It is a meeting!

24 finalists
12 institutions across the Québec province
3 science communication challenges  

The provincial Grand Final will be held on November 21 and 22, 2024 at the IRCM in Montreal. 

Initiated by the IRCM, Science POP is a Quebec-wide scientific communication competition that aims to promote the dialogue between science and society.

Would you like to attend the event to discover the many talents behind the scenes in Quebec? Anyone curious to know more about science is invited to come and listen to young scientists from Quebec tell their science stories in an accessible language. The provincial grand final of the competition is free and open to everyone, upon registration.

If you would like to get involved in the organization of the competition as a volunteer or to be part of the jury for one of the three challenges, write to us at sciencepop@ircm.qc.ca

All the information on the competition in general is available on the SciencePOP.ca web page.

 

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PROGRAM

The competition is bilingual. A simultaneous translation service will be offered.

The competition will be hosted by Chantal Srivastava, journalist, presenter and consultant.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBRE 21 – OUTREACH CHALLENGE

10:00 – 10:30 Arrival of participants

10:30 – 11:00 Welcome speech

11:00 – 12:00 OUTREACH – Session 1/3

Alexane Thibodeau (PhD), Les cellules souches et la médecine : font-elles toujours bon ménage ? (FR)

Nicolas Valentini (PhD), Lorsque notre cœur attrape la maladie des reins? (FR)

Alexis Perreault (PhD), Craquer des œufs : une recette gagnante contre le cancer? (FR)

Zineb El Yamani (MSc), Quand l'invisible prend des couleurs (FR)

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch & Activities

13:30 – 14:20 OUTREACH – Session 2/3

Dominique Lumley (MSc), The Safety Nets of the Human Brain (ANG)

Gabriel Blanco Gomez (PhD), Unlocking Autism: Finding the Brain's Hidden Keyboard (ANG)

Mohammed Usama Patel (MSc), Type 1 Diabetes: The Sabotage Within (ANG)

Étienne Collette (MSc), La culture cellulaire : l’art de jardiner des mammifères (FR)

14:20 – 14:40 Coffee & Snacks

14:40 – 15:30 OUTREACH – Session 3/3

Lloyd Venceslas Fotso Dzuna (PhD), Comprendre le cancer en utilisant un petit ver, C. elegans. (FR)

Ines Cherkaoui (Post-PhD), Le potentiel extraordinaire des cellules souches (FR)

Margaux Hebinck (PhD), Les habiletés motrices fondamentales : l’anti-kryptonite de l’activité physique (FR)

Alix Dubeau (MSc), Dévoiler les facteurs d'une victoire (FR)

15:30 – 15:40 End of the first day

15:40 – 16:00 Break

16:00 – 17:00 SCIENTIFIC IMPROV SHOW « La LNI s'improvise scientifique! » - In partnership with the Théâtre de la Ligue nationale d'improvisation (LNI) and the Association des communicateurs scientifiques du Québec (ACS)

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 – SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CHALLENGE AND MEDIA CHALLENGE

9:30 – 10:00 Arrival of participants

10:00 – 10:05 Opening remarks 

10:05 – 10:45 CONFERENCE - « L'importance de vulgariser pour la relève scientifique » par Michel Rochon

10:45 – 11:40 SUSTAINABLE HEALTH

Myriam Lacoursière (MSc), Mouvement et intuition : un duo durable (FR)

Sujata Sinha (PhD), Tech-Hack Your Brain with SuperMind Club (ANG)

Aurélien Ramos (MSc), Changer de Réalité : Une Nouvelle Vision de l'Activité Physique (FR)

11:40 – 12:00 TESTIMONIALS - Justine Fortin et Marjolaine Rivest-Beauregard - Winners of the 2023 Sustainable Health Challenge

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch & Activities

13:30 – 14:30 MEDIA – Session 1/2

Morgane Goux (MSc), Les lipides ont un impact sur la fertilité masculine (FR)

Perrine Coquelet (PhD), Le secret du succès de votre chirurgie du dos est dans votre sang(FR)

Thélo Garré (MSc), Faire des pas permet de diminuer les complications liées au diabète de type 1 (FR)

Djazia Haferssas (PhD), Restaurer l'harmonie avec FLT4 : une nouvelle approche pour traiter le cancer du rein. (FR)

Jana Totzek (PhD), The I in Schizophrenia: Technology, the Brain & Personalized Care (ANG)

14:30 – 14:50 Coffee & Snacks

14:50 – 15:32 MEDIA – Session 2/2

Ezinne Ekediegwu (PhD), Transforming Environments, Transforming Lives: Unlocking Active Living for Seniors (ANG)

Hannah Derue (PhD), Pain and Pleasure: Studying the Intersection of Chronic Pain and Opioids (ANG)

Thanuri Kasthuri Arachchi (PhD), Winter's Secret Superfood: How Zooplankton Sustain Indigenous Health Year-Round (ANG)

Katerina Sanchez-Schicharew (Medical residency), Mieux comprendre les jeunes proches aidants : ces héros de l’ombre (FR)

15:32 – 15:35 End of the second day

15:35 – 16:00 Break

16:00 – 18:00 Award ceremony and cocktails

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HOST

Chantal Srivastava
Journalist, presenter and consultant

A seasoned science communicator, Chantal Srivastava worked for over 35 years as a Radio-Canada journalist. Throughout her career, she has reported on a broad range of topics including consumer affairs, the economy, national and international news, as well as science, health, the environment, and agriculture. For a quarter of a century, she was assigned to the science news and popularization program Les années lumière, aired on Ici Première. Her work has been recognized with national and international awards, both on radio and in print. She is currently a visiting science journalist at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the Université de Montréal.

 

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Science POP is a Quebec-wide scientific communication initiative, proposed by IRCM, supported by the FRQS and the NovaScience program of the Ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie.