Meet Our Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Nathalie Vergnolle, PhD
Digestive Health Research Institute (IRSD), INSERM, Toulouse, France
Dr. Vergnolle is an internationally recognized leader in intestinal pathophysiology. Her research focuses on the role of proteases and protease-activated receptors in inflammatory bowel diseases, particularly how enzymatic activity at the mucosal interface regulates visceral pain and inflammatory responses.
Speakers
Alberto Caminero, PhD
McMaster University, Canada
Vincenza Cifarelli, PhD
Saint Louis University, USA
Jesmond Dalli, PhD
Queen Mary University of London, UK
Manon Defaye, PhD
Laval University, Canada
Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, PhD
Northwestern University, USA
Nicolas Gaudenzio, PhD
Toulouse Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases (Infinity), France
Nicolas Jacquelot, PhD
University of Calgary, Canada
Nargis Khan, PhD
University of Calgary, Canada
Kathy McCoy, PhD
University of Calgary, Canada
Braedon McDonald, MD, PhD
University of Calgary, Canada
Manali Mukherjee, PhD
McMaster University, Canada
Shruti Naik, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
Francesca Odoardi, MD, PhD
University of Göttingen, Germany
Dana Philpott, PhD
University of Toronto, Canada
Meena Rao, MD, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital, USA
David Reed, MD, PhD
Queen’s University, Canada
Felipe A. P. Ribeiro, PhD
Washington University, USA
Caroline Sokol, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, USA
Harry Sokol, MD, PhD
Saint Antoine Hospital; Sorbonne Université, France
Sebastien Talbot, PhD
Queen’s University, Canada