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METABOLISM: SCIENCE IN ACTION

A major annual event for the entire scientific community, the CRCHUM Scientific Day is an opportunity to hear about the scientific advances made by researchers, doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows.

On the agenda of this 15^th edition: 8 speakers working in the field of metabolism who will share their advances with you, postdoctoral fellows, a discussion panel and a cocktail.

Our Keynote speaker:

Professor Giles Yeo, PhD, MBE Professor of molecular Neuroendocrinology,  Program leader, MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, UK

Giles Yeo got his PhD in molecular genetics from the University of Cambridge in 1998, after which he joined the lab of Prof Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, working on the genetics of severe human obesity.

Giles Yeo is now a Professor of Molecular Neuroendocrinology and programme leader at the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit in Cambridge and his research currently focuses on the influence of genes on feeding behaviour & body-weight. In addition, he is a fellow of Wolfson College, and Honorary President of the British Dietetic Association.

Giles is also a broadcaster and author, presenting science documentaries for the BBC, and hosts a podcast called ‘D  Giles Yeo Chews The Fat’. His first book ‘Gene Eating’ was published in December 2018, and his second book ‘Why Calories Don’t Count’ came out in June 2021.

Giles was appointed an MBE in the Queen’s 2020 birthday honours for services to ‘Research, Communication and Engagement’. He won the Society for Endocrinology Medal in 2022.

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A flagship science outreach event of the organization since 2010, the CRCHUM’s Scientific Day is built around lectures given by researchers of exceptional renown.

Depending on the subject, a symposium is organized with oral presentations by researchers from the CRCHUM and other research centres.

Every year, more than 250 people attend the event. 

Attending the CRCHUM’s Scientific Day provides an opportunity to meet inspiring figures in the field of health research.   

• Over the years, the Research Centre has had the pleasure to welcome: several Nobel laureates: Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Andrew Z. Fire, Lee Hartwell, Jules Hoffmann, Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, Dr. Ferid Murad and Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe; 
• Renowned scientists: Dr. Dan H. Barouch, Dr. Pierre Corvol, Fabiola Gianotti, Dr. Axel Kahn, Mona Nemer and Farah Alibay.