Seminars & Events

Monday, October 07, 2024, 15:30-16:30
The OHRI Seminar Series Program presents
"Non-genetic mechanisms of therapeutic sensitivity and resistance in the myeloid malignancies"
Speaker: Dr. Aly Karson
Location: TOH General Campus CCW 5th Floor Room#5225
Hosted by Dr. William Stanford
Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
"TIME TO SPARCL(1) – THE ROLE OF ASTROCYTES IN SYNAPTIC DYSFUNCTION"
Speaker: Rita Sattler, PhD
Professor, Dept. of Translational Neuroscience
David and Weezie Reese Chair for
Neurodegeneration Research
Co-Director, ASU-BNI Interdisciplinary Graduate
Program in Neuroscience
Director, BNI Research Education Programs
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link
Hosted by Dr. Max Rousseaux 

Learning Objectives:

1. Importance of synaptic dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases 

2.Role of astrocytes in synapse health and disease

3. Utilization of patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) culture models for studying neurodegenerative diseases

Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 15:00-16:00
The Health AI and Data Science (HAD) Program presents
TBD
Speaker: TBD
TBD
Location: Virtual via MS Teams. Meeting ID: 257 307 352 897 | Passcode: 5dzxcS

Please contact Emma Brown at emmabrown1@ohri.ca if you would like the meeting link.

NOTE: If you would like to be added to the HAD - Health AI and Data Science team on MS Teams (including the HAD JC seminar mailing list), please join the team using code: owfh55e. If you are external to TOH/OHRI and would like to be added, please email Emma Brown at emmabrown1@ohri.ca.

Learning objectives:

  • TBD
Monday, October 21, 2024, 15:30-16:30
The OHRI Seminar Series Program presents
"Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: From Bench to Bedside"
Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Henske
Location: TOH General Campus CCW5th Floor Rm. 5225
Hosted by Dr. William Stanford
Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
"HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS"
Speaker: Harry Atkins, MD
Senior Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Physician, Transplant and Cell Therapy Program,
The Ottawa Hospital
Associate Professor, Clinical Hematology
University of Ottawa
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

MS Mingle Series

Hosted by Dr. Guilia Fadda 

Learning Objectives:

1.Be aware of the evolution in the use of HSCT for MS.

2.Become familiar with the mechanism of action of HSCT for MS.

3. Understand the clinical application of HSCT for treatment of patients with MS.

Monday, October 28, 2024, 15:30-16:30
The OHRI Seminar Series Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Dr. Danny Dhanasekaran
Location: TOH General Campus, CCW5th Floor Room#5225
Hosted by Dr. Ben Tsang 
Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 15:00-16:00
The Health AI and Data Science (HAD) Program presents
TBD
Speaker: TBD
TBD
Location: Virtual via MS Teams. Meeting ID: 238 798 701 680 | Passcode: ZU7iwQ

Please contact Emma Brown at emmabrown1@ohri.ca if you would like the meeting link.

NOTE: If you would like to be added to the HAD - Health AI and Data Science team on MS Teams (including the HAD JC seminar mailing list), please join the team using code: owfh55e. If you are external to TOH/OHRI and would like to be added, please email Emma Brown at emmabrown1@ohri.ca.

Learning objectives:

  • TBD
Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 15:00-16:00
The Health AI and Data Science (HAD) Program presents
TBD
Speaker: TBD
TBD
Location: Virtual via MS Teams. Meeting ID: 211 639 876 007 | Passcode: 5ZsBpf

Please contact Emma Brown at emmabrown1@ohri.ca if you would like the meeting link.

NOTE: If you would like to be added to the HAD - Health AI and Data Science team on MS Teams (including the HAD JC seminar mailing list), please join the team using code: owfh55e. If you are external to TOH/OHRI and would like to be added, please email Emma Brown at emmabrown1@ohri.ca.

Learning objectives:

  • TBD
Monday, November 18, 2024, 15:30-16:30
The OHRI Seminar Series Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Dr. Irah King
Location: TOH General Campus, CCW5th Floor Room#5225
Hosted by Dr. Michele Ardolino 
Monday, December 02, 2024, 15:30-16:30
The OHRI Seminar Series Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Dr. Valerie Wallace
Location: TOH General Campus CCW5th Floor Rm. 5225
Hosted by Dr. Rashmi Kothary 

Please note that OHRI seminars are open to all members of OHRI and partner institutions. Members of the general public are asked to contact the communications office (jganton@ohri.ca) for more information about the research presented at OHRI seminars.