Find out what's going on at the ORT and around UHN!
ORT
Holiday Social - Distillery Winter Village
Join us at the Distillery Winter Village and participate in the Great Gingerbread Hunt!
*TODAY* | Register
ORT Meet and Greet
Virtual social drop-in event for all UHN trainees and Postdocs
January 11, 12:00 PM | Register
Project and Time Management
Develop and implement your Project and Time Management skills at this 2-part workshop hosted by the ORT and Mitacs
January 19 & February 2, 2:00 PM | Register
EVENTS
15th Annual Brain Injury Conference Across the Acquired Brain Injury Spectrum
February 10 | Apply by January 13 for early bird registration rates | Register
#SciComm on Social Media for Researchers
Join Science Communicator Samantha Yammine for an interactive workshop on best practices for communicating science through social media
January 17, 12:00 PM | Register
Seminar Series: Careers Beyond Academia Stem Cell Network and Medicine by Design are hosting life sciences industry professional to discuss available careers outside academia
January 18, 12:00 PM | Register
Virtual Art Therapy Sessions
Hosted by Wellness@UHN, the EmpowART Foundation and the University of Toronto
Every 2nd Saturday of the Month, 5:00 PM | Register
OPPORTUNITIES
LSCDS Industry Team Case Study (ITCS)
Opportunity to simulate working in the healthcare industry, develop professional skills and gain marketable, relevant experience
Apply by January 6 | Information & Application
The Vertex Fellows Program
A unique opportunity for early career scientists to learn about and contribute to drug discovery at Vertex.
One-year exploratory industrial post-doc program
Apply by January 13 | Information & Application
The Branco Weiss Fellowship (Society in Science)
Opportunity for postdocs who have conceived an original and independent research idea that falls outside the scope of large-scale research projects.
Apply by January 15 | Information & Application
Minority Hematology Graduate Award
Opportunity for graduate students from historically underrepresented minority groups conducting research on hematology-focused projects.
Apply by January 17 | Information & Application
COMMUNITY
Seeds of Science Podcast
The fifth Seeds of Science guest is Kevin Robb, a PhD Candidate at the Krembil Research Institute. Kevin works on evaluating critical quality attributes and engineering potent mesenchymal stromal cell therapies for osteoarthritis.
Learn about Kevin and listen to the podcast episode here.
Congratulations Lucie!
Lucie Malbeteau is a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky's lab at the Princess Margaret Cancer Center. Lucie's research aims to sensitize the immunosuppressive pancreatic tumor microenvironment (TME) to radio- and immune-therapies, by targeting redox homeostasis and altering tumor metabolism.
Congratulations John!
John Koussiouris is a graduate student in Dr. Vinod Chandranās lab at the Krembil Research Institute. John works to identify lipid metabolites that may act as biomarkers for psoriatic arthritis.
