Conferences
IRIC presents the 38th edition of its Winter 2025 Scientific Conferences.
Join us to hear top researchers from Canada, the U.S. and Europe present their latest scientific advancements. Please note that the lectures will take place in person, on Mondays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in Room S1-151 of the Jean-Coutu Pavilion at the Université de Montréal.
Lectures in English
Free admission
IRIC
Pavilion Marcelle Coutu
2950, chemin de Polytechnique
S1-151
Calendar
13 JAN
Alisa Piekny | Concordia University, Montréal, QC, CAN
Revealing Diversity in the Human Cell Division Machinery
Revealing Diversity in the Human Cell Division Machinery
20 JAN
Mark R. Parthun | Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
The Role of New Histone Acetylation in the Epigenetic Inheritance of Chromatin States
The Role of New Histone Acetylation in the Epigenetic Inheritance of Chromatin States
27 JAN
Michel Bouvier |IRIC, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, CAN
G protein coupled receptor (GPCR) Signaling and Location Biases; Two Aspects of functional Selectivity in Drug Action
G protein coupled receptor (GPCR) Signaling and Location Biases; Two Aspects of functional Selectivity in Drug Action
3 FEV
Nam-Sung Moon | McGill University, Montréal, QC, CAN
ER Homeostasis and Cytoplasmic DNA: Insights from Endocycle Defects in Drosophila Polyploid Tissue
ER Homeostasis and Cytoplasmic DNA: Insights from Endocycle Defects in Drosophila Polyploid Tissue
10 FEV
Morag Park | McGill University, Montréal, QC, CAN
The Triple-negative Breast Cancer Microenvironment, Cell Plasticity and Drug Tolerance
The Triple-negative Breast Cancer Microenvironment, Cell Plasticity and Drug Tolerance
17 FEV
Daniel Gautheret | Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, FRA
Exploring the Cancer Transcriptome with k-mers
Exploring the Cancer Transcriptome with k-mers
24 FEV
Rafael Garcia Mata | University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
Regulation of Cell-junction Formation, Barrier Function and Polarity by the RhoG Exchange Factor SGEF
Regulation of Cell-junction Formation, Barrier Function and Polarity by the RhoG Exchange Factor SGEF
10 MARCH
Luke McCaffrey | Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute, Montréal, QC, CAN
Dynamic Control of Epithelial Polarity Shapes Early Cancer Development
Dynamic Control of Epithelial Polarity Shapes Early Cancer Development
17 MARCH
Gilles Pagès | Université Côte d’Azur, Nice, FRA
A 15-Year Journey: From Mechanisms of Resistance to Antiangiogenic Drugs to Innovative Therapeutic Strategies in Kidney Cancer and Beyond
A 15-Year Journey: From Mechanisms of Resistance to Antiangiogenic Drugs to Innovative Therapeutic Strategies in Kidney Cancer and Beyond
24 MARCH
Katja Petzold | Uppsala University, Uppsala, SWE
Dancing RNA: How Structural Changes Explain Function
Dancing RNA: How Structural Changes Explain Function
31 MARCH
Yuzhuo Wang | University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CAN
Toward a Cancer Fear-Free World
Toward a Cancer Fear-Free World
7 APRIL
James Murphy | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research WEHI, Parkville, AUS
Shining a Light on Dark and Gloomy Kinases as Therapeutic Targets
Shining a Light on Dark and Gloomy Kinases as Therapeutic Targets
14 APRIL
Laurent Cappadocia | Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montréal, QC, CAN
New Tools to Promote and Study Protein SUMOylation
New Tools to Promote and Study Protein SUMOylation
28 APRIL*
28 Ugo Dionne | Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI), Toronto, ON, CAN
In-Depth Characterization of Signal Rewiring by Kinase: Fusions And Truncations
*Room S1-111
In-Depth Characterization of Signal Rewiring by Kinase: Fusions And Truncations
*Room S1-111
5 MAY
Claude Perreault | IRIC, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, CAN
Know Thyself - The Nature of the Immune Self
Know Thyself - The Nature of the Immune Self