PathDay 2025

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Submit Abstracts by: March 28, 2025

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Register for PathDay by: May 25, 2025

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New for 2025: Michael A. Noble Family Award in Laboratory Quality

Three awards ranging from $1,000 to $1,600 each will be given for best quality posters from Graduate Students, Residents, and BMLSc Students. View Guidelines →

Featured Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Harry V. Vinters

Neuropathologist, UCLA
Professor of Pathology at UCLA School of Medicine

Talk: “Rewards, Challenges & Diversions in the Study of Neurologic Pathophysiology”

Biography

Guest Lecturer

Veronica Hirsch-Reinshagen

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC
Consultant Neuropathologist at Vancouver General Hospital

Talk: “Post-mortem Neuropathological Studies: A Hub of Translational Neuroscience Research at UBC”
Biography

Guest Lecturer

Cheryl Wellington

Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Djavad Mowafaghian Center for Brain

Talk: “Success Stories from the Core Facility for Neurology Biomarker Innovation”
Biography

Selected Presentation (PDF)

Mehwish Anwer

Postdoctoral Fellow in the Wellington Lab, UBC

Talk: “Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Results in Extensive Transcriptomic Reorganization”
Biography

Schedule

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Time	Event
JPPS 1887 Paetzold Lobby
7:30 am – 8:00 am	Light Breakfast
JPPS 1891 Paetzold Lecture Theatre
8:00 am – 8:10 am	Dr. Gao welcomes people to PathDay 2025 and Land Acknowledgement
8:10 am – 8:40 am	Introduction: Dr. Gao Post-Doctoral Fellow/Trainee Special Presentation – Dr. Mehwish Anwer
8:40 am – 9:35 am	Trainee Presentations (moderated by: Dr. Jon Bush)
	8:40 am to 8:50 am – Anthony Speranza (Resident) 8:50 am to 9:00 am – Brenden Joseph (Resident) 9:00 am to 9:10 am – Lucy (Yuqin) Li (MSc student) 9:10 am to 9:20 am – Jennifer Ji (MD/PhD student) 9:20 am to 9:30 am – Spencer Martin (Resident)
9:35 am – 10:05 am	PowerPitch Talks (moderated by Dr. Ying Wang)
10:05 am – 10:20 am	BREAK
10:20 am – 11:20 am	Keynote Speaker – Dr. Harry Vinters (moderated by: Dr. Cheryl Wellington)
11:20 am – 12:25 pm	Trainee Presentations (moderated by: Dr. Andy Roth)
	11:20 am to 11:30 am – Jenny Zhao (MSc student) 11:30 am to 11:40 am – Calvin Ka-Fung Lo (Resident) 11:40 am to 11:50 am – Fabian Frontzek (PhD student) 11:50 am to 12:00 pm – Vivian Zhu (MSc student) 12:00 pm to 12:10 pm – Emma Finlayson-Trick (Resident) 12:10 pm to 12:20 pm – Fang Fang Li (PhD student)
MSAC
12:35 pm – 2:35 pm	Poster Presentation & Lunch
JPPS 1891 Paetzold Lecture Theatre
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm	Keynote Speaker – Dr. Veronica Hirsch-Reinshagen (moderated by: Dr. Catherine Hogan)
3:15 pm – 4:20 pm	Trainee Presentations (moderated by: Dr. Mehwish Anwar)
	3:15 pm to 3:25 pm – Michael Lane (PhD student) 3:25 pm to 3:35 pm – Kidus Achalu (MSc student) 3:35 pm to 3:45 pm – Cyril Helbling (PhD student) 3:45 pm to 3:55 pm – Karina Martin (Resident) 3:55 pm to 4:05 pm – Asha Subramaniam (MSc student) 4:05 pm to 4:15 pm – Wyatt Anderson (PhD student)
4:20 pm – 4:50 pm	Keynote Speaker – Dr. Cheryl Wellington (moderated by: Dr. Muhammad Morshed)
4:50 pm – 5:00 pm	Thank you - Co-Chairs
MSAC
5:15 pm – 8:30 pm	Awards Ceremony & Reception • PGAP Winners • BMLSc Awards • Nobel Awards • Grad Program Awards • PathDay Trainee Awards Opportunity to Connect