Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

The Canadian Oxidative Stress Consortium (COSC) aims to advance research and education on the role of oxidative stress in health and disease. The 11th COSC meeting will be held in Montreal (13-15 May 2020) at the Jewish General Hospital. This is the largest Canadian conference about oxidative stress and health. Created in 1999 through CIHR funds by Dr Ashok Grover (McMaster Univ.), COSC consists of researchers from over 50 laboratories and 15 universities in Canada. COSC creates an environment that initiates and strengthens research collaborations between researchers, promotes opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and facilitates ties with industry and non-profit agencies. Oxidative stress is an imbalance between levels of antioxidants and reactive oxidants, leading to cell and tissue damage. Conference symposia will address the role of oxidative stress in diseases such as cancer, aging-related diseases, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, antibiotic resistance, lung and cardiac diseases, arthritis, inflammation, stroke, spinal cord injury, as well health and nutrition. COSC attracts over 150 attendees from across Canada and internationally, and will feature three leading international plenary speakers, Helmut Sies and Marcus Conrad (Germany) and Sharon Campbell (USA). COSC aims to develop the next generation of world-class scientists. COSC 2020 will feature two Symposia for trainees to hone their skills at delivering effective oral presentations and discussing their research through poster presentations. Awards will be bestowed for the best oral and poster presentations plus travel awards. The biennial COSC meeting provides outstanding networking opportunities for trainees to discuss their research with top experts in the field. The Jewish General Hospital, a world class McGill University-affiliated Teaching Hospital, is uniquely positioned to host this meeting and represents an eminent institution of health research through the Lady Davis Institute.