Immigrant and International women in Science is delighted to host Soapbox Science event in the beautiful Quebec City! The event will be held at Parc du Musée, in French and English, the two official languages of Canada.
This year we have eight dynamic women speakers who will discuss research and careers related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
N.B.: Due to COVID-19, we have taken extra safety and physical distancing measures to ensure a safe and enriching experience. See you there!
Immigrant and International women in Science est ravi d’accueillir l’événement Soapbox Science dans la belle ville de Québec! L’événement aura lieu au Parc du Musée, en français et en anglais, les deux langues officielles du Canada.
Cette année, nous avons huit conférencières dynamiques qui discuteront de la recherche et des carrières liées aux sciences, à la technologie, à l’ingénierie et aux mathématiques (STEM).
N.B.: En raison de la COVID-19, nous avons pris des mesures supplémentaires de sécurité et d’éloignement physique pour garantir une expérience sûre et enrichissante. Rendez-vous sur place !
Sponsors
We couldn’t run this event without the generous logistical and financial support of our sponsors, Brain Canada foundation, Fonds de Recherche du Québec (FRQ) and Immigrant and International women in Science.
Details of the location and timing of the event
Date: 19th of September 2020
Location: 255, Grande Allée Ouest La Cité-Limoilou
Time: 1 pm to 4 pm Eastern time
Speakers
Selected from a competitive pool of researchers, our 8 speakers will be sharing their work in technology, science, medicine and engineering. The speakers and their discussion topics are:
Dr. Samira Rahimi, McGill University
“Faire progresser les soins de santé grâce à l’intelligence artificielle ; des maladies cardiovasculaires à COVID-19”
“Advancing Health Care using Artificial Intelligence; from Cardiovascular Diseases to COVID-19”
Ms. Océane Hourtané, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
“Pourquoi les microalgues sont-elles importantes ? Quels sont les dangers d’une contamination métallique pour ces organismes ainsi que leur écosystème ?”
“Why are microalgae important? How does metal contamination may impact them and their ecosystem?”
Ms. Isabel Plasencia Fernandez, CERVO Brain Research Center
“La douleur chronique, un interrupteur à réparer.”
“Chronic pain, a switch to be repaired”
Dr. Mélanie Laurin, CHU de Québec-Université Laval (@melanlaurin)
“Un jour à la plage : Développement de la peau et cancer”
“A day at the beach – understanding skin cancer”
Ms. Floriane Bretheau, CHU de Québec-Université Laval
“La revanche des Astro-siths”
“The Revenge of the Astro-siths”
Ms. Amélie Poulin-Brière , CERVO Brain Research Center
“Garder nos motoneurones en vie grâce aux anticorps; Dégage, SLA!”
“Keeping our motor neurons alive with antibodies; Bug off, ALS!”
Dr. Linda David, CHU de Québec-Université Laval
“How can we heal the brain with antibodies?”
Ms Amanda Gerges, IC Axon
“The Atypical Branches of Science”
Discover our 2020 speakers:
Top left to bottom right- Dr Samira Rahimi, Ms. Amanda Gerges, Dr. Mélanie Laurin, Ms. Floriane Bretheau, Ms. Océane Hourtané, Ms. Amélie Poulin-Brière, Dr. Linda David, Ms. Isabel Plasencia Fernandez
Meet the organising team
| Dr Pooja Shree Mishra Researcher, ImStar Therapeutics inc. & Co-leader, IWS- Quebec City | Dr Silvia Pozzi Associate Researcher at CERVO Brain Research Centre & Co-leader of IWS- Quebec City | Romina Barreto PhD Candidate in neurobiology, Université Laval, Co-Director of the Social Committee of CERVOLET, & Co-Leader IWS- Quebec City | Dr Razan Sheta Université Laval, Department of Molecular Medicine & CHU de Quebec Research Center, Axe Neuroscience & Co-leader, IWS- Quebec City |
and Dr. Linda Lara , Postdoctoral Researcher at Ontario Tech University