CCTC 2011 - Conference Program
Posters stay up for the entire meeting
The presentations will take place in Amphithéâtre Bell de l'École Polytechnique (6th floor Room C-631) and the posters will be set up in Galerie Roland (6th floor Main Hall) |
| Friday, May 27 | |
11.00-12.55 |
Registration and poster set-up |
| Galerie Rolland (6th floor Main Hall), École Polytechnique | |
13.00-13.15 |
Welcome address, opening remarks, announcements
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| Amphithéâtre Bell (6th floor Room C-631), École Polytechnique | |
| Session I: | Genetics, pathomechanisms and clinical aspects of bone and connective tissue Moderators: Caroline Hoemann, Ph.D. and Janet E Henderson, Ph.D. |
| Amphithéâtre Bell (6th floor Room C-631), École Polytechnique | |
13:15-14:00 |
Keynote: Bjorn R. Olsen, MD, Ph.D. (Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA) |
| "Bone-forming processes, vascular endothelium and mesenchymal stem cells – encounters of the good and bad kinds" - sponsored by Génome Québec (Canada) - |
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14:00-14:15 |
Yoann Gosselin (École Polytechnique de Montréal, QC) |
| "Effect of microfracture tool shape on subchondral bone structure in ex vivo symptomatic OA knee condyles with and without prior steroid therapy" | |
14:15-14:30 |
Perrine Piat (Université de Montréal, QC) |
| "In vivo effects of a single intra-articular injection of 2% lidocaine or 0.5% bupivacaine on articular cartilage" | |
14:30-14:45 |
Michael B Sullivan (McGill University, QC) |
| "A murine model of early onset scoliosis" | |
14:45-15:00 |
Kim L. Beaucage (The University of Western Ontario, ON) |
| "Abnormal fat distribution in mice lacking P2X7 nucleotide receptors" | |
15:00-15:15 |
Seemun Ray (McGill University, QC) |
| "Effects of arterial calcification on bone mass in Mgp-/- mice" | |
15:15-15:45 |
Coffee/tee break and Poster session |
| Galerie Rolland (6th floor Main Hall), École Polytechnique | |
| Session II: | Signaling in cell differentiation, development and disease Moderators: Cheryle A. Seguin, Ph.D. and Stéphane Chabaud, Ph.D. |
| Amphithéâtre Bell (6th floor Room C-631), École Polytechnique | |
| 15:45-16:30 | Keynote: Jean-François Beaulieu, Ph.D. (Université de Sherbrooke, QC) |
| "Epithelial cell-matrix interactions in intestinal health and disease" - sponsored by JGH Orthopaedic Research Lab (Montréal, Canada) - |
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16:30-16:45 |
Matthew McCann (University of Western Ontario, ON) |
| "The embryonic notochord forms the nucleus pulposus during intervertebral disc development" | |
16:45-17:00 |
Sunil Parapuram (University of Western Ontario, ON) |
| "Integrin beta 1 necessary for fibroblasts to maintain corneal structural integrity" | |
17:00-17:15 |
Simon Guérard (LOEX Université Laval, QC) |
| "Alteration of neutrophils’ functions in vitro by psoriatic keratinocytes" | |
17:15-17:30 |
Shahrzad Rafiei (McGill University, QC) |
| "The osteoclastogenic effects of prostate cancer cells" | |
17:30-17:45 |
Carolyne Simard-Bisson (LOEX Université Laval, QC) |
| "Use of in vitro reconstructed skin to study the function of a kinase in the differentiation of human epidermal cells" | |
18:00-18:10 |
Closing remarks |
| 18.30-20.30 | Welcoming cocktail reception (wine & cheese) |
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Lorne M. Trottier Atrium (3rd floor) Pierre-Lassonde building |
| Saturday, May 28 | |
8:30-8:40 |
Opening remarks, announcements |
| Amphithéâtre Bell (6th floor Room C-631), École Polytechnique | |
| Session III: | Stem cells, biomaterials and tissue regeneration Moderators: John Antoniou, M.D. Ph.D. and Julie Fradette, Ph.D |
| Amphithéâtre Bell (6th floor Room C-631), École Polytechnique | |
8:45-9:30 |
Keynote:Mauro Alini, Ph.D. (AO Research Institute, Davos, Switzerland) |
| "Stem cells homing: new way for IVD regeneration" - sponsored by AO Foundation (Davos, Switzerland) - |
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9:30-9:45 |
Derek H. Rosenzweig (McGill University, QC) |
| “Expansion of bovine chondrocyte populations on a continuously expanding culture surface inhibits dedifferentiation” | |
9:45-10:00 |
Sidharth Chaudhry (University of Toronto, ON) |
| “A novel culture system provides high yields of non-fibrogenic primary dermal fibroblasts for grafting applications” | |
10:00-10:15 |
Olesja Hazenbiller (University of Calgary, AB) |
| “Confined compressive load on murine embryonic stem cell within a collagen gel and the role of αvβ3 integrin in mechanotransduction” | |
10:15-10:45 |
Coffee/tee break and Poster session |
| Galerie Rolland (6th floor Main Hall), École Polytechnique | |
10:45-11:00 |
Charles-Hubert Lafantaisie Favreau (École Polytechnique de Montréal, QC) |
| “Implication of mast cells in chitosan/blood implant induction of in vivo chemotaxis and alternative macrophage activation" | |
11:00-11:15 |
Fan Jiang (McGill University, QC) |
| “Three dimensional assessment of peripheral vasculature using quantitative micro CT” | |
11:15-11:30 |
