Overview of the Canadian Clinician Investigator Trainees' Research Presented at the 2024 CSCI-CITAC Joint Meeting.

Abstract

The 2024 Annual Joint Meeting (AJM) and Young Investigators' Forum of the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation (CSCI) and Clinician Investigator Trainee Association of Canada (CITAC) was held on April 11, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hosted in collaboration with the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM), this meeting marked a significant opportunity for clinician investigator trainees to present their research and connect with national and international peers. The event included 70 trainees, consisting of 58 MD+ (MD/PhD, MD and PhD, MD-MSc, MD and MSc) and 12 Clinician Investigator Program and/or Surgeon-Scientist Training Program trainees. The keynote speaker, Dr. Marco Marra, delivered a presentation titled "From C. elegans Genetics to Precision Cancer Genomic Medicine, via the Human Genome Project: Reflections on a Collaborative Scientific Journey." Dr. Kenneth Rockwood (Dalhousie University) received the CSCI Distinguished Scientist Award, and Dr. Bertrand Routy (Université de Montréal) received the CSCI Joe Doupe Young Investigator Award. Over 60 abstracts were showcased, most of which are summarized in this review, and six were selected for oral presentations. Following the AJM, trainees participated in ICAM's three-day health research program, where three AJM attendees were recognized among the top four presenters and were invited to the 2024 Canada Gairdner Awards Gala, with one of our AJM attendees winning the competition and being named the next Lindau Nobel Laurate Meetings Nominee.