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2025 IRIC Symposium : Spatial Biology from Every Angle
Published on October 29, 2025
On October 24, IRIC held an international scientific symposium to explore the capabilities of spatial biology techniques. More than 150 members of the broader IRIC research community, from Montreal and beyond, gathered to discuss the latest advances in spatial sequencing, computational pathology, and analytical pipelines.
The program, developed by David Knapp and Vincent Trinh, directors of IRIC’s Cellular Engineering and Digital Histology and Advanced Pathology Research Units, respectively, brought together world-renowned experts and the next generation of researchers.
IRIC would like to thank professors Loic Binan (McGill University), Helen Byrne (University of Oxford), Zixuan Cang (North Carolina State University), Pieter Goossens (Maastricht University), Peter Horvath (ETH Zurich), Mahdi Hosseini (Concordia University), Maya Saleh (INRS) and Logan Walsh (McGill University) for their valuable participation.
“I would like to sincerely thank David, Vincent, and the entire organizing committee for their energy and dedication. The presentations were rich and inspiring, and the feedback I received was extremely positive. The symposium was a resounding success that makes our Institute shine far beyond its walls.”
- Philippe Roux, Scientific Director of IRIC.
Congratulations to the recipients of presentation awards :
1st prize : Vrinda Gupta – McGill University
2nd prize : Lucas Porras – IRIC – Université de Montréal
3rd prize : Faruk Akay – INRS
Thanks to the organizing committee:
Roseline Dehaut
David Knapp
Myreille Larouche
Joaneve Milette
Vincent Trinh
Thanks to the staff members who helped make this event possible:
Christian Charbonneau
Noémie Desbois Mackenzie
Judith Lafaille
Lynda Landry
Melissa Lopez-Castillo
Mira-Sue Mallet
Virginie Mondin
