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4-webinar series – 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of Insulin – A Journey from 1921 to Today!

16 April 2021

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• These webinars are made possible by the support of the Gairdner Foundation;
• Series of 4 webinars that will transport you into the world of the historical discovery of insulin through to its therapeutic application;
• 30 minutes of presentation (interview format with our experts), followed by a panel discussion with the public;
• Click HERE to see all the posters (Abstracts and speakers);
• General public event – Free registration! – CLICK ON THE WEBINAR LINK TO SUBSCRIBE… there are 4, so 4 registrations! :

• Thursday, May 13 at 11AM (French webinar) – The history of insulin and the role of the pancreas in diabetes

Host : Dr André Carpentier (CRCHUS). Speakers : Dr Marc Prentki (CRCHUM), Dr Vincent Poitout (CRCHUM) and Dre Anne-Marie Carreau (CRCHU de Québec);

• Thursday, May 20 at 12PM (English webinar) – Type 1 diabetes: the miracle of insulin and the perspectives of a cure

Host : Dre Sylvie Lesage (CRHMR). Speakers : Dr. James Shapiro (UAlberta), Dr. Constantin Polychronakos (McGill), Dr. Jayne Danska (UToronto) and Dr. Erin Hillhouse (CRCHUM);

• Thursday May 27 at 12PM (French webinar) – Metabolic diseases and type 2 diabetes

Host : Dre Catherine Mounier (UQAM). Speakers : Dr Jean-Pierre Després (VITAM, CIUSSSCN), Dr Karine Clément (ICAN, Paris) and Dr André Tchernof (CRIUCPQ);

• Thursday June 10 at 12PM (French webinar) – Insulin: a hormone with multiple tissue targets

Host : Dr André Marette (CRIUCPQ). Speakers : Dr Mathieu Laplante (CRIUCPQ), Dr Alexandre Caron (CRIUCPQ), Dr Mathieu Ferron (IRCM) and Dr Fernando Anhe (UMcMaster).

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