The program will emphasize exciting and diverse research on biological rhythms,

from humans, animals and other models. The CSC is glad to welcome as a guest society

the Francophone Society for Chronobiology!

Dr. Valérie Simonneaux (INCI, Strasbourg, France) will give the Mrosovsky Keynote Lecture.

International and Canadian leaders in chronobiology will present their work, including:

• Hélène Duez, INSERM-Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France

• Yoshitaka Fukada, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

• Frédéric Gachon, Institute of Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

• Nadia Gosselin, Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur, Université de Montréal, Montréal

• Claude Gronfier, INSERM, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Lyon, France

• Ilia Karatsoreos, Washington State University, Pullman (WA), USA

• Arturas Petronis, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto

• Kai-Florian Storch, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montréal

• Gilles Vandewalle, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium

Other talks and posters will be selected from abstract submissions. Click here to see an outline of the preliminary schedule.

Special events:

• Dr. Valérie Mongrain (Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur, Université de Montréal) will give a public lecture.

• A Chronobiology school for trainees will take place on May 26.

• The general meeting of CSC members will be held on May 27, and the new Board will be elected.

• Various networking events including a "Feedback looping" speed-networking activity, Meet the Professor sessions, and a walk up and down the Mont Royal, which is very close to the conference centre.