The next edition of the Quebec IBD Research Conference will be:
*** Tuesday May 19th, 2026 at the CHUM Research Centre in Montreal.

Confirmed Plenary Speakers:

Pr Harry Sokol, MD, PhD; Département de gastroentérologie; Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris

Karen Edelblum, PhD; Associate Professor; Pathology, Molecular and Cell Based Medicine; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Dermot McGovern, MD, PhD, FRCP(Lon), FACG, AGAF; Professor, Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Director, Translational Research in the IBD Institute; Director, Precision Health, Cedars-Sinai
More details to come soon!
MISSION
To bring together students, researchers, health professionals, and stakeholders from across Quebec to accelerate discoveries that will have a positive impact on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) worldwide.
OBJECTIVES
1- Facilitate communication between Quebec researchers interested in basic, clinical, and translational research in IBD and foster interdisciplinary and interinstitutional collaborations.
2- Support the careers of young Quebec scientists (trainees and early-career professors) to promote the next generation of scientists.
3- Engage with the broader community: patients, patient and volunteer associations, the public and other key stakeholders.