Open Science - transforming our approach to science and medicine by sharing research data and听materials, and听removing barriers to collaboration.听
The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital), the world鈥檚 first Open Science health research institute, and the Gairdner Foundation, best known for Canada鈥檚 premier prizes in biomedicine, have joined forces this year to host the second edition of the Neuro Open Science in Action Symposium.听听
This virtual two-day听symposium will bring together global leaders in Open Science including researchers, patient advocates,听policy-makers, funders, industry, philanthropic organizations, and science communicators for critical exchange via lectures, panel discussions, workshops, and networking events.听
Learn from national and international experts on Open Science and healthcare innovation, data governance, open biobanking,听policy, patient consent and engagement,听neuroinformatics听and more. Learn how The Neuro is putting patients front and centre听in Open Science.听
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- Program - November 11
- Program - November 12
- Speakers - Day 1
- Speakers - Day 2
- Sponsors
- Open Science Webinars
- Contact
November 11
Open Science in Action will focus on the crucial role Open Science has played in the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the significant advances enabled by Open Science, as well as the challenges in Open Science that have been brought to light. It will also provide a forum for a broad range of perspectives on Open Science from academia, industry, policymakers, patient advocates, and voices from the global research and Canadian Indigenous communities.
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November 12
Open Science in Practice听will focus on how Open Science practice and principles are changing neuroscience research, with special attention on Canadian platforms, tools, and services neuroscience researchers can use right now to make their work more open.
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Day one speakers
Anna Akhmanova - Deputy Editor at eLife, Professor of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University
Naomi Allen听- Professor in Epidemiology at the University of Oxford and Chief Scientist for UK Biobank, Oxford, UK听
Victor听Dzau听- President of the US National Academy of Medicine (NAM), University of Ottawa, Canada听
Jonathan Dewar - Chief Executive Officer, First Nations Information Governance Centre
Jeremy Farrar - Director, Wellcome Trust
Richard Gold听- founding Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy at 平特五不中听and James 平特五不中 Professor, 平特五不中, Canada听
Richard Horton - Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet ; Honorary Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine University College London, University of Oslo
Joanne Kamens - Executive Director, Addgene
Gary Kobinger - Chaire de recherche du Canada en immunoth茅rapie et plateformes vaccinales innovantes Professeur titulaire, D茅partement de microbiologie-infectiologie et d'immunologie Facult茅 de m茅decine, Universit茅 Laval
Vincent Lariviere - Professor of information science at the 脡cole de biblioth茅conomie et des sciences de l'information, l鈥橴niversit茅 de Montr茅al, Scientific Director, 脡rudit journal platform ; Associate Scientific Director of the Observatoire des sciences et des technologies
Natalia Manola听-听Managing Director of OpenAIRE. University of Athens, Greece听听
Tammy Moore听-听CEO of the ALS Society of Canada (ALS Canada)
Barend Mons - Professor, BioSemantics at the Human Genetics Department, Leiden University Medical Center ; Co-lead, GO FAIR initiative ; President, CODATA
Vincent Mooser听- Canada Excellence Research Chair in Genomic Medicine, 平特五不中, Canada
Nicola Mulder - Professor and head of the Computational Biology division, University of Cape Town ; Principal investigator, H3ABioNet
Srinivas Murthy听-听Health Research Foundation and Innovative Medicines Canada Chair in Pandemic Preparedness Research; University of British Columbia, BC Children's Hospital, Canada听
Mona Nemer - Chief Science Advisor, Government of Canada
Adrien听Peyrache听-听Assistant Professor, The Neuro, Canada听
Guy Rouleau听- Director, The Neuro, Canada听
Janet听Rossant听- Gairdner Foundation鈥檚 President and Scientific Director, Canada
Maha Radhakrishnan - Sr VP/Chief Medical Officer, Biogen Inc
Richard Sever - Co founder, bioRxiv and medRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Lucy Ly Wang听- post-doctoral investigator at the Allen Institute for AI, USA听
Tal Zaks - Chief Medical Officer, Moderna
Feng Zhang听- James and Patricia Poitras Professor of Neuroscience at MIT; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Biological Engineering; Core Member, Broad Institute;听Investigator, McGovern Institute
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Day two speakers
Agah Karakuzu听 | Polytechnique Montr茅al, Canada
Alisa Rod |平特五不中, Canada
Andrew Pruszynski | Western University, Canada
Benjamin Stecher | Patient Advocate, Canada
Christine Rogers | The Neuro, Canada
Elizabeth DuPre | The Neuro, Canada
Franco Pestilli | Indiana University, USA
Hilal Lashuel | 脡cole polytechnique f茅d茅rale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Jason Karamchandani听|听Associate Professor & Neuropathologist, The Neuro, Canada听
J茅r么me Lecoq| Allen Institute, USA
Josh Siegle | Allen Institute, USA
Guiomar Niso | Universidad Polit茅cnica de Madrid, Spain
Konstantinos Nasiotis | Nevronas Inc., Canada
Lara Mangravite | President of Sage Bionetworks, USA
Madeleine Sharp | The Neuro, Canada
Marie Hirtle & Brigitte Paquet | The Neuro, Canada
Marie-Eve Paquet | Universit茅 Laval, Canada
Mark Brandon | The Douglas, Canada
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Rachel Harding | University of Toronto, Canada
Randy McIntosh | Baycrest, Canada
Russell Poldrack | Stanford University, USA
Samir Das听|听Associate Director of Technology, 平特五不中 Centre for Integrative Neuroscience,听Canada
Sara Memar | Western University, Canada
Sylvain Baillet | The Neuro, Canada
Sponsors
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Open Science Webinars
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How patients are inspiring our research
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Developing drugs in the open - From patients to pharma
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Designing communities that work
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Contact
For more information about upcoming Open Science in Action symposiums, contact:
Debbie Rashcovsky
Events Officer, The Neuro
Tel. +1-514-398-6047
Email: debbie.rashcovsky [at] mcgill.ca听 听 听听