WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

Date December 20 | 4 – 5 pm Farewell 2021! Community Social The Office of Research Trainees and the UHN Postdoc Association invite all UHN trainees and staff to a community social to celebrate the end of 2021! Whether you want to meet new people at UHN Research, reconnect with existing friends, play games, make…

Date November 24 | 1 pm Research Professional Social Hour With the holiday season fast approaching, the RP@UHN Committee would like to invite you to one last virtual social gathering for the year to meet and connect your research professionals colleagues within UHN. Join us on Wednesday, November 24th at 1 pm for a social…

Date November 9 | 3:30 pm Description The Office of Research Trainees is excited to partner with McCann Health Medical Communications and Caudex for a webinar on “Launching into a Medical Communications Career“! Join us to learn about careers in medical communications from: Dr. Stephanie Heyraud, Associate Medical Director, Caudex Dr. Trang Hong Au, Associate…

Date October 28 | 3 pm Description The Office of Research Trainees is excited to invite you to the first in-person social of 2021! This will be an outdoor Halloween social with treats, games, and a chance to get to know other UHN trainees. The Trainee Halloween Social will take place on October 28 from…

Watch on YouTube Date August 19, 2020 | 1pm Description Science illustration has always been an important way to share knowledge within the academic community and beyond. Visual communication skills are a key asset for anyone looking to make an impact with their research and share ideas with diverse audiences. This webinar will introduce you…

Watch on YouTube Date July 22, 2020 | 2pm Description Data science has been one of the most in-demand jobs for the past few years. Data Science skills have become a critical asset in any career, business, or academic program. This workshop will introduce you to skills, tools, and education that will help kick-start your…

Date July 15, 2020 | 10am-12pm Description Research projects are becoming increasingly complex and multi-faceted. Researchers are expected to manage collaborators, funding, deadlines, equipment, experiments, data analysis and scientific writing to answer research questions. All the while, researchers are pulled in a myriad of directions as projects and responsibilities shift and change direction. These problems…

Date June 25, 2020 | 2-4pm Presenter Dr. Mary Elliott, MD, FRCPC, is a consulting psychiatrist, psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and a graduate of the Education Scholars Program at U of Toronto. She is…

Date December 12, 2019 | 3pm Presenters Evelyn Pau, PhD. Vice President, Investment Banking at Bloom Burton & Co. Description The Trainee Advisory Commitee at Krembil in partnership with ORT presents Krembil Career Chats. Join us for a conversation with Krembil alumna Dr. Evelyn Pau to gain insight into the world of investment banking. Email…

Date December 10, 2019 | 10am Presenter(s) Dr. Alaa Youssef, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow at Toronto General Hospital Research Institute Dr. Jason De Melo, Ph.D., Education Lead, Office of Research Trainees (ORT) Description Have you started looking for an academic position and run into the following statement: “Please send all application materials (cover letter, CV, research…

Date November 20, 2019 | 2pm Presenters Taras Gulas has been a professor at George Brown College since 2002 teaching courses in mathematics, statistics, and research methods to students in the Health Science Division. Taras’ research has been focused on improving mathematics and statistics education for non-mathematicians. Along with Miroslav Lovric, Taras is leading the…

Date November 20, 2019 | 10am Presenter Dr. John Robertson, PhD, specializes in explaining complex topics for non-specialists, whether scientific or financial. Personal finance and investing have long been personal passions for John. He has been an active part of the Canadian personal finance community, blogging, creating spreadsheets, podcasting, and writing how-to guides. He is…

Date November 12, 2019 | 10am Presenter Dr. Shabana Amanda Ali has an interdisciplinary research background in musculoskeletal biology, with over 12 years of experience in osteoarthritis. Her current research as a Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Mohit Kapoor at the Krembil Research Institute focuses on applying next generation sequencing to identify novel biomarkers for osteoarthritis.…

Date October 29, 2019 | 10am Presenters Sarah Chaffey and Nicole Jankowski from Health & Wellness, University of Toronto Description Coping with the competing demands of research, navigating expectations, and balancing home life can be exhausting! Investing in being happy, healthy and well provides a foundation for achieving balance and sustaining success. This interactive session…

Date October 17, 2019 | 3-6pm Presenters Dr. Mohadeseh Mehrabian, PhD, is Postdoctoral Fellow at UHN whose research involves characterizing a candidate drug and assessing the clinical viability of this compound. Dr. Sofia Farkona, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Fellow at UHN whose research includes the development of MS-based targeted methods for the quantification of angiotensin…

Date October 10, 2019 | 1pm Presenters Carolyn Goard, PhD. Senior Manager, Knowledge Translation and Exchange, Arthritis Society Description The Trainee Advisory Commitee at Krembil in partnership with ORT presents Krembil Career Chats. Join us for a conversation with Dr. Carolyn Goard, expert in knowledge translation and medical communication. Email krembil@uhnresearch.ca to register. Photos Back…

Date September 16-20, 2019 Presenters Multiple Speakers Description Postdoctoral Fellowship Appreciation Week 2019 is being celebrated at the University Health Network. Join us for a full week of events organized by a dedicated team of Fellows in collabortion with the ORT. Monday Academic CV Workshop Tuesday Industry Resume Workshop Wednesday Academic Career Event Thursday Industry…

Date July 25, 2019 | 5-7pm Presenters Aisha Shamas-Din, PhD, is a Project Manager at Roche where she manages and executes strategic initiatives to streamline complexity and improve operational efficiency. Andre D’Penha, PMP, with over fourteen years of experience in the Canadian healthcare, retail, and automotive industries. Zahraa Mohammed-Ali, PhD,  Clinical Chemistry Research Fellow at…

Date July 25, 2019 | 8-10am Presenters Dr. Mamatha Bhat, UHN Transplant Program Clinician Scientist Dr. Laura Donahoe, UHN Thoracic and Lung Transplant Surgeon Alejandro Gómez-Aristizábal, BlueRock Therapeutics Scientist II, Translational Immunology Ramzi Khattar, Roche Canada Senior Technical Manager for Global Annual Product Quality Review Dr. Natalie Farra, PhD, Elsevier/Academic Press Senior Acquisitions Editor, Neuroscience…

Date June 27, 2019 | 2-6pm Presenters Dr. Wail Ba-Alawi is a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Haibe-Kains’s lab at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science with a focus on machine learning and its applications in computational biology from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. His…