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DREAM ANNUAL SYMPOSIUMS
CONNECT DISCUSS SHARE EXPLORE
THEME Genetics & Epigenetics
GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr. Andrew Hattersley (University of Exeter), Dr. Andrew Advani (University of Toronto), Dr. Francis Lynn (University of British Columbia)
THEME BIG DATA
GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr. Silva Arslanian (Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh), Dr. Michael Kobor (University of British Columbia), Dr. James Johnson (University of British Columbia), Dr. Gillian Booth (University of Toronto)
This year our symposium was on big data and how this method of research can be used effectively and paired with other methods of research to strengthen the outcomes.
Symposium Program
THEME PATIENT ENGAGEMENT
GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr. Kelly Moore (University of Colorado Denver), Dr. Elizabeth Cox (University of Wisconsin), Dr. Patrick MacDonald (University of Alberta)
The 4th annual DREAM symposium identified the importance of patient engagement throughout the research process and included a presentation from our local iCARE patient advisory group.
THEME DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF DIABETES
GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr. Susan Ozanne (University of Cambridge), Dr. Dana Dabelea (University of Colorado Denver), Dr. Sandra Davidge (University of Alberta)
Presentations focused on the current research surrounding in utero health and exposures, and the effects on the health of the baby.
THEME INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT & TREAT TYPE 2 DIABETES
GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr. Bruce Verchere (University of British Columbia), Dr. Phil Zeitler (University of Colorado), Dr. Patrick Schrauwen (Maastricht University)
A variety of interventions currently being done, both with animal models and human participants, were presetend to show what is being done to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes, and what the next steps are.
THEME MITOCHONDRIA IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
The first annual DREAM symposium explored the role of mitochondria in health and disease, with a focus on type 2 diabetes.
2016
November 10
JBRC
University of Manitoba
2015
November 19
JBRC
University of Manitoba
2014
November 13
JBRC
University of Manitoba
2013
November 21
JBRC
University of Manitoba
2012
November 15
JBRC
University of Manitoba
2017
November 16
JBRC
University of Manitoba
2018
November 7/8
JBRC
University of Manitoba
GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr. Louise Maple-Brown (Charles Darwin University, Australia), Dr. Jill Hamilton (Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto), Dr. Elaine Urbina (Cincinnati Children's Hospital), Dr. Tim Kieffer (University of British Columbia), Dr. Joseph Bass (Northwestern University, Chicago)
DREAM SYMPOSIUM 2018
2019
November 21
University of Manitoba
BMSB - Theatre A
Lives of Youth with Type 2 Diabetes: Learning from the Lab and the Land
GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr. Kristen Nadeau (University of Denver), Dr. Lancer Stephens (University of Oklahoma), Dr. Anthony Hanley (University of Toronto), Dr. Michael Robidoux (University of Ottawa)
Progress Through Education DREAM
2020
November 18/19
University of Manitoba
via ZOOM
Collaboration trumps competition: Lessons from scientific discoveries in Type 2 Diabetes
GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr. Katherine Morrison (McMaster University), Joseph Yracheta (Missouri Breaks Industries Research, Inc.), Dr. James B. Meigs (Harvard University), Dr. Rachel Freathy (University of Exeter), Dr. Marie-France Hivert (Harvard University)
Cross Talk: Diabetes Research with an Early Career Lens
GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr. Sue Tsai (University of Alberta), Dr. Petter Bjornstad (University of Colarado), Dr. Naureen Javeed (Mayo Clinic), Dr. Ayesha Saleem(University of Manitoba), Dr. Meaghan Jones (University of Manitoba) , Dr. Liz Sellers (University of Manitoba)
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2021 Recordings
Making a difference in type 1 diabetes; bench to bedside and back
GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr. Korey Hood (Stanford University), Dr. Carmela Evans-Molina (Indiana University), Dr. Alice Long (Benaroya Research Institute, Washington), Dr. Jennifer Yamamoto (University of Manitoba), Dr. Jane Yardley (University of Alberta).
2021
January 13
University of Manitoba
via ZOOM
2022
November 30 & December 1
University of Manitoba
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