Lisbet Haglund (McGill University, QC) |
| “Bioreactor development for axial loaded bovine discs” | |
11:30-11:45 |
Sonia Rampersad (McGill University, QC) |
| “Using a novel nitrogen rich plasma polymer, the suppression of type X collagen in mesenchymal stem cells from osteoarthritic patients is maintained in pellet cultures" | |
11:45-12:00 |
Franck Simon (LOEX Université Laval, QC) |
| “Potential of tissue-engineered substitutes for torn ACL replacement” | |
12:00-13:00 |
Lunch and Poster session |
| Galerie Rolland (6th floor Main Hall), École Polytechnique | |
| Session IV: | Biomechanics of bone and connective tissue Moderators: Isabelle Villemure, Ph.D. and Delphine Périé-Curnier, Ph.D. |
| Amphithéâtre Bell (6th floor Room C-631), École Polytechnique | |
13:00-13:45 |
Keynote: Tom Quinn Ph.D. (McGill University, QC) |
| "Biophysics of cartilage injury and short-term cell and matrix responses in an in vitro model" - sponsored by Slawner Ortho (Montréal, Canada) - |
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13:45-14:00 |
Adele Changoor (École Polytechnique de Montréal, QC) |
| "Sensitivity of a streaming potential-based arthroscopic device to cartilage changes produced in an ex vivo equine cartilage injury model" | |
14:00-14:15 |
Barthélémy Valteau (École Polytechnique de Montréal, QC) |
| "IIn vivo dynamic bone growth modulation is less detrimental but as effective as static growth modulation” | |
14:15-14:30 |
Sibi Sutty (University of Toronto, ON) |
| "The sensitivity of bone fatigue resistance to advanced glycation endproducts" | |
14:30-14:45 |
Maximilien Recuerda (École Polytechnique de Montréal, QC) |
| "Relationships between MRI parameters and mechanical properties of intervertebral discs" | |
14:45-15:00 |
Sora Al Rowas (McGill University, QC) |
| "The intervertebral disc, articular cartilage and femur of adult mice exposed to DES" | |
15:00-15:30 |
Coffee/tee break and Poster session |
| Galerie Rolland (6th floor Main Hall), École Polytechnique | |
| Session V: | Connective tissue remodeling Moderators: Anneliese Recklies, Ph.D. and Rahul Gawri, M.D. |
| Amphithéâtre Bell (6th floor Room C-631), École Polytechnique | |
| 15:30-16:15 | Keynote: Leif Dahlberg, MD, Ph.D. (Lund University, Malmö, Sweden) |
| "Joint cartilage monitoring by contrast-enhanced MRI (dGEMRIC)" - sponsored by Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (Montréal, Canada) - |
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16:15-16:30 |
Adele Changoor (École Polytechnique de Montréal, QC) |
| "Collagen network structure in human normal, degraded, and repair articular cartilages" | |
16:30-16:45 |
Emily LeBlanc (University of Western Ontario, ON) |
| "AMPK and PPARd in osteoarthritis" | |
16:45-17:00 |
Yuen Yee Ho (Shriners Hospital for Children, QC) |
| "Chi3L1, a potential early disease marker for systemic sclerosis" | |
17:00-17:15 |
Véronique Moulin (LOEX Université Laval, QC) |
| "Formation of human fibrotic scar: Role of keratinocytes secretion of TIMP-1" | |
17:15-17:30 |
Jenna Balestrini (University of Toronto, ON) |
| "The role of matrix stiffness in sustained fibrotic behaviour of myofibroblasts" | |
17:30-17:40 |
Closing remarks |
19:00- |
Dinner banquet |
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Lorne M. Trottier Atrium (3rd floor) Pierre-Lassonde building |
Guest of honour: Robin Poole, Ph.D. (McGill University, QC) |
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| Sunday, May 29 | |
9:00-9:10 |
Opening remarks, announcements |
| Amphithéâtre Bell (6th floor Room C-631), École Polytechnique | |
| Session VI: | Extracellular matrix Moderators: Lisbet Haglund, Ph.D. and Marc Grynpas, Ph.D. |
| Amphithéâtre Bell (6th floor Room C-631), École Polytechnique | |
9:15-10:00 |
Keynote: Peter J Roughley, Ph.D. (Shriners Hospital for Children, QC) |
| "Aggrecan - The origin of health and the source of degeneration in articular cartilage and intervertebral disc" - sponsored by CanPeptide (Montréal, Canada) - |
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10:00-10:15 |
Bashar Alkhatib (McGill University, QC) |
| “Chondroadherin fragmentation as a biochemical marker for early stage intervertebral disc degeneration” | |
10:15-10:30 |
Betty Hoac (McGill University, QC) |
| “Inorganic linear polyphosphates inhibit mineralization of osteoblast cultures by direct binding to the apatitic mineral” | |
10:30-11:00 |
Coffee/tee break and Poster session |
| Galerie Rolland (6th floor Main Hall), École Polytechnique | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Kaur Jasvir (McGill University, QC) |
| “The interaction of TGF-β1 with Fibrillin-1 fragments” | |
| 11:15-11:30 | Kerstin Tiedemann (McGill University, QC) |
| “Regulatory role of fibrillin-1 in bone homeostasis” | |
11:30-11:45 |
Jean-François Groulx (Université de Sherbrooke, QC) |
| “Collagen VI is a basement membrane component that regulates epithelial cell-fibronectin interactions” | |
11:45-12:00 |
Oral presentation, poster and travel awards |
| Amphithéâtre Bell (6th floor Room C-631), École Polytechnique | |
