AllerGen Webinars – Resources
AllerGen Webinars – Resources
To maximize the sharing of knowledge, AllerGen is pleased to present, for those webinars it has organized in the past, the following resources: a PDF copy of the presenter’s slides; an archived recording of the full webinar; and a 2-to-3-page “key messages” summary, with hyperlinked index. See the schedule for recent and up-coming webinars.
Resources are available for webinars in the following series:
Webinars for Research Success (2018)
2018 Series
The Future of Data Science & Bioinformatics-Anchored Advances in Human Health
Yves A. Lussier University of Arizona |
Deep, Single-Cell Profiling by Mass Cytometry (CyTOF)
Mark Hamer Biomedical Research Centre, UBC |
Pushing Data Uphill: Overcoming Barriers to Large-scale Biomedical Data Use
Eric Perakslis Datavant |
Bioinformatics for Discovery & Global Collaborations: Approaches & Lessons Learned
Yuri Quintana Harvard medical School |
Click on the webinar title to access resources
2016-17 Series
Getting to Impact: Why Knowledge Translation Matters for Researchers
Melanie Barwick The Hospital for Sick Children |
Integrating the Patient Voice in Health Research: What, Why & How
Colleen McGavin BC SPOR SUPPORT Unit |
How to Effect Societal Change: Working with the Media & Public
B. Brett Finlay & Marie-Claire Arrieta UBC, UCalgary |
Allergy & Asthma Misinformation in Popular Culture: How to Respond
Timothy Caulfield University of Alberta |
Knowledge Transfer to Support Evidence-informed Health Policy
Maureen Dobbins McMaster University |
Click on the webinar title to access resources
2015-16 Series
Business Planning for Research Commercialization
Jason Ding TEC Edmonton |
Assessing the Market Potential for a New Therapeutic
Jonathon Jafari CDRD |
How to Attract Investment & Partners
Dr. Brian Underdown Lumira Capital |
Experiences of a Scientific Entrepreneur
Dr. Pieter Cullis University of British Columbia |
Planning for Policy Impact: Lessons Learned
Dr. Antoine Hakim Stroke Network |
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The Future of Data Science
and Bioinformatics-Anchored Advances in Human Health
with Yves A. Lussier, MD, FACMI

Yves A. Lussier, MD, FACMI, delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Bioinformatics for Health Research series on June 11, 2018, offering his insights into the leading research groups, the most important conferences, and the best venues for world-class training in translational bioinformatics, computational biology, and data science impacting precision medicine.
Links to the summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.
Key Messages Not yet available |
Presentation slides |
Webinar video |
Deep, Single-Cell Profiling by Mass Cytometry (CyTOF)
with Mark Hamer
Mark Hamer, MSc., delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Bioinformatics for Health Research series on May 28, 2018, sharing his expertise in the use of mass cytometry (CyTOF) for the “deep profiling” of single cells, and for gaining deeper insight into complex cell populations.
Links to the summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.
Key Messages Not yet available |
Presentation slides |
Webinar video |
Pushing Data Uphill:
Overcoming Barriers to Large-scale Biomedical Data Use
with Eric Perakslis
Eric Perakslis, PhD (Datavant) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Bioinformatics for Health Research series on April 9, 2018, describing challenges to realizing the rich promise of collaborative data science, and strategies to overcome them.
Links the summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.
Key Messages |
Presentation slides |
Webinar video |
Bioinformatics for Discovery and Global Collaborations:
Approaches and Lessons Learned
with Yuri Quintana
Yuri Quintana, PhD (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Bioinformatics for Health Research series on February 27, 2018, describing different approaches to biomedical informatics and innovations in big-data platforms for biomedical research.
Links to a two-page summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.
Key Messages |
Presentation slides |
Webinar video |
GETTING TO IMPACT:
Why Knowledge Translation Matters for Researchers
with Melanie Barwick
Melanie Barwick (Hospital for Sick Children) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Knowledge Translation for Research Success series on February 14, 2017, describing how knowledge translation (KT) is growing in importance and relevance for health researchers, and identifying some tools with which to integrate KT into a science program.
