Celebrate Dr. Jay Cross
Presented by ACHRI and the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Jay Cross
Dr. Cross is an expert in animal reproduction and molecular genetics, particularly in the areas of embryo implantation, placentation and pregnancy outcome. In 2021, he was the first University of Calgary professor and veterinarian ever elected as president of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Dr. Cross was founding director of the Institute of Maternal and Child Health, now called the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, a multi-disciplinary institute focused on biomedical, clinical and social aspects of child health. He initiated the Training Program in Genetics, Child Development & Health and the Clara Christie Centre for Genomics & Modeling of Human Disease. He is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Major awards include a Premier’s Research Excellence Award of Ontario in 1999, Investigator of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research in 2001, Research Scientist of the Year Award from the Association of Professors of Obstetrics & Gynecology in 2005, and Pioneer Award from the Frontiers in Reproduction Program at the Marine Biology Laboratory, USA in 2009.
Developmental Biology Symposium to celebrate Dr. Jay Cross
Friday, September 23, 2022
9:30 am – 3:30 pm MST
Theatre 3, Health Sciences Centre, Foothills Campus
or via Zoom
Join us in celebrating Dr. Jay Cross’ contributions to placental, developmental and reproductive biology.
Program:
9:30 - 9:35 am: Opening Remarks, Dr. Myriam Hemberger, Canada Research Chair in Developmental Genetics and Epigenetics; Program Director, Precision Medicine and Disease Mechanisms, ACHRI; Professor, University of Calgary
9:35 - 10:05 am: Dr. Hongmei Wang, Director, Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
10:05 - 10:10 am: State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology honors delivered by Dr. Hongmei Wang
10:10 - 10:40 am: Dr. Erica Watson, Senior Lecturer, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
10:40 - 11:10 am: Tea/Coffee Break in front of HSC Theatre 3
11:10 - 11:40 am: Dr. Paul Riley, BHF Professor of Regenerative Medicine and Chair of Development and Cell Biology, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
11:40 - 11:50 am: Address by Dr. Baljit Singh, Vice-President Research, University of Saskatchewan
11:50 am - 12 pm: Video message by Dr. John Kingdom, Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
12 - 12:10 pm: Dr. Myriam Hemberger
12:10 - 1:10 pm: Lunch Break
1:15 - 1:45 pm: Dr. Ian Scott, Associate Professor, University of Toronto; Senior Scientist, SickKids Research Institute
1:45 - 2:15 pm: Dr. Graham Burton, Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge; Director Emeritus, Centre for Trophoblast Research, Cambridge, United Kingdom
2:15 - 2:35 pm: Tea/Coffee Break in front of HSC Theatre 3
2:35 - 3:05 pm: Dr. Susan Fisher, Professor and Director, Translational Research in Perinatal Biology and Medicine, University of California San Francisco, USA
3:05 - 3:15 pm: Video message by Dr. Janet Rossant, President and Scientific Director, Gairdner Foundation; Chief of Research Emeritus, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
3:15 - 3:30 pm: Closing Remarks, Dr. Benedikt Hallgrímsson, Deputy Director, ACHRI; Head, Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy and Professor, University of Calgary