The RRTQ/QTRN would like to thank all guests, sponsors, and speakers for attending and /or presenting their latest work at our 5th annual Symposium. This year we welcomed 118 attendees, which exceeded our expectations. High quality presentations certainly contributed to the success of the event. Indeed many participants requested access to the presentations as a reference tool. With the permission of speakers, we created a new “Reference tools” section where we will post some presentations for easy access by our members.
We hope you were pleased with your experience at the symposium and it, once again, provided you the opportunity to meet and network with leading scientists in the transgenic animal community.
We look forward to your participation next year at our 6th annual Symposium, which should be held in November 2010.
Dear colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the QTRN’s 5th annual symposium, entitled “Transgenesis: new developments and applications”. This event will take place on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at the Goodman Cancer Centre – McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.
This year the event is co-sponsored by the International Society of Transgenic Technologies (ISTT), supporting our international initiative. As per previous years, the goal of this symposium is to bring together scientists, graduate students, assistants, technicians, and veterinarians eager to get informed and contribute to the advancement of transgenic technologies within the Canadian scientific community.
We are pleased to welcome local and international speakers doing cutting-edge work on genetically modified animals. The symposium is split into three sessions: the first focusing on the generation of new animal models to further biomedical research. The second session follows with presentations on imaging and phenotyping in order to facilitate the analysis of these models. The symposium will close with the final session on better colony management and animal welfare. This event is bilingual, but most of the presentations will be in English.
We invite you to register for the symposium (for free) on our website (PARTICIPATE). Please note that upon registration for the event you will automatically become a member of the QTRN (if you are not already).
The preliminary program is also available on our website. We truly hope to see you at the symposium and we welcome you to send this invitation to your colleagues.
Sincerely,
The QTRN organizing committee
info@rrtq.org
Tel. 514-398-3248
http://www.rrtq.org
QTRN 5th Annual Symposium , co-sponsored by the International Society for Transgenic Technologies
Trangenesis : New developments and applications
DATE :
Saturday, November 7th, 2009, 9h-17h
HOSTED BY:
Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Centre
LOCATION :
McIntyre Medical Building of McGill University
Entrance at 1200 Pine Av. West
Martin theatre, 6th floor.
Alternative entrance: 3655 Prom. Sir-William-Osler, 6th floor.
PROGRAM:
Preliminary program available at www.rrtq.org , under the heading PROGRAM.
PARKING:
Indoor : McIntyre Garage (7$) ou Outdoor : Corner Drummond and Docteur-Penfield
FREE ONLINE REGISTRATION :
Via www.rrtq.org ; PARTICIPATE
Deadline: October 31st, 2009
Included :
- Delegate package
- Light Breakfast
- Coffee Breaks
- Lunch
LODGING :
McGill University has special arrangements with five Official Hotels located in downtown Montreal within walking distance from the main campus. Guestrooms at reduced prices are available to anyone connected to the University, that is, staff, students, visitors, etc. To book your accommodation at these rates, please mention McGill University when making reservations. For more details please visit:
http://www.mcgill.ca/travelservices/hotelprogram/listing/#downtown
PARTNERS:
Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Centre
International Society for Transgenic Technologies (ISTT)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC)
GOLD SPONSOR:
Caliper Life Sciences Inc.
Sigma-Aldrich Inc.
SILVER SPONSORS:
Eppendorf Canada Ltd.
Velocigene - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Iseehear Inc.
Hamilton Thorne Inc.
Life Technologies (Applied Biosystems/Invitrogen)
BRONZE SPONSORS:
inGenious Targeting Laboratories Inc.
Paratechs Corporation
TOPO Diagnostic Inc.