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Find out what's going on at the ORT and around UHN!
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Exploring Careers for Postdocs
February 28 | 1:00 - 3:00 PM EST
The UHN Postdoc Association (UHNPA) in partnership with the Office of Research Trainees (ORT) invites you to hear perspectives on different career paths for postdoctoral fellows including positions in academia, industry and government.
Hear from former postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Anna Cranston, Strategy Analyst, Jonex Global; Dr. Sean Lock, Assistant Professor, Brock; Dr. Darren O’Hara, Senior Scientist, Almac Discovery; and Dr. Anusha Ratneswaran, Clinical Evaluator at Health Canada as they share advice, offer tips and answer questions on the ins and outs of pursuing their career paths.
More information and registration here.
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ORT Conference Participation Award
Apply by March 7 | 5:00 PM
The submission period for the Office of Research Trainees (ORT) Conference Awards is now open. 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.
The value of individual awards will be up to $500 to be used for participation at conferences between May and August 2022.
Application and more information here.
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Congratulations to this year's
Princess Margaret Postdoctoral Fellowship Awardees!
The Helena Lamb Fellowship in Cancer Research Fund Awardee:
Dr. Mark Gower
The Hold'em for Life Fellowship Cancer Research Fund Awardees:
Dr. Emma Bell and Dr. Michael St. Paul
The George Knudson Memorial Fellowship Fund Awardees:
Dr. Cristiane Naffah de Souza, Dr. Lisanne Mout, Dr. Michael He, and Dr. Nahyun Kwon.
Congratulations!
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Grey Literature Fundamentals
February 16 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Grey literature can often be complex and overwhelming to search. UHN Library & Information Services is offering a workshop on Grey Literature Fundamentals. This workshop will define what grey literature is, and identify key literature sources, tools and search processes. Completing the workshop will enable you to plan and execute a well-documented and effective grey literature search.
More information and MS Teams link here.
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Transnational Neurophysiology & Brain Stimulation Trainee Workshop: Statistics
February 16 | 3:00 - 4: 00 PM
Join the Transnational Neurophysiology & Brain Stimulation (TNBS)'s workshop on statistics. This free workshop is aimed at trainees. All are welcome!
Register here.
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Black Excellence in Research Panel
February 16 | 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Michael's Research Student Association is hosting a panel on Black Excellence in Research to commemorate Black History Month! Dr. Lisa Robinson, Vice Dean, Strategy & Operations, and Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, will present a keynote session highlighting her journey, accomplishments, challenges and current research as a renowned Staff Physician. She will be accompanied by Dr. George Charames and Ikran Ali for a Q&A session following the keynote presentation.
More information and registration here.
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SGS: Improving Your Online Presentations Synchronous Workshop
February 16 | 4:00 - 5:30 PM
The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) at the University of Toronto is hosting a synchronous online workshop on strategies for online presentations. Dr. Fiona Coll will share strategies for improving the design, structure and delivery of your online presentations by addressing some of the unique challenges of communicating online, including time management, the organization of your presentation space and audience engagement.
More information and registration here.
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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Seminar Series presents: Dr. Sohrab Shah
February 17 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Seminar Series invites Team UHN members to a talk by Dr. Sohrab Shah, Chief, Computational Oncology, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Shah will speak on "Decoding the hidden states of genome variation cancer cell populations."
Join through MS Teams here.
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LSCDS: Networking Reception
February 23 | 6:00 - 8:30 PM
The Life Sciences Career Development Society (LSCDS) is hosting a networking event featuring 27 professional guests from industries including consulting, medical affairs, communications, pharma/biotech, venture capital and government. This is a great opportunity for trainees to network with professionals in the field. You will have the chance to ask questions to the industry guests about their jobs and career paths at the roundtables or during the open networking period. A registration fee of $6.32 will be applied.
More information and registration here.
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Teaching & Learning Week at UHN
February 22 - 25
Teaching and Learning Week 2022 provides an opportunity to refresh, reflect, learn and thank you for your exceptional contributions to teaching and learning at UHN. To celebrate teaching and learning week, UHN invites all TeamUHN, patients and learners are welcome to join in these virtual activities including a Kickoff Celebration, Convergence 2022, and Toronto Western Education Centre's Opening!
View the full list of activities here.
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Register for Convergence 2022
Register by February 20 | 1159 PM
The Michener Institute of Education invites you to register for this year's Convergence in Healthcare Education 2022. This multi-day online conference is devoted to renewal and reshaping health professions' education and practice. We welcome all who wish to learn and share their unique stories and experiences. This year's conference includes Storytelling Sessions and a keynote presentation by Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser, MD, OC, BKin, MSc, Hon. LLD.
Register here.
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CDI Spark Award Information Session
February 24 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST
Announcing the launch of the Cancer Digital Intelligence Program (CDI), a research and innovation program at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The CDI program is launching the inaugural CDI Spark Award to support basic science research trainees. The award will support four (4) PhD candidates or Post-Doctoral Fellows by helping them leverage data science and machine learning expertise to uncover previously unseen trends in their data, in addition to providing $20,000 towards their yearly salary. The award application period opens on March 1, 2022.
Register for the information session here.
Award information here.
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UHN Water-Cooler Chats with Anna Gordon
Wednesdays | 9:00 AM
Join Anna Gordon and other TEAM UHN members for a weekly Water Cooler Catch up on Wednesdays at 9 AM, to chat about whatever you'd like (weekend plans, what you're reading-the sky's the limit!). All are welcome to come and connect with colleagues through these virtual chats.
Click here to add to your calendar.
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Tenure Track Positions in Mechanistic Cell Biology and Structural Biology
Apply by February 21
Max Perutz Labs in Vienna is seeking applications for two tenure track positions in Mechanistic Cell Biology and Structural Biology. The successful candidates will set up their labs at the Max Perutz Labs, located at the Vienna BioCenter, a thriving academic hub for molecular life science research in Europe.
Mechanistic Cell Biology position application details here.
Structural Biology position application details here.
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Winterlight Labs: Scientist, Psychiatry
Open until filled
Winterlight Labs is seeking a research scientist to oversee their internal and external research projects in psychiatry, including their work understanding speech patterns in Depression and Schizophrenia.
Winterlight Labs is a fast-growing startup based in Toronto that is developing digital biomarkers to measure neurological and psychiatric conditions. Their machine learning based technology analyzes both the acoustics and content of speech and language, to help identify disease and quantify its severity.
Full position details here.
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