Would you like to be involved in a UHN Trainee Podcast series?

UHN Trainee Podcast: Seeds of Science, is a new podcast series initiated by UHN trainees with the support of the ORT at UHN. The Seeds of Science podcast provides a platform for UHN trainees to tell their stories and connect and learn from each other. Each episode will explore the unique experience of a UHN trainee, providing a snapshot into their research, their achievements, the obstacles they’ve faced, and their life outside of research. 

The “Seeds of Science” podcast team is seeking enthusiastic UHN trainees from all research backgrounds to participate in a 20-60 minute interview where we discuss your research journey thus far and your future aspirations! All participants will receive a $20 gift card.

If you would like to get involved, please email uhntraineepodcast@gmail.com.

ORT Summer Student Program

The Office of Research Trainees at UHN is delighted to announce the 2022 Summer Student Program. This program invites all UHN research summer students to attend a series of virtual learning sessions to help them develop critical research skills and explore their career options! UHN Summer Students will also have the opportunity to share their summer research with the UHN Research Community at the ORT Research Day.

All sessions will be held virtually and will be recorded. Trainees that attend at least 3 learning sessions and present at Research Day will be presented with a certificate of program completion.

Learn more about the program here.

Health Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow Career & Networking Symposium
June 8 | 3:00 - 5:15 PM

The Hospital Research Training Centres in Toronto are excited to launch the first ever Toronto-wide Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) Career Symposium! This event will invite science PDFs from all across Toronto to virtually connect in Gather.Town and explore career options available to them after their fellowships. It will include a panel session and Q & A with accomplished PDF alumni with careers in academia, pharma and industry, followed by round-table mentoring sessions where PDFs will be able to select 3 different career professionals to network and learn from!

Registration closes May 4. More information and registration here.

Career Exploration and Education (CE&E) program at U of T and Institute of Medical Sciences Student Association (IMSSA)'s Academic Subcommittee presents: CV and grant writing workshop! Learn how to enhance your CV and gain insights on how to write personal statements or statement of interests from Saddiya Rose (CE&E representative). Also, get introduced to grant and scholarship writing and get an idea on how to write a successful proposal and common mistakes from Alex de Serrano (Research Funding, Awards, and Honours Officer, Temerty Faculty of Medicine). All students are welcome! 

Registration here.

The Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), in collaboration with IMSSA and our Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Program, is excited to be hosting "IMS Connects: Bridging Academia and Industry" in the Medical Sciences Building, Rm. 2170. Join us for this in-person panel and networking event where you can connect with successful professionals working in different areas of academia and industry. All are welcome to attend.

More information and registration here. 

The POZ-ZF transcription factor Kaiso was discovered ~2 decades ago as a binding partner for the cell adhesion catenin p120ctn. Since its discovery, roles for Kaiso in diverse biological processes, including epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, apoptosis and inflammation have emerged. Kaiso has been linked to canonical Wnt, TGFβ and Notch signalling pathways and is implicated in multiple cancers including breast, prostate, colorectal and lung cancers. In breast and prostate cancer, high Kaiso expression correlates with aggressive tumors, poor prognosis and disparities in survival outcomes in people of African ancestry.

Registration here.

The Virtual Princess Margaret Seminar Series invites you to a talk by Wenbin Lin, PhD,
James Franck Professor of Chemistry, Radiation and Cellular Oncology, The University of Chicago.

The talk title is "Novel Nanotechnology Solutions to Oncology Challenges".

Connect to the seminar on Teams here.

The U of T SciComm Club will be hosting Anatomy of a Data Visualization, a workshop led by MScBMC students from the University of Toronto to support your graphic design skills and shed light on how to create effective data visualizations that will excite your audience. Join us for a Q&A and networking session after the event to discover emerging opportunities in #sciencecommunication.

More information and registration here.

If you are interested in attending the Life Sciences Career Expo, be sure to register today! The deadline for registration is Friday, May 6th at 11:59 PM EDT!

This conference will include a variety of sessions, such as keynote and career panel discussions, company spotlight presentations, professional development workshops, job simulation workshop series, company booths, and more!

Register by May 6th here.

If you are a computational biologist, don’t let your latest software methods get overlooked! Join us for a special tutorial seminar on using the CoBE Pipeline Builder. This new CoBE feature provides a suite of interactive tools that allow you to visualize, submit, and share your bioinformatics software pipelines with ease.

Registration here.

This workshop will focus on the elements that define a clear and engaging academic job talk. Attendees will learn how to craft their ‘elevator pitch’, how to structure the talk, and will learn presentation tips (and quirks to watch out for!). Attendees will work in small groups to craft their message and hone their presentation skills.

More information and registration here.

UHN is hiring a Youth Outreach Coordinator to support UHN outreach initiatives. The Youth Outreach coordinator will collaborate with scientists and the multidisciplinary teams in the coordination of youth outreach activities across UHN and connect with educator and community organizations.

Learn more and apply here.

AGE-WELL Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Awards in Technology and Aging provide partial funding to highly qualified master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral candidates and provide them with access to training and mentorship opportunities through the AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence.

The three awards available are the AGE-Well Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Awards, the Michael F. Harcourt Policy Fellowship, and the Indigenous Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Awards.

Learn more and apply here.