RISUQ
Internal Competition

Science POP Competition

2022-2023

 

Regroupement intersectoriel de recherche en santé de l'Université du Québec

Competition date : September 6, 2024 - Online

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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


 
Llyod Venceslas Fotso Dzuna - FINALIST

PhD - Cellular and molecular biology                                                                                     

Comprendre le cancer en utilisant un petit ver, C. elegans.


 
Robin Chaverot

PhD - Biomedical science                                                                                                      

Tout repose sur vos pieds!


 
Lucie Gattaz

Biomedical science                                                                                     

Cancer : quand le cerveau s’embrume


 
Aurore Lebourg

PhD - Virology and immunology                                                                                     

Toxoplasma gondii, la menace invisible de la grossesse


 
Annie Ménard

Master's student - Nursing science                                                                                     

Les « super-infirmières » au Québec : se sentent-elles                               
vraiment « super »?


 
Sophie Tanguay

PhD - Psychologie clinique                                                                                     

« Qui suis-je? » Quand le sport forge l'identité des athlètes                      

Media Challenge


 
Thanuri Kasthuri Arachchi - FINALIST

PhD - Biology                                                                                     

La diète hivernale des poissons est riche en lipides essentiels                 

Sustainable Health Challenge


 
Myriam Lacoursière - FINALIST

Master's student - Physical activity sciences                                                                          

Mouvement et intuition : un duo durable                 


 
Serge Esako Toirambe

PhD - Health sciences                                                                                     

Sauver des vies par les bonnes conditions de logement                 

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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
 

 

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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

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