Happy Holidays from the ORT

Find out what's going on at the ORT and around UHN!

#COMMUNITY

A photo of Ashley Rooney wearing a blue blazer posed in front of brick wall. The frame around the photo reads "Congratulations!" along the top. Text at the bottom of the frame identifies Ashley as a Graduate Student at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute and a 2021 ORT Conference Grant Recipient.

Congratulations to 2021 ORT Conference Grant awardee, Ashley! Ashley is a graduate student in Dr. Bryan Coburn's lab at Toronto General Hospital Research Institute exploring the unintended effects of antibiotics on the human gut microbiome and microbiome-based interventions. Ashley presented her research at the International Human Microbiome Consortium Congress 2021. Congratulations, Ashley!

#ORT

A poster with ghosts, pumpkins, and candy bordering the side advertising a Trainee Halloween Social on October 28th. The social is happening at 3:00 PM at Queen's Park and invites attendees to join for candy, games, and the opportunity to meet other trainees.

Trainee Halloween Social
October 28| 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Join the Office of Research Trainees for an outdoor social in Queen's Park! Come meet other trainees, play some games, and enjoy some Halloween treats! Trainees are encouraged to bring a blanket to sit on and are welcome to bring outdoor activities (frisbee, soccer ball, game, etc). This is a free event and all trainees are welcome!

More information and registration here.

A poster advertising the ORT Conference Participation Award with a deadline of November 8th, 2021. The award offers up to $500 for conferences between January-April, 2022.

ORT Conference Participation Award
Apply by November 8th

The ORT is pleased to offer a limited number of conference participation awards to enable graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to participate in national and international conferences and share their research in oral and/or poster presentations. Apply for up to $500 for participation in conferences from January to April 2022.

More information and application here.

#EVENTS

Planning for Careers in Academia (Masters, PhDs, and PDFs)
October 20 | 1:30 - 2:30 PM
The Career and Co-Curricular Learning Network invites you to a small group session for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are currently exploring careers in academia. Discuss your experiences & identify strategies for navigating the current academic labour market. This is a discussion-based event, there will be no presentation.

More information registration here.

Grad Talk: Intro to Anti-Oppression Practices
October 21 | 3:30 - 4:30 PM

The Career and Co-Curricular Learning Network invites you to their workshop Intro to Anti-Oppression Practices. This workshop starts by considering how systemic oppression works in everyday life specifically in the areas that we study and work. Anti-Oppression Practices (AOP) are then introduced with space to reflect on how we can take it into our studies, professional practices and personal lives. Research done in Canada is featured.

More information and registration here.

Virtual Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Seminar Series
October 21 | 4:00 PM

The Virtual Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Seminar Series invites you to their talk on "IgA transcytosis and antigen recognition govern immune protection against human ovarian carcinoma."

Join through MS Teams here.

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NeuroImaging Carpentry: Introduction to working with MRI data and BIDS in Python
October 22 | 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

A collective of researchers from several Canadian universities and institutions has developed a series of Neuroimaging lessons under The Carpentries Incubator, meant to teach students fundamental skills that contribute to reproducible brain science. Join this session for an Introduction to working with MRI data and BIDS in Python.

Registration and more information here.

$A graphic for the 4th annual Academia to Industry Meeting (AIM) 2021 with a black and white image of a city space in the background. The poster lists the meeting date as October 23 from 1200 to 5:30 PM as a virtual event.$

Academia to Industry Meeting (AIM)
October 23 | 12:00 - 5:30 PM

The Science 2 Business Network presents the Academia to Industry Meeting (AIM). AIM is a multi-university careers conference that will provide an interactive forum for graduate students, faculty, and industry professionals in STEM to share career advice, discuss the future of the life science industry, and network virtually.

Tickets cost $10.

More information and registration here.

LSCDS Company Spotlite: Career Opportunities with Klick Health
October 26 | 6:00 - 7:15 PM

Join the Life Sciences Career Development Society (LSCDS) for their Company Spotlight: Career Opportunities with Klick Health event. This webinar will feature Dr. Rachael Harrison (VP, Science and Regulatory), and Patrick Stockwell (Director, Science and Regulatory).

More information and registration here.

#OPPORTUNITIES

OSOTF/U of T/Vision Science Research Program
Apply by November 12

A $17.25 million endowment from the OSOTF/U of T/Vision Science Research Program-Toronto Western Hospital provides support for a number of graduate fellowships each year. The Vision Science Research Program provides support for MSc and PhD trainees from across the University of Toronto studying novel questions in vision science. Interested applicants must demonstrate financial need.

Application and criteria details here.

2022 John Charles Polanyi Prize
Apply by November 15

To honour the achievement of John Charles Polanyi, recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Ontario Government established a fund to award John Charles Polanyi Prizes annually to up to five outstanding researchers or scholars who are in the early stages of their careers and at Ontario universities. The prizes, each of which is valued at $20,000, will be conferred in the fall of 2022. They are available in the areas of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Economic Science, broadly defined. Applicants are to submit their application to their graduate unit or their supervisor’s affiliated graduate unit by November 15

Application criteria and details here.

A graphic reading "From the Office of Research Trainees at UHN (ORT) Team!" with photos of the ORT Team Members (left to right) Dr. Linda Penn, Director, Dr. Amanda Veri, Lead, Research Training Programs, and Dr. Clare Wall, Operations Planning Coordinator.