16e journée scientifique CRCHUM — From RNA Biology to Translational Medecine

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Montreal, QC22/10/2025

A major annual event for the entire scientific community, The Journée Scientifique CRCHUM (Scientific Day) is an opportunity to discover the scientific advances made by researchers, doctoral students, and postdoctoral fellows.


Wednesday October 22, 2025

Lieu :
Amphithéâtre du CHUM, 
1050 Saint-Denis, Pavillon A,
Montréal (Québec) H2X 0A9

Organizer : The Centre de recherche du CHUM (CRCHUM)


Theme for the 16th Journée Scientifique du CRCHUM

From RNA Biology to Translational Medecine

The 2025 edition will be devoted to RNA research and will bring together researchers whose work is at the cutting edge of this rapidly evolving field. We are particularly honored to welcome as our keynote speaker Dr Drew Weissman, Director of the Institute for RNA Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania and co-winner, with Dre Katalin Karikó, of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.


In addition to Dr. Weissman, the event will feature several scientists recognized for their work on RNA:

Researchers

Karine Choquet, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke

Thomas Duchaine, Ph.D., Professor, Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute, McGill University

Edward F. Kreider, MD, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

CRCHUM Researchers

Martine Tétreault, Ph.D.

Andres Finzi, Ph.D.