Links to a two-page summary of her key messages, a PDF of her slide presentation, and a video of her webinar follow.
Key Messages |
Presentation slides |
Webinar video |
Integrating the Patient Voice in Health Research:
The What, Why and How
with Colleen McGavin
Colleen McGavin (BC SPOR SUPPORT Unit) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Knowledge Translation for Research Success series on March 8, 2017, discussing what patient engagement is (and isn’t), why it’s important and how BC’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) SUPPORT Unit is working to “get it right.”.
Links to a two-page summary of her key messages, a PDF of her slide presentation, and a video of her webinar follow.
Key Messages |
Presentation slides |
Webinar video |
How to Effect Societal Change:
Working with the Media & Public
with B. Brett Finlay & Marie-Claire Arrieta
Drs B. Brett Finlay and Marie-Claire Arrieta (University of British Columbia and University of Calgary) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Knowledge Translation for Research Success series on March 23, 2017, discussing the challenges involved in translating beneficial scientific concepts to the public, drawing upon on their experiences in dealing with the media and publishing a book of popular science (Let Them Eat Dirt).
Links to a two-page summary of their key messages, a PDF of their slide presentation, and a video of their webinar follow.
Key Messages |
Presentation slides |
Webinar video |
Allergy and Asthma Misinformation in Popular Culture:
Responding to the Marketing of Unproven Therapies
with Timothy Caulfield
Prof. Timothy Caulfield delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Knowledge Translation for Research Success series on April 11, 2017, reviewing the available evidence about the misinformation that regularly circulates in the media and popular culture about how to treat and diagnose allergy and asthma, and sharing insights from his team’s research on the services offered by complementary and alternative practitioners. He also discussed strategies researchers can use to respond to misinformation, taking into consideration relevant laws, policies and science communication strategies.
Links to a two-page summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.
Key Messages |
Presentation slides |
Webinar video |
Knowledge Transfer to Support
Evidence-informed Health Policy
with Maureen Dobbins
Dr. Maureen Dobbins delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Knowledge Translation for Research Success series on May 8, 2017, explaining how evidence-informed decision-making can be integrated into organizational structures and processes using examples from one-on-one work with public health departments across Canada over the past two decades.
Links to a two-page summary of her key messages, a PDF of her slide presentation, and a video of her webinar follow.
Key Messages |
Presentation slides |
Webinar video |
Business Planning for Research Commercialization
with Jason Ding
Jason Ding (TEC Edmonton) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Planning for Research Success series on November 13, 2015, providing an introduction to business planning principles, methods and tools as applied to the commercialization of health science research outputs.
Links to a two-page summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.
Key Messages |
Presentation slides |
Webinar video |
Assessing the Market Potential for a New Therapeutic
with Jonathon Jafari
Jonathon Jafari (CDRD) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Planning for Research Success series on December 1, 2015, providing insight into the market assessment methods of the Centre for Drug Research and Development and tips on how to attract industry customers to a product.
Links to a two-page summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.
Key Messages |
Presentation slides |
Webinar video |
How to Attract Investment & Partners
with Dr. Brian Underdown
Brian Underdown (Lumira Capital) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Planning for Research Success series on February 4, 2016, exploring how to use a business case to successfully attract investment and/or partners to sustain a research undertaking.
Links to a three-page summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.
Key Messages |
Presentation slides |
Webinar video |
Experiences of a Scientific Entrepreneur
with Dr. Pieter Cullis
Pieter Cullis (UBC) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Planning for Research Success series on March 10, 2016, sharing his ‘stories from the trenches’ as an accomplished scientist-businessman with 30 years’ experience in conducting academic research and commercializing results.
Links to a two-page summary of his key messages and a PDF of his slide presentation follow.
Key Messages |
Presentation slides |
Planning for Policy Impact: Lessons Learned
with Dr. Antoine Hakim
Antoine Hakim delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Planning for Research Success series on April 19, 2016, offering lessons learned about bringing evidence to bear on policy and practice from his experience with the Canadian Stroke Network (CSN).
Links to a three-page summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.
Key Messages |
Presentation slides |
Webinar video |