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Find out what's going on at the ORT and around UHN!
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People & Culture Information Session: 2024 Annual Compensation Review (ACR)
Do you have questions about the 2024 UHN Annual Compensation Review (ACR) (formerly known as the Total Compensation Program)? Join the ORT and RP@UHN for two virtual information sessions with the UHN's People & Culture Team to review everything you need to know about ACR.
October 10, 10:00 AM, Information session for research staff and scientists | Register
October 10, 11:00 AM, Information session for postdoctoral researchers | Register
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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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Leong Centre Trainee Hub: Meet the Experts
Join the Hospital for Sick Children and the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children for a panel discussion featuring experts who will share their diverse career paths and offer insights on skill development, career progression, and advancing equity in child health research.
October 9, 12:00 PM, Hollywood Theatre, Black Wing, Hospital for Sick Children or Virtual | More Information & Register
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KITE Trainee Innovations Showcase
Join the KITE Research Institute for the Trainee Showcase to hear about the exciting research being conducted by PhD candidate, Davood Dadkhah and postdoctoral researchers, Damian Manzone and Isuru Dharmarathna.
October 9, 1:00 PM, KITE Innovation Gallery | More Information
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Fusing Gameplay & Healthcare
Join KITE Creates for a special Future Makers presentation exploring compelling story-driven experiences that fuse interactive technology, clinical insights, and user-centric narrative design to reimagine how we play and think about games. The event will also include interactive demos and a tour of KITE.
October 10, 9:00 AM | More Information & Register
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Retrotransposon in Cancer: The Marker and the Mutator
Join the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre for their upcoming seminar by Dr. Kathleen Burns from the Dana-Farber Cancer Centre.
October 10, 4:00 PM | Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Ave, 6th Floor, Bob Bell Auditorium
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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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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 16, 2:30 PM | More Information & Register
October 23, 2:30 PM | More Information & Register
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Women Pioneers in the Life Sciences: Leadership, Innovation, & Impact in Canada
Join the Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization for a networking breakfast and panel discussion with four trailblazing women who are driving innovation, leadership, and impact in Canadian life sciences.
October 17, 8:30 AM | More Information & Register
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ECHO Pitch 2024
Join the Entrepreneurship for Cardiovascular Health Opportunities (ECHO) program to hear four top cardiovascular health start-ups pitch their technologies and to meet, connect, and share ideas with entrepreneurs, scientists, clinicians, business leaders, and investors.
October 17, 3:00 PM | 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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Call for Abstracts: Medicine by Design 9th Annual Symposium Poster Competition
Medicine by Design is accepting abstracts from trainees and postdoctoral researchers to showcase research in regenerative medicine at their 9th Annual Symposium on December 9, 2024.
Submit an abstract by October 18, 11:59 PM | More Information & Submit
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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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EPIC Doctoral Awards
The Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) Doctoral Awards support University of Toronto doctoral students engaged in research with an infectious disease focus.
Apply by November 8, 11:59 PM | 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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Volunteer Opportunity: Toronto Research Information Outreach Team
The Toronto Research Information Outreach Team (RIOT) is recruiting new members. RIOT works with the Canadian Cancer Society to raise awareness about cancer and the promise of cancer research.
More Information | Contact Shreya at gandhishreya13@gmail.com to get involved
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Congratulations Sumi Karunagaran on receiving an ORT Conference Award!
Sumi Karunagaran is a third-year PhD Candidate in Dr. Stephen Juvet's lab at Toronto General Hospital Research Institute. Sumi studies the role of a specific type of white blood cell, called B cells, in lung transplant rejection.
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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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