The 4th student-driven
Sustainability and Synthetic Biology Conference
“Modern sustainability is the integration of the environment, people, and the economy”
– Leproust, 2022
April 11th, 2025
8:30-17:30
855 Sherbrooke Ouest
Leacock 232, The Roger Vogel Council Room
Montréal, QC, Canada
McGill University
Program
8:30 – 9:00
Registration and Welcome
9:00 – 10:00
Student Presentations – Health
- Aller-Genie
- Bioengineered MSC Scaffold
- ICE-Microbiome Therapy for ASD
10:05 – 10:45
Student Presentations – Tools and Methods
- BioFetchr
- Hashimoto Biosensor
10:45 – 11:00
Coffee and Snack Break
11:00 – 12:00
Guest Speakers – Healthcare
- Jeff Bouffard, Concordia University
- Anthony Shin, Eli Health
- Claudia Penafuerte, Cura Therapeutics
12:00 – 12:45
Lunch Break
12:45 – 13:45
Student Presentations – Environment
- RhizoRescue
- Engineered Coral Probiotics
- Mycoremediation
13:50 – 14:30
Student Presentations – Food & Technology
- Control of Banana Ripening
- Progurt
14:30 – 14:45
Coffee and Snack Break
Voting Session 1!
14:45 – 15:45
Guest Speakers – Sustainability and Manufacturing
- Michele Oeser, Lallemand
- Palmyra Mendoza Cabrer, Dispersa
- Krista Ryon, Two Frontiers Project
15:50 – 16:30
Guest Speakers – Other
- Kevin Chen, Synbio Canada
- Mollee Yee and Salena Sun, iGEM McGill
- Jessica Chadwick, Ghoshal Lab
16:30 – 16:45
Award Announcement and Pictures
17:00 – 17:30
Networking and Closing
Thank you to ELATE , TISED, McGill Office of Sustainability, and the Ignea Lab for sponsoring this event.
