THE GAIRDNER FOUNDATION 50 ^th ANNIVERSARY OTTAWA SYMPOSIUM
June 3, 2009 at the University of Ottawa/ Université d'Ottawa
In collaboration with the University of Ottawa/ Université d'Ottawa

Genes and the Heart- Morning
Highlighting Brain and Mind Research- Afternoon

Genes and the Heart- Morning
Venue: University of Ottawa Heart Institute,Foustanellas Auditorium,40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa ON

8:15 Continental Breakfast

8:50 Introduction by Dr. John Dirks, President and Scientific Director, The Gairdner Foundation

9:05 "The First Common Genetic Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease" Dr. R. Roberts, President and CEO, University of Ottawa Heart Institute

9:35 Discussion

9:40 "Molecules that tell the Heart What to Do" Dr. David MacLennan, Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Charles H. Best Institute, Toronto, Ontario

10:10 Discussion

10:20  Refreshments

10:35 "Mending a Broken Heart - Stem Cells"   Dr. Duncan Stewart, CEO and Scientific Director, OHRI, Vice-President, Research, The Ottawa Hospital and Professor of Medicine, University of Ottawa 

11:05  Discussion

11:15  "Can we separate bleeding from clotting" Dr. Jack Hirsh, Professor emeritus,  medicine and Director, Henderson Research Centre, Hamilton, Ontario

12:00   Discussion

12:15  Lunch

Highlighting Brain and Mind Research- Afternoon

Time: 2:15-5:00
Venue: University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Amphitheatre A, 451 Smyth Rd

Dr. Brenda Milner, Sc.D., Dorothy J. Killam Professor of Psychology, Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"Reflections on the field of brain and memory"

Dr. Jean-Pierre Changeux, PhD, Professor Emeritus at the Collège de France and the Department of Neurosciences, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
"The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: from electric organ to cognition"

Dr. Samuel Weiss, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy and Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
"Adult Neural Stem Cells: from Basic Science to Therapeutic Applications"

  For more Information | Géraldine Gautier | 613-562-5800 (8116) | ggautier@uOttawa.ca

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