10th Annual Charbonneau Research Symposium
The Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute Annual Research Symposium brings together trainees, staff, principle investigators and clinicians affiliated with the institute for a day of presentations and discussions around the diverse range of cancer research carried out within Charbonneau. This diversity in cancer research includes biomedical, clinical, health services, and social, cultural environmental and population health research. Each year we invite an external keynote speaker who is an internationally recognized leader in one or more of these areas to present their cutting-edge research and join in with discussions throughout the day. Additional oral presenters are chosen to introduce our newest recruited faculty members, highlight established Charbonneau investigators that have made outstanding contributions to cancer research, and give opportunities for our senior trainees to share their exciting research results.
Program Schedule
Friday, May 9, 2025 | Theatre 4
Keynote & Talks
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Ali Bashashati
Dr. Ali Bashashati is an Associate Professor with the Department of Pathology and School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of British Columbia, a Principal Investigator with the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI), and Director of Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics Research in BC's Ovarian Cancer Research Program. Dr. Bashashati's research area lies at the interface between computational, engineering and biomedical sciences. He is interested in developing machine-learning algorithms to combine various sources imaging, digital pathology and 'omics data in the context of cancer. Dr. Bashashati aims to improve pathology efficiency, identify new biomarkers for treatment selection and derive biological insights for various health conditions with major emphasis on cancer. He has published extensively in cancer genomics, bioinformatics, computational biology, and machine learning. His papers, cited nearly 20,000 times, have appeared in top-tier journals such as Nature, Nature Genetics, and Nature Medicine.
Faculty and Trainee Speakers
Dr. Jennifer Chan
Faculty Speaker
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine
Dr. Joe Kendal
Faculty Speaker
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine
Dr. David Schriemer
Faculty Speaker
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine
Dr. Perri Tutelman
Faculty Speaker
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts
Kurt Hildebrand
Trainee Speaker
PhD Candidate supervised by Dr. Michael Monument
Dr. Ioana Nicolau
Trainee Speaker
Postdoctoral Fellow supervised by Dr. Darren Brenner
Alisha Poole
Trainee Speaker
PhD Candidate supervised by Dr. Steve Robbins and Dr. Donna Senger
Dr. Mansour Poorebrahim
Trainee Speaker
Postdoctoral Fellow supervised by Dr. Nizar Bahlis
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