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Find out what's going on at the ORT and around UHN!
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ORT Drop-In Sessions
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.
May 7, 10:00 AM, PMCRT, 13th Floor, 13-710
May 8, 1:00 PM, KDT, 4th Floor, 4KD491
More Information
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Career Panel - Navigating Careers in Science Communications
Are you interested in a career in scientific communications? Join us for an exciting career panel with seasoned experts in the fields of medical communications, scientific illustration, and donor relations!
May 22, 2:00 PM | More Information & Register
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Networking Event: Postdoc to Research Faculty Crash Course
Postdoctoral researchers (PDRs) from across Toronto are invited to connect and explore research faculty career options by meeting recently hired faculty. This event will include a panel, Q&A, and round-table networking with research faculty. Register by May 17!
June 10, 1:00 PM | More Information & Register
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CPO Seminar Series: Accelerating Small Molecular Discovery with Chemical Language Models
Join the Centre for Pharmaceutical Oncology (CPO) at the University of Toronto for their upcoming seminar with Dr. Michael Skinnider.
May 9, 12:00 PM | Zoom Link
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From Academia to Application: A Journey in Clinical Research
Join the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute's Research Training Centre for their upcoming career development seminar with Kritleen Bawa, MSc, a clinical research coordinator at the Sunnybrook Research Institute.
May 9, 12:00 PM | Register & Zoom Link
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Princess Margaret Seminar Series: Immunotherapy for T and NK Cell Malignancies
Join the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre for their upcoming seminar with Dr. Jon DiPersio from the Washington University School of Medicine.
May 9, 4:00 PM | 101 College St., PMCRT, 4th Floor, Room 4-204
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Introduction to Survival Analysis
Join Biostatistics @ UHN for a discussion on how to analyze, summarize, and visualize time-to-event data, including an overview of the Kaplan-Meier curve and Cox proportional hazards models.
May 10, 11:00 AM | Register
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Safeguarding Science Workshop
Join Public Safety Canada to learn about the potential for misuse of dual-use research, technology and materials, along with the potential risk indicators and mitigation tools to protect Canadian research assets.
May 14, 1:00 PM | More Information & Register
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Education in the Age of AI: Navigating a Rapidly Changing Digital World
This session will include an overview of what AI is as well as interactive discussions about how we believe students and educators can use these tools.
May 16, 1:00 PM | More Information & Register
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Job Opportunities: Clinical Research Coordinator II
The Critical Care Department and the Clinical Research Unit at the Toronto General Hospital are each hiring a Clinical Research Coordinator to support the research activities within their respective units.
Application Deadline May 10 | Critical Care Department Posting & Clinical Research Unit Posting
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Career Symposium for Graduate Students, Postdocs, & Fellows
Join the National Institutes of Health for their 3-day virtual career symposium for panels and interactive workshops. You will learn from professionals, connect with peers, and hear valuable career advice.
May 14-17 | More Information & Register
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Life Sciences Career Expo 2024
The Life Science Career Expo is a hybrid multi-day career conference designed to bring together students and postdoctoral researchers with educators, researchers, industry partners, and government stakeholders to explore the vast career opportunities in science.
May 21-23 | More Information & Register
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BrainHack School 2024
The BrainHack School is a 4-week program at the interface of Neuroscience, Statistical Modelling, and Computer Science. Participants will gain a foundation in coding, computing and pipelines, data visualization, machine learning, and neuroimaging.
May 23 - June 14 | More Information & Register
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Job Opportunity: Data Management Specialist
The Department of Computational Biology and Medicine Program (CBMP) at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is looking for a Data Management Specialist to help grow the CBMP and curate and track multimodal data analyzed in the program.
Application Deadline May 24 | More Information & Apply
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Contrast Injection for Radiological Technologists
The Contrast Injection for Radiological Technologists is a full day in-person course for Radiological Technologists to learn about basic drug and contrast pharmacology, how to prepare and administer radiographic contrast materials, and more!
More Information & Register
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Congratulations Joanna Cunanan on winning first place in the Dr. Jack Laidlaw Manuscript Competition at the Institute of Medical Sciences Research Day!
Joanna is a PhD candidate at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute in Dr. Moumita Barua's lab. Joanna’s PhD research is on the role of PAX2 missense variants in impaired glomerular repair and regeneration in the pathogenesis of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).
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Share your accomplishments with us!
Have you won an award? Published a paper? Attended 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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