Symposia introduction

Symposia Abstracts

Do hierarchies within a stem cell lineage consist of a discrete series of stages with progressively narrowing developmental potential, or a continuum with reversible transitions along the way towards the fully differentiated state? Human embryonic stem cell (hESC) cultures are not homogenous but contain a mixed population of cells that we hypothesise represent stages in a differentiation hierar...

Keystone symposia

Symposia and Oral Sessions

While both Campylobacter coli and C. jejuni are frequent causes of human campylobacteriosis, a common conclusion of health care professionals and researchers alike is that C. jejuni is the more pathogenic or virulent species. C. jejuni has been shown to be superior in enterotoxin production, suggesting that C. jejuni is more enterotoxigenic, and as such, potentially more virulent than C. coli. ...

Satellite Symposia Abstracts

Major depressive disorder is frequently diagnosed based on the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), which emphasises depressed mood and anhedonia as key symptoms. While the increased negative affect is well represented in the standard questionnaires, the presence of positive affect is usually not assessed. Furthermore, the reliability of th...

Linking early brain and biological development to psychiatry: introduction and symposia review.

OBJECTIVE This paper introduces the special issue of the Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry on the theme of how multiple factors in early brain and biological development can influence a variety of outcomes in mental health and addictions in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. METHOD In Part 1, we preview three papers in this issue. In Part 2, we highlight tw...