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Find out what's going on at the ORT and around UHN!
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ORT Drop-Ins
The ORT is hosting a series of drop-in sessions to meet with trainees and postdoctoral researchers to answer questions, share resources, and provide a safe space for addressing issues.
March 5, 10:00 AM, PMCRT 13-710
March 13, 11:30 AM, KDT 5KD430
More Information
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Peer-to-Peer Workshop: Understanding Personal Income Taxes
With tax day (April 30th) fast approaching, join us to learn how Canada's tax system works, when you are required to pay taxes, and some strategies you can implement when filing your taxes.
March 18, 2:00 PM | More Information & Register
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From Postdoc to Research Faculty Crash Course: Negotiations
This course will provide postdocs with comprehensive support as they embark on their journey toward securing a research faculty position. This fifth session will cover the best practices and strategies on how to most effectively negotiate your first academic faculty job.
March 19, 1:00 PM | Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Ave, 18th Floor Auditorium | More Information & Register
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Coding Bootcamp: Python 101
Join us for our upcoming hands-on in-person workshop to learn foundational skills in programming in Python! Spots are limited!
March 20 & 27, 1:00 PM | More Information & Register
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CRA Tax Information Session
Join the University of Toronto and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for a session on filing taxes for newcomers to Canada, newcomers with families, and first-time tax filers.
March 6, 10:00 AM | Register
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DORA at UHN: Working Towards Better Assessments of Researcher Impact
This session will describe what UHN has done to align itself with Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) ideals, to improve how it assesses researchers. It will also address how these changes may affect researchers.
March 7, 11:00 AM | More Information & Register
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Fostering Cultural Safety in Health Research: Insights from Indigenous Elders and Allied Settler Researchers
Join to learn the importance and meaning of cultural safety in health research from a panel of Indigenous Elders and community-based ally settler researchers.
March 12, 12:00 PM | More Information & Register
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Careers Beyond Academia
Careers Beyond Academia is a virtual career seminar series that profiles a wide range of careers available to trainees who hold degrees in the life sciences. This session includes professionals from Mitacs and Shift Health.
March 13, 12:00 PM | More Information & Register
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2024 World Sleep Day: Sleep Equity for Global Health
Join KITE to learn about sleep health, sleep equity, and how to advance research, policy, and practice to promote personal and community health for all.
March 14, 1:00 PM | KITE-Toronto Rehab at UHN, 550 University Ave., 2nd Floor Auditorium | Register
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A Recipe for Genome Regulation: Mix Glutamylation, Methylation, and Intrinsic Disorder
Join the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre for their upcoming seminar by Dr. David Scechter from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
March 14, 4:00 PM | Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Ave, 6th Floor, Bob Bell Atrium
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Study Design: Phase III Clinical Trials
Join for an in-depth discussion of phase III clinical trials, including design, randomization, sample size calculations, commonly used endpoints, and how to handle multiple endpoints.
March 15, 11:00 AM | More Information & Register
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KITE Power Play Pitch Competition
Do you have an innovative concept or business in the healthcare space? The KITE Power Play Pitch Competition is a chance for entrepreneurs to present their concepts, prototypes, and healthcare innovations for $50,000 in total prizes.
March 8 | More Information & Submit
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The Postdoc Academy: Succeeding as a Postdoc
Using inclusive, active-learning approaches, participants will build skills to find success as a postdoc, draft an actionable career plan, develop resilience, and work effectively in an intercultural environment.
Begins March 18 | More Information & Enroll
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Jay and Sari Sonshine Centre Summer Studentship Award
The Summer Studentship Award is a $5,000,12-week summer research award for undergraduate, postgraduate, or health professional degree program students pursuing summer research in the area of quality improvement and clinical practice around brain care and health to improve current stroke prevention initiatives, interventions, and programs.
March 31 | More Information & Apply
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The Ted Rogers Centre Education Fund
The Ted Rogers Centre Education Fund supports PhD students and Postdoctoral Researchers (PDR) pursuing or validating novel ideas that have high translation and commercialization potential. Awards are valued at $20,000 (PhD) and $40,000 (PDR).
April 1 | More Information & Apply
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Training Graduate PhD Salary Award
The Arthritis Society of Canada Training Graduate PhD Salary Award supports 50% (up to $17,500) of the salary of PhD students conducting innovative arthritis research.
April 16, 5:00 PM | More Information & Apply
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Congratulations to UHN Postdoctoral Researchers, Drs. Laura Whittall-Garcia, Diana Morales Castro, Ying Meng, and Scientific Associate, Dr. Sumaiyah Rehman on receiving the CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Award!
Read the UHN announcement here!
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Every month UHN STEM Pathways recognizes the outreach work of our volunteers. For February we acknowledge the contributions of Majed Abdul-Samad. Majed is a research trainee at TGHRI who has been an essential member of our outreach team. He has helped with numerous youth events and most recently, taken the lead on organizing an on-site workshop for youth. This undertaking involved recruiting volunteers from his lab and planning an interactive atherosclerosis workshop for high school students. We are grateful to have him on the team!
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Share your accomplishments with us!
Have you won an award? Published a paper? Attended to a cool conference? Let us know by filling out the ORT highlight form here to be featured in an upcoming newsletter or on social media!
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Student and Postdoctoral Researcher Handbook
The ORT has created a comprehensive handbook for UHN research trainees and postdoctoral researchers. Click here to download the handbook!
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Share a concern or idea with the ORT
We want to hear from you! Share your feedback and concerns here.
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To share upcoming events or opportunities with the UHN research community, please fill out this form or email ortadmin@uhn.ca.
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For more information about upcoming events at the ORT and other events of interest check out the Event Calendar on our website!
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