Speakers for the Scientific Satellite Meeting of the Symposium
Baptiste Lacoste, PhD
Scientist and Assistant Professor
Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience Program
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Title : Contributions of Neurovascular Abnormalities to Autism Spectrum Disorders
Alexandre Dubrac, PhD
Researcher and Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre – University of Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Title: Noncanonical TGFb Signaling is Crucial for Specialized Neuroretina Tip-Cells Sprouting and Blood-Retina Barrier Formation
Ivan Radovanovic, MD, PhD, FHM (Swiss Board of Neurosurgery)
Scientist and Associate Professor
Toronto Western Research Institute, Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network,
Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Title: Brain arteriovenous malformations: genetic origin, signaling and potential therapies
Christian Salesse, PhD
Regular Researcher and Full Professeur
Department of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology /Head and Neck Surgery
CHU de Quebec Research Centre – Hôpital Saint-Sacrement
Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval
Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Title: Metabolism of the visual cycle and the activity of lecithin retinol acyltransferase from the retinal pigment epithelium
Flavio Rezende, MD, PhD
Ophthalmologist (retinal surgeon) and Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montréal
Centre universitaire d’ophtalmologie de l’Univeristé de Montréal – Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Title: First Good News for 2020: Gene Therapy for Retinopathies