sponsors and event sustainabil ity\n\nRegistration \n\nRegistration is now closed\, but don’t worry we’ll be sharing highlights from presentations and discussions throughout the d ay on March 13 and March 14 on D2R's social media. Be sure to follow #D2RS ymposium2025 on LinkedIn\, X (Twitter) and Bluesky to stay in the loop.\n \nEvent Sponsors\n\nWe would like to extend a special thank you to our eve nt sponsors\, Illumina\, Moderna\, Oxford Nanopore Technologies\, Biovectr a\, TriLink Biotechnologies\, Deep Genomics\, Admare\, Charles River and R oche\, whose support helps make this symposium possible.\n\n\n\nEvent sust ainability\n\nD2R is committed to contributing to McGill’s goal of maintai ning Platinum Sustainability across the university by embedding sustainabi lity into the D2R office and activities. For our inaugural research sympos ium\, we are delighted to announce that we have been awarded Silver Sustai nable Event Certification by the McGill Sustainable Events program run by the McGill Office of Sustainability To learn more about McGill's Sustainab ility initiatives\, visit: www.mcgill.ca/sustainability/\n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250313 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250314 SUMMARY:D2R Research Symposium 2025 URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/dna-to-rna/channels/event/d2r-research-symposium- 2025-363761 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR