Welcome to the 20th Annual CSChE Ontario-Quebec Biotechnology Meeting 2018
The goal of the meeting is to provide forum for graduate students in the field of biomedical, biotechnology and biochemical engineering and bioremediation to present research results and exchange ideas on new developments in the field. It is a good opportunity to meet and network with colleagues in a pleasant and informal setting. This year our annual meeting will be celebrating its 20 years of existence. To celebrate this anniversary, we have planned special events to commemorate this anniversary.
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The Department of Chemical Engineering of the McMaster University is proud to host the 2018 QC-ON Biotechnology meeting. The meeting will take place on the main campus, in CIBC Hall, 3rd floor of the student centre. There will be many talks throughout the two days and a poster competition!
Each presentation will be a maximum of 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes of questions and will be judged by the following criteria:
The posters should fit space available (no bigger than 4 feet wide) and will be placed on poster boards using pins.
9:00-9:30
Opening remarks: Prof. Juliana Ramsay (Queen's University) & Prof. Christine Moresoli (University of Waterloo)
9:30-10:20
Keynote: Prof. Yingfu Li (McMaster University)Biosensing Applications Incorporating Synthetic DNA Molecules with Catalytic and Binding Properties.
10:40-11:00
Siavash Pourzeynali Miankooh (Queens)Antimicrobial properties of graphene materials focusing on mechanisms of microbial death
Sadru Walji (Waterloo)Virucidal Efficacy of Copper-Coated Surfaces to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections
Azucena Gonzalez Gomez (McMaster)Two models for predicting drug encapsulation inside unilamellar liposomes
Prof. Boyang Zhang (McMaster)Micro-engineering Tissue Assembly for Medical Discovery and Therapy
12:00-13:20
Lunch
Hanie Yousefi (McMaster)Reusable biosensors for at home pathogen detection
Christina Bitar (McGill)Microencapsulation of pancreatic beta cells using a novel microchannel emulsification device
Azadeh Peivandi (McMaster)Designing bioactive hydrogels with filamentous phage
Jason Glas (Western)Microbial Kinetics of the BioGenerator
Prof. Noemie Dorval Courchesne (McGill)Assembling protein-based materials for use in energy-harvesting and sensing devices
Coffee Break
Claudio Lira (Western)C5HI - A new index relating biomass characteristics with autohydrolysis products
Pedram Madadkar (McMaster)Laterally-fed Membrane Chromatography (LFMC) Devices for High-Resolution Separation of Biopharmaceuticals
Guilherme Oliveira (Queens)The stimulatory effect of decanoic acid on PHA production via de novo fatty acid biosynthesis
Mickel Tawadrous (Queens)Airlift bioreactor study of naphtha solvent degradation and greenhouse gases production under different redox terminal electron acceptors
Prof. Valerie Ward (Waterloo)Developing microalgae as sustainable chemical factories
Please note: This schedule is tentative and subject to change.Veuillez noter: Ceci est un programme provisoire et peut être sujet à modification.
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Location: MarketPlace of Student Centre
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