The PKD Foundation of Canada in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, Concordia University e l’Université de Montréal, present the science café: Perspectives on Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
Join us Friday, the 17th of November at 6:00pm to 8:30pm – Light refreshments and live music at reception. Free event
DDO COMMUNITY CENTRE 12001, boulevard De Salaberry, DDO, Québec, H9B 2A7 – Enjoy free parking.
Featuring local experts to highlight the close reality of PKD and the strengths of the local community, this Science Café will include short presentations from the perspective of a patient living with PKD, a nephrologist caring for them, and the scientists carrying out PKD research. The opportunity for questions from the audience will follow presentations.
SPEAKERS:
Luisa Miniaci-Di Leo
Patient and Montreal Chapter Coordinator of the PKD Foundation of Canada
Dr. Ahsan Alam, MDCM, FRCP(C)
Associate Professor of Medicine at McGill University and nephrologist at the Royal Victoria Hospital
Dr. Marie Trudel, PhD
Director and Professor, Molecular Genetics and Development, IRCM, Professeur Titulaire, Département de Médecine – Biologie Moléculaire et Département de Biochimie et Médecine Moléculaire – Université de Montréal, Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine -Division of Experimental Medicine – McGill University
Dr. Elena Torban, PhD
Scientist, Division of Nephrology, McGill University
Dr. Chiara Gamberi, PhD
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Concordia University, Visiting Professor, Chemistry Department, Université de Montréal.