RI-MUHC
Internal Competition

Science POP Competition

2022-2023

 

McGill University Health Centre Research Institute (RI-MUHC)

Competition date : Septembre 20, 2024 - Montréal

Infos

Schedule

 

 

Internal competitions

Following the official launch in September 2022, Science POP will develop across the province of Quebec in the form of internal competitions, held between April 1 and 30, 2023 by institutions devoted to Health Sciences research and to training graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Finalists will then proceed to the next step: a Grand Final, provincial-level contest organized by the IRCM. For its 2022-2023 edition, Science POP welcomes fifteen (15) participating institutions, from all regions of Quebec!

Outreach Challenge


 
Gabriel Blanco Gomez

PhD student - Neuroscience

Personalized Neuroscience for Autism:               
Finding the keys for communication     


 
Júlia Cabré

Master's student - Human Genetics

Restoring hope for LSFC with                                
CRISPR gene editing     


 
Sara Elatris

Master's student - Experimental medicine

COPD: the chase to diagnosis                               
   


 
Linda Pallotto

PhD student - Cell Biology

Biology Needs Balance: How Telomere                
Length Affects Human Health     


 
Sami Sedraoui

Post-doctoral student - Experimental medicine

Mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell:           
How it works during pathologies ?     


 
Justin Sung

PhD student - Neuroscience

The surprising truth behind why your                  
food tastes good     


 
Aura Tamez Gonzalez

PhD student - Neuroscience

RNAi: a fascinating story about                             
silencing in the genetics world     

Media Challenge


 
Ezinne Ekediegwu

PhD student - Geriatric medicine

Transforming Environments, Transforming         
Lives: Unlocking Active Living for Seniors     


 
Hannah Swick

PhD student - Neuroscience

Have We Found the Brain Cells                             
that Keep You Thin?     

&nbps

Important dates
to remember

Whether as an institution or as a participant in the challenges, stay tuned for the main steps of the competition until the Grand Final in 2023.

April 1 to 30, 2023
Holding of internal competitions of participating institutions.
May 5, 2023
Deadline for institutions to register the winners of their internal competition for the grand finale.
May 27 and 28, 2023
Holding of the Grand Final organized by the IRCM and announcement of the finalists for the 2023 Science POP edition.

Joining the
Science POP Initiative, means...

For students
in biomedical sciences:

… to develop scientific communication skills


… to engage with your community



For the general public:

… to acquire on biomedical research


… to learn more about the benefits and impact of scientific research



For the Quebec Society:

… to counter misinformation


… to contribute to developing a strong scientific literacy


 

« Thanks to one of the presentations,
I was able to recognize the characteristics of the syndrome mirror movements in my son. I quickly communicated with the researcher supervising this
research project and my boy will
soon join a clinical study. »

Valérie Lavastre
Audience Member, 2021 Edition

IRCM's Quebec-wide Scientific Communication Initiative IRCM

Supported by the Fonds de recherche du Québec and the NovaScience program of the Ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie
 

 

In partnership with the

Contact us


Contact for the Science POP competition: Anna Lieby
sciencepop@ircm.qc.ca


Media Contact : Florence Meney
(514) 755-2516
florence.meney@ircm.qc.ca

Newsletter

Discoveries,
events and more

Subscribe

IRCM Foundation

Be part of the
solution

Support health research