2024 ACHRI & One Child Every Child Research Symposium
Join us in-person for this special symposium!
Researchers and trainees will share science and discuss emerging opportunities in child health and wellness research across ACHRI and One Child Every Child.
Thursday, November 21: 8 am - 9 pm
Friday, November 22: 8 am - 3 pm
MacEwan Hall, UCalgary
Registration now closed
Trainees and postdocs: Abstract submissions now closed
Questions about the symposium? Email r4kevents@ucalgary.ca
Parking Options
- MacEwan Conference and Event Centre Maps
- MacEwan Student Centre Underground Parking
- UCalgary Lot 11 Parking Lot
- UCalgary Campus Map
- Parking Questions? Call Barbara at 403.519.6107
Thursday, November 21
8 - 8:30 am: Check-in/Breakfast/Poster Set-up at MacEwan Hall Foyer, ground level
8:30 - 9:15 am: Opening Remarks, Indigenous Blessing and Honour Song at MacEwan Hall, ground level
- Dr. Benedikt Hallgrímsson
- Dr. Ed McCauley
- Elders Reg and Rose Crowshoe
- Elder Rod Hunter
9:15 - 9:30 am: ACHRI and One Child Every Child Update at MacEwan Hall, ground level
9:30 - 9:45 am: Break and Connection at MacEwan Hall Foyer, ground level
9:45 - 11:15 am: Precision Medicine at the Bench Presentations at MacEwan Hall, ground level
- Rumika Mascarenhas
- Dr. Emilio Mendez Olivos
- Mehr Malhotra
- Dr. Bethany Radford
- Dr. Xiaoqin Zhan
- Chair: Dr. Myriam Hemberger
11:15 - 11:30 am: Break and Connection at MacEwan Hall Foyer, ground level
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Research-Focused Breakout Sessions 1
- Indigenous Maternal and Child Well-Being at Escalus Room, second floor
- Chimeric antigen T-cell (CART) therapy for autoimmune diseases - an opportunity for a pan-Canadian multidisciplinary study at Cassio Room, second floor
- Childhood Inflammation & Infection at That Empty Space, ground level
- Tatiana Kalashnikova
- Dr. Marinka Twilt
- Dr. Craig Jenne
- Chair: Dr. Jim Kellner
- The Role of Neurodevelopment and Mental Health in Child Health and Wellness at MacEwan Hall, ground level
12:30 - 1:30 pm: Lunch and Networking at MacEwan Hall, ground level
1:30 - 3 pm: Big Data for Child Health and Wellness Presentations at MacEwan Hall, ground level
- Dr. Michael Brudno
- Dr. Ethan MacDonald
- Dr. Jessalyn Holodinsky
- Dr. Matthias Wilms
- Chair: Dr. Tyler Williamson
3 - 3:15 pm: Break and Connection at MacEwan Hall Foyer, ground level
3:15 - 4:15 pm: Research-Focused Breakout Sessions 2
- Tumour Sequencing for Precision Childhood Cancer Therapy and Pharmacogenetic Testing for Prediction (and reduction) of Toxicities at Cassio Room, second floor
- Dr. Bruce Carleton
- Dr. Victor Lewis
- Chair and Intro to Program: Dr. Greg Guilcher
- Research in the Pediatric Acute Care Setting at Escalus Room, second floor
- Maternal & Perinatal Health at That Empty Space, ground level
- Dr. Maria Ospina
- Dr. Zahra Clayborne
- Dr. Jessica Walsh
- Chair: Dr. Amy Metcalfe
- Child Health and Well-Being Across Borders at MacEwan Hall, ground level
4:15 - 4:30 pm: Day One Wrap-Up at MacEwan Hall, ground level
- Joanne Weninger and Saifa Koonar
4:30 - 6:30 pm: Trainee Poster Session at MacEwan Hall, ground level
6:30 - 6:45 pm: Poster Award Presentations at MacEwan Hall, ground level
6:45 - 7:45 pm: Dinner and Networking at MacEwan Hall, ground level
7:45 - 9 pm: Table Games and Music at MacEwan Hall, ground level
Friday, November 22
8 - 8:30 am: Check-in/Breakfast at MacEwan Hall Foyer, ground level
8:30 - 10 am: Research to Impact: Solutions to Complex Problems for Children & Youth Presentations at MacEwan Hall, ground level
- Dr. Sheri Madigan and Jenney Zu
- Dr. Kate Storey
- Dr. Katrina Milaney
- Chair: Dr. Suzanne Tough
10 - 10:15 am: Break and Connection at MacEwan Hall Foyer, ground level
10:15 - 11:15 am: Research-Focused Breakout Sessions 3
- Technology & Innovation for Child Health at That Empty Space, ground level
- Indigenous Child & Youth Well-Being at Escalus Room, second floor
- Neuroscience & Neurodevelopment at MacEwan Hall, ground level
- ACHRI Trainee Oral Presentations at Cassio Room, second floor
- Stephanie Andreasen
- Bishnu Bajgain
- Mona Parizadeh
- Patrick Sipila
- Meghan Critchley
- Chair: Dr. Gerry Giesbrecht
11:15 - 11:30 am: Break and Connection at MacEwan Hall Foyer, ground level
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Panel Discussions 1
- The Power of Partnership: Transforming Research with Child and Family Lived Experience at That Empty Space, ground level
- Research Cores and Infrastructure for Child Health at Escalus Room, second floor
- Centre for Health Genomics & Informatics
- Child & Adolescent Imaging Research
- Southern Alberta Mass Spectrometry Facility
- Applied Spatial Omics Centre
- Electron microscopy, computed tomography, and other imaging modalities, including multiplexed ion beam imaging
- Moderator: Dr. Benedikt Hallgrímsson
- One Child Every Child Early Career Researchers Working Group Discussion at Cassio Room, second floor
- Moderators: Drs. Sarah MacEachern & Tamara Bodnar
12:30 - 1:30 pm: Lunch and Connection at MacEwan Hall, ground level
1:30 - 2:30 pm: Panel Discussions 2
- Research for Social Good at That Empty Space, ground level
- Clinical Trials: Where We Are, and Where We Need To Be at Escalus Room, second floor
- Oh, the places you’ll go! Insights and advice for trainees as they consider their career paths at Cassio Room, second floor
- Trends in EDI in Research at MacEwan Hall, ground level
- Dr. Tonya Callaghan
- Dr. Ajwang' Warria
- Moderator: Jaya Dixit
2:30 - 3 pm: Closing Remarks and Indigenous Blessing at MacEwan Hall, ground level
- Elders Shelly Eli and Dustin Walter
- Dr. Benedikt Hallgrímsson and Joanne Weninger
Abstract Submissions
- Maximum 250 words. View abstract review criteria.
- Graduate students, postdocs and fellows are welcome to submit an abstract for the trainee poster session and oral presentations.
- There will be up to 100 poster presentations during the Nov. 21 poster session with a few abstracts selected for oral talks over both symposium days.
- Abstract submissions now closed
Poster Information
- Recommended Poster Sizes: Vertical orientation - 3.9ft (Height) x 3ft (Width); Other sizes are acceptable as long as they do not exceed half the poster board space (3'9'' Height and 3'9" Width), as it would overlap with the presenter beside you.
- Poster Board Dimension: Height - 3'9", Width - 7'7"; Each board should fit 2 posters.
- Only one abstract per presenter will be accepted.
- Please acknowledge your funding source on posters. If your research is funded by ACHRI, please use the ACHRI logo found here.
