Symposium 2024 – 56th annual symposium

TORONTO, ON

What We Eat, What We Breathe and Where We Live.

December 1 – 3, 2024

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Programme Committee

Dr. Ed Krol (Chair)

University of Saskatchewan

 

Dr. Clotilde Maurice

Health Canada

 

Ms. Ria Falvo

Altasciences

SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION

Early bird – Deadline: 11:59pm, 31st Oct. 2024

IN PERSON
– Member $500 / Non-Member $800
– Postdoc Member $350 / Postdoc Nonmember $450
– Student Member $250 / Student Nonmember $350

VIRTUAL
– Member $350 / Non-Member $650
– Postdoc Member $200 / Postdoc Nonmember $300
– Student Member $100 / Student Nonmember $200

Regular – After Early Bird deadline to 11:59pm, 25th Nov. 2024

IN PERSON
– Member $700 /Non-Member $1000
– Postdoc Member $500 / Postdoc Nonmember $600;
– Student Member $400/ Student Nonmember $500;

VIRTUAL
– Member $500 / Non-Member $800
– Postdoc Member $350 / Postdoc Nonmember $450;
– Student Member $250 / Student Nonmember $350

Taxes to be added based on province where symposium held

PROGRAMME

DAY 1 – December 1

STC Board of Directors Meeting

STC Board Members Only

ICT-2028 Vancouver 1st Planning Meeting

ICT Planning Committee Members Only

Meet & Greet @ Featured Toronto Restaurant

All Attendees

DAY 2 – December 2

[ 8:15 – 8:30 am ]
Welcome and Opening Remarks

[ 8:30-10:10 am ]
SESSION I
What we eat: Food and dietary considerations

Chair, TBD

8:30 – 8:55 > Metabolic, epigenetic and microbiome consequences of imbalanced intake of micronutrients: focus on methyl nutrients
Clara Cho, University of Guelph

8:55 – 9:20 > A case of environmental injustice: Dietary contaminants in traditional foods of an Inuit community
Amira Aker, Boston University

9:20 – 9:45 > Microbial Attitudes in Foods: From Pathogens to Probiotics and Communities
Nicola Linton, University of Guelph

9:45 – 10:10 > Does zero calories mean zero risk? Examining the bioactivity of sucralose in the gut.
Jill Rourke, Mount Allison University

[ 10:10 – 10:30 am ]
Coffee / Tea Break

[ 10:30 – 11:15 am ]
Tribute to Barbara Hales

[ 11:15 – 12:00 am ]
Barbara Hales Award

Dr. Alison Holloway, McMaster University

[ 12:00 am – 1:00 pm ]
Lunch and Poster Viewing

[ 1:00-2:00 pm ]
Air and Space in health: Lessons from Epidemiology Plenary

Joel Schwartz, Harvard

[ 2:00 – 2:15 pm ]
Flash Talks

[ 2:15 – 2:45 pm ]
Coffee / Tea Break

[ 2:45 – 4:00 pm ]
Poster Session

[ 4:00 – 5:00 pm ]
Trainee-Networking Session

Science/Education/Training/Governance & the Next Generation

Concurrent STC Annual Business Meeting – All STC Members

[ 6:30 pm ]
Reception & Awards

All attendees are welcome – Venue: TBD
finger food & refreshments provided and cash bar

DAY 3 – December 3

[ 8:30-9:45 am ]
SESSION II
What we breathe: Cannabis and vaping

Chair, TBD

8:30 – 8:55 > Cannabis vaping in Canada: A snapshot of surveillance and regulatory research findings
Hanan Abramovici, Health Canada

8:55 – 9:20 > A multi-omics assessment of the toxicological impact of vaping on the cardiopulmonary system
Carolyn Baglole, McGill University

9:20 – 9:45 > Cannabis and the Vulnerable Brain: Impacts of Age, Genetics and Routes of Administration
Jibran Khokar, Western University

[ 9:45 – 10:15 am ]
Coffee / Tea Break

[ 8:30-9:45 am ]
SESSION III
Where we live: Environmental exposures

Chair, TBD

10:15 – 10:40 > Analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in human plasma from Nunavik (northern Quebec)
Sophia Schreckenbach, Université Laval

10:40 – 11:05 > Toxicity of the tire-derived chemical 6PPD-quinone across fishes of commercial, cultural, and ecological importance
Markus Brinkmann , University of Saskatchewan

11:05 – 11:30 > From Antipsychotics to Antioxidants and Back Again: A Journey Through Xenobiotic Oxidation and Its Toxic Effects
Arno Siraki, University of Alberta

11:30 – 11:55 > Using spatial methods to explore socio-spatial inequities in exposure: A case study assessing lead exposure for public schools in British
Columbia Kristian Larsen, Health Canada

[ 11:55 am – 1:00 pm ]
Lunch

[ 1:00-1:45 pm ]
Gabriel Plaa Award

Robin Walker

[ 1:45 – 2:30 pm ]
Short oral Presentations

[ 2:30 – 2:50 pm ]
Coffee / Tea Break

[ 2:50-4:05 pm ]
SESSION IV
Forensic toxicology: What we ate, what we breathed, where we lived

Chair, TBD

2:50 – 3:15 > Cocaine and driving: The highs and lows
Zachary Currie, Centre of Forensic Science

3:15 – 3:40 > Fentanyl and the Opioid Epidemic
Karen Woodall, University of Toronto

3:40 – 4:05 > Legal highs meet high tech: A high performance computing approach to identify novel psychoactive substances with high resolution mass spectrometry
Aaron Shapiro, UBC

VENUE – DoubleTree by Hilton Toronto Downtown

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DoubleTree by Hilton Toronto Downtown
108 Chestnut Street
Toronto, Ontario M5G1R3
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Booking reservation

Book your group rate for Society of Toxicology of Canada

The attendees can call 1-800-445-8667 or the hotel at 416-977-5000 and mention the group code STM to make a booking as well.

The cut-off date for the weblink is November 16 th , 2024.

Visit Toronto

Arrive ahead of the meeting or stay after and enjoy all downtown Toronto has to offer. Visit Destination Toronto