AMR Symposium | October 2-3, 2023
Description
The University of Guelph’s One Health Institute, in collaboration with the Quadram Institute will be hosting a two-day, invitation-only AMR Symposium.
When: October 2-3, 2023
Where: The OAC Centennial Arboretum Centre at the University of Guelph
The purpose of the Symposium is to bring together academic and government (provincial and federal) researchers in Canada and elsewhere to discuss current research in AMR and also to develop practical approaches to enhance academic/government collaborations.
Registration
RSVP by September 25, 2023
Agenda
October 2, 2023
| 1:00 PM | Welcome – Rene Van Acker, Vice President Research, University of Guelph |
| 1: 15 PM | Symposium Objectives – Lawrence Goodridge, University of Guelph |
| 1:30 PM | Session 1: International Perspectives on AMR – Jeff Lejeune, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (Italy) – Edward Topp, French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (France) – Alison Mather, Quadram Institute (United Kingdom) – Scott Weese, University of Guelph (Canada) |
| 2:30 PM | Coffee Break and Networking |
| 3:15 PM | Session 2: One Health Approaches to AMR – Rahat Zaheer, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada – Derek Smith, Environment and Climate Change Canada – Sandeep Tamber, Health Canada – Herman Barkema, University of Calgary |
| 4:15 PM | Coffee Break and Networking |
| 5:00 PM | Dinner |
October 3, 2023
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM | Welcome |
| 9:00 AM | Session 3: Academic Perspectives on AMR – Rebecca Shapiro, University of Guelph – Peter Stogios, University of Toronto – Fahad Razak, University of Toronto – Steven Djordjevic (Australia) |
| 10:00 AM | Coffee Break and Networking |
| 10:45 AM | Session 4: Genomics Approaches to AMR – Catherine Carillo, Canadian Food Inspection Agency – Michael Fruci, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada – Andrew McArthur, McMaster University – Erin Gill, Simon Fraser University |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Introduction to Round Table 1: Improving academic/government collaborations from a funding perspective – Edward Topp, French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (France) – Alison Mather, Quadram Institute (United Kingdom) |
| 1:30 PM | Round Table 1: Academic/government funding |
| 2:15 PM | Introduction to Round Table 2: Improving data sharing in academic/government research collaborations – Carly Huitema, Agri-food Data Canada, University of Guelph |
| 2:30 PM | Round Table 2: Data sharing between academic and government researchers |
| 3:15 PM | Round Table wrap-up |
| 4:15 PM | Symposium closing |
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