Research Focus
The annual Canadian Lipid & Vascular Summit brings together basic and clinician scientists from Canadian as well as international research institutions to present their recent, unpublished findings in the fields of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, cardiovascular and metabolic disease, and related areas.
Our History
The CLVS was initiated in 2019 as a joint annual meeting of the CLC and CSATVB, to bring together research from the Canadian and international research community studying lipids and lipoproteins, cardiovascular and metabolic disease and related fields.
CLC History
The first CLC was held in 1976 at Geneva Park, Lake Couchiching, ON. David Rubinstein and George Steiner were the senior founders, along with Allan Sniderman and Yves Marcel as the junior founders.
Camp Kitchikewana was a very rustic and spartan venue with rooms like dormitories, cold water showers and basic Canadian food, with ketchup as the main sauce ingredient. In 1977, the CLC moved to the Far Hills Inn (Val Morin, QC) in the Laurentians north of Montreal. This small inn is famous for its cross country skying, lots of trails and beautiful fall colors. The restaurant there was outstanding, especially in comparison with Camp Kitchikewana. For that reason, the CLC returned to the Far Hiils Inn twice more until they were not able to accomodate the growing number of conference attendees. Since then, the conference has been held at many venues throughout the country and slowly expanded the number of attendees.
Despite its growth however, the conference still boasts an intimate atmosphere and fosters collaboration throughout the Canadian lipid and lipoprotein field.
Past Conferences
Lake Couchiching, ON
Chair, George Steiner
Val Morin, QC
Chair, David Rubinstein
Caledon, ON
Chair, George Steiner
Val Morin, QC
Chair, Yves Marcel
Lunenburg County, NS
Chair, Carl Breckenridge
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Chair, George Steiner
Mont Ste-Anne, QC
Chair, Paul Lupien
Banff, AB
Chair, David Severson
Hunts Point, NS
Chair, Peter Dolphin
Vancouver, BC
Chair, Jiri Frohlich
Ben Miller, ON
Chairs, Bernie Wolfe & Murray Huff
Banff, AB
Chair, Mark Poznansky
Val Morin, QC
Co-Chairs, Ross Milne & Yves Marcel
Gananoque, ON
Chair, Roger Deeley
Collingwood, ON
Chair, Alick Little
Port Blanford, NL
Chair, Philip Davis
Montebello, QC
Chair, Teik Ooi
Whistler, BC
Chair, Hayden Pritchard
Halifax, NS
Chair, Peter Dolphin
Jasper, AB
Chair, Robert Ryan
Ottawa, ON
Chair, Ruth McPherson
Sainte Adele, QC
Chair, Eric Rassart
Muskoka, ON
Co-Chairs, Murray Huff & Robert Hegele
Mont Tremblant, QC
Chair, Jacques Genest Jr.
Whiterock, BC
Chair, John Hill
Digby, NS
Chair, Roger McLeod
Banff, AB
Co-Chairs, Gordon Francis & Norman Wong
Muskoka, ON
Co-Chairs, Khosrow Adeli & Gary Lewis
Banff, AB
Chair, Richard Lehner
Montebello, QC
Chair, Yves Marcel
Gimli, MB
Chair, Grant Hatch
Beaupré, PQ
Chairs, Katherine Cianflone & Benoît Lamarche
Whistler, BC
Chair, Cheryl Wellington
Windsor, ON
Chair, Marlys Kochinsky
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Chair, Bernado Trigatti
Halifax, NS
Co-Chairs, Neale Ridgway & Roger McLeod
Banff, AB
Co-Chairs, Spencer Proctor & René Jacobs
Mont Tremblant, QC
Chair, Robert Scott Kiss
Saskatoon, SK
Chair, Scot J. Stone
Toronto, ON
Chairs, Khosrow Adeli & Dominic Ng
St. John’s, NL
Chairs, Robert Brown & Sukhinder Cheema
Ottawa, ON
Chairs, Tom Lagace & Morgan Fullerton
Toronto, ON
Chairs, Marica Bakovic & Robin Duncan
Banff, AB
Chairs, Rene Jacobs & Spencer Proctor
Montreal, QC
Chairs, Catherine Martel & Robert (Scott) Kiss
Whistler, BC
Chairs, Angela Devlin & Gordon Francis
Whistler, BC
Chairs, Angela Devlin & Gordon Francis
Edward County, ON
Chairs, Erin Mulvihill, Katey Rayner & Mireille Ouimet
Blue Mountain, ON
Chairs, Bernardo Trigatti, Geoff Werstuck & Nica Borradaile
Delta Hotels Bessborough, Saskatoon, SK
Chairs, Changting Xiao, Scott Widenmaier & Scot Stone
