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Find out what's going on at the ORT and around UHN!
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Exploring Careers in Biotechnology
Are you curious about where a career in biotech can take you? Join us for an engaging Zoom career panel to learn valuable insights and advice on how to navigate a career in the biotech industry.
October 23, 3:30 PM | More Information & Register
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After the Postdoc: How to Prepare for Any Career
Join the ORT and the UHN Postdoc Association (UHNPA) for an exciting workshop with Dr. Nana Lee to learn how to market yourself and network into your dream career.
October 25, 11:00 AM | More Information & Register
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ORT Halloween Games & Networking
Join us for a spooky afternoon of games, snacks, and an opportunity to meet and network with your fellow UHN trainees and postdocs.
October 31, 4:00 PM, PMCRT 4-204 | More Information & Register
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ORT Conference Participation Award
The November cycle of the ORT Conference Participation Award supports UHN graduate students and postdoctoral researchers participating in national and international conferences between January and April 2025.
Apply by November 4, 5:00 PM | More Information & Apply
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2025 UHNPA Leadership Committee Information Session
Are you interested in joining the UHN Postdoc Association (UHNPA) Leadership Committee? Join the UHNPA for an information session to meet the current members and learn about available positions and the steps to joining the 2025 team.
November 14, 3:00 PM | More Information & Register
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Careers Beyond Academia
Join the Stem Cell Network and Medicine by Design for a virtual career panel to learn about careers in communications from professionals at MKB MedSolutions and Canadian Science Publishing.
October 16, 12:00 PM | More Information & Register
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2024 Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium Annual Symposium
Join the Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) for their annual symposium to meet, network, and discuss important topics related to infectious diseases and global health.
October 17, 8:30 AM | More Information & Register
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Embodied Emotion and Teacher History in Faculty Development
Join the Wilson Centre for their upcoming seminar with Brett Diaz to discuss the importance of embodied emotions as signal events in faculty development and affective adaptability, an avenue to navigate challenges and prepare teachers for future teaching events.
October 21, 12:00 PM | Register
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Women of Gairdner
Join the Gairdner Foundation and Women's College Hospital for a discussion with the 2024 Canada Gairdner Award laureates, who will share insights into their career paths, research, challenges they have faced, and the need for greater equity within the health sciences fields.
October 23, 9:30 AM | More Information & Register
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PubMed Basics: Build Your Research Skills
Join the UHN Library & Information Services to learn how to build an effective search strategy using the PubMed search interface and how to use clinical queries to retrieve targeted results to clinical questions.
October 23, 11:00 AM | More Information & Register
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Academic Authorship in the Life Sciences
Join UHN's Quality Integration team and the University of Toronto's Research Oversight & Compliance Office for a small-group case-study workshop to learn the best practices surrounding authorship in the life sciences.
October 23, 2:30 PM | More Information & Register
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Careers in Public Health
Join the Emerging and Pandemic Infection Consortium (EPIC) Trainee Advisory Committee for an in-person career panel to learn tips to transition from academic research to a career in public health.
October 24, 5:00 PM | More Information & Register
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Image Integrity in Scientific Research
Join the UHN's Research Quality Integration Office and the University of Toronto's Research Oversight and Compliance Office for a seminar with Dr. Elisabeth Bik, a world-renowned expert in image manipulation and misconduct.
November 8, 9:00 AM, In-Person or Join via Teams | More Information
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Job Opportunity: Clinical Research Coordinator I
The Department of Critical Care at Toronto General Hospital is recruiting a Clinical Research Coordinator I to collaboratively identify, develop, implement, and provide ongoing project support.
Apply by October 16 | More Information & Apply
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GMCA Networking Night
Applications are open to join the Graduate Management Consulting Association (GMCA) for their in-person Networking Night on November 8th where participants can connect with consultants from top firms.
Apply by October 28 | More Information & Apply
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AACR-CIHR Scholar-in-Training Awards
The American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) and the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) are offering the Scholar-in-Training Awards to support doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers attending the AACR Annual Meeting.
Apply for AACR Associate Membership by October 28. Award application due on November 26, 11:59 PM | More Information & Apply
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2024 Trainee Research Awards
The Canadian Pain Society is offering the Trainee Research and the Equity Trainee Research Awards to support doctoral students conducting pain-related research in a basic science or clinical-related field.
Apply by October 31 | More Information & Apply
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Job Opportunity: Research Quality Associate
The Research Quality Integration Department is recruiting a Research Quality Associate to support UHN's responsible conduct of research program, with a focus on relationship management and regulatory compliance.
More Information & Apply
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Congratulations Saman Bazmi on receiving a Next Generation Research Fellowship Award!
Dr. Saman Bazmi is a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Sushant Kumar's lab at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. His research interests are computational biology, cancer genomics, and statistical physics. Particularly, he studies the effects of structural variants on gene regulation and chromatin structure.
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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 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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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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