#MIRATraineeTalks

Thank you for registering to join us at the next session of #MIRATraineeTalks! All trainees interested in aging research are welcome to attend to see presentations on topics in aging research, and enjoy lunch and networking. 

Please join us on Thursday, July 24, 2025 from 12:00 – 2:00 PM at the McMaster Health Forum – Breakout Space, located on the 4th floor of Mills Memorial Library, adjacent to the Lyons Media Centre. 
Directions: Take the elevators in Mills Library to the 4th floor. When you exit the elevators, turn right and enter the Lyons New Media space where a member of our group will direct you to the Breakout space. 

A light lunch will be served. Please share this registration with your colleagues, labs, research teams and anyone else interested in aging research at McMaster. We look forward to seeing you there!

SPEAKERS

Dr. Younus Ali, Postdoctoral Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Supervisor: Dr. Matiar Howlader 
Quantitative measurement of chronic pain

Aedan Rourke, PhD student, Kinesiology, Faculty of Science
Supervisor: Dr. Jeremy Walsh 

Adrienne Nicholson,  Doctorate, McMaster Divinity College
Supervisor: Dr. Phil Zylla
A hermeneutic of sacred remembering: spiritual care in dementia 

Anittha Mappanasingam, MSc student, Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences
Supervisor: Dr. Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald
The role of physical fitness on frailty and dysphagi