Interested in learning more about scientific editing?

Join Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and UHN Office of Research Trainees (ORT) for “From Bench to Editorial Desk: A Scientific Editor’s View on Publishing and Career Paths”, an in-person seminar on September 22 from 12:30 – 1:30 PM in PMCRT 4th floor classroom (4-204).

This lunch and learn will be led by Dr. Abby Cleaveland, Assistant Editor of Blood Cancer Discovery, who will share insights from her experience transitioning from research in an academic setting to working as an assistant editor at a scientific journal.

This session is free and open to UHN and U of T Medical Biophysics trainees, postdoctoral researchers, and staff. Spots are limited.

Speaker Bio:

• Abigail Cleveland is an Assistant Editor for Blood Cancer Discovery at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). From the beginning of her scientific career, she has been committed to cancer research. She completed her PhD in Cell Biology and Physiology in the lab of Dr. Timothy Gershon at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied mechanisms regulating apoptosis in normal brain development and the pediatric brain tumor medulloblastoma. There, she was also a member of the Cancer Cell Biology Training Program. Abigail continued to conduct brain tumor research in the lab of Dr. Yi Fan at the University of Pennsylvania as a Postdoctoral Researcher, studying the role of the glioblastoma tumor vasculature in regulating tumor progression and immunity. She then transitioned from the bench to her current editorial position, where she is dedicated to working with authors to publish cutting-edge, impactful research to progress our understanding of blood cancers and improve clinical care through the advancement of therapeutic strategies.