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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Postdoc Appreciation Week events!
Postdocs are a vital part of research at UHN, and we were thrilled to celebrate and show our appreciation for UHN postdocs through a week filled with events, including wellness workshops, networking opportunities, complimentary headshots, and a professional development day.
A special thank you to the leadership and staff at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and UHN Research Institutes for sponsoring the headshots in recognition of the many accomplishments and contributions of UHN postdocs.
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2026 Research ACR Information Session
Join People & Culture, ORT and Research Professionals@UHN (RP@UHN) for an online session to learn everything UHN research staff, including postdoctoral researchers, need to know about the 2026 UHN Annual Compensation Review.
October 1, 12:00 PM | More Information & Register
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Advancing Research Excellence: Skills for Scholarly Impact
Join The Institute for Education Research (TIER) for an online workshop exploring best practices for developing a CV for research grant applications, including the new narrative CV required by external funding bodies such as CIHR, SSHRC, and NSERC. The session will also cover how to craft effective cover letters.
September 30, 10:00 AM | Register
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Top Design Tips for Better Grant Figures
Join BioRender for an online session on creating high-impact figures for grant applications. Learn how to clarify your experimental design and research goals, organize information into clean, professional visuals, use colour and layout strategies to guide reviewers’ eyes, and avoid common mistakes that can weaken your proposal.
October 1, 12:00 PM | More Information & Register
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Ever Wonder How AI "Thinks"? How Tokenization and Prompts Shape Responses
Join the UHN Library and Information Series for an online session that demystifies tokenization, prompting, and AI-generated responses. Learn about the factors that shape AI outputs and discover practical strategies for using generative AI responsibly and effectively in your work and learning.
October 1, 12:15 PM | More Information & Register
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Single-Cell Spatial Omics in Regenerative Medicine: A Practical Symposium
Join the Stem Cell Network for a two-day virtual symposium on October 6 and 7, bringing together researchers, Canadian core facilities, and industry experts to explore emerging technologies, real-world applications, and practical strategies for implementing single-cell and spatial omics in regenerative medicine.
Register by October 5 | More Information & Register
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AI Rounds: Realizing the Potential of Digital Twins Through Ex Vivo Perfusion
Join the UHN AI Hub for a virtual session exploring the development of a virtual human lung using ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP), and learn how this technology could address key challenges in respiratory failure and lung transplantation.
October 7, 5:00 PM | More Information & Register
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Growing Together: Building and Sustaining a Partnership with Siblings Over Time
Join the Pride in Patient Engagement in Research (PiPER) team for an online community of practice focused on engaging people with lived experience (PLEX) in research.
October 7, 12:00 PM | Zoom Link
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Princess Margaret Living Biobank 10th Anniversary Celebration
Join the Princess Margaret Living Biobank for an in-person event celebrating 10 years of advancing cancer research through patient-derived models. Connect with researchers, collaborators, and the UHN community for food, refreshments, remarks, and a celebration of impact, discovery, and innovation.
October 8, 11:30 AM, Allan Slaight Medical Innovation Labs (ASMIL), 101 College St., 4th Floor, Room 4-204
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Digital Disruption of Life Sciences with Artificial Intelligence
Join the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre for an in-person seminar featuring Dr. Artem Cherkasov of the Vancouver Prostate Centre.
October 8, 4:00 PM, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Ave., 6th Floor, Bob Bell Auditorium
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Careers Beyond Academia: Journal Editing and Scientific Writing
Join the Stem Cell Network for an online event exploring careers in journal editing and scientific writing, including the skills required and what a typical day in these roles looks like.
October 14, 12:00 PM | More Information & Register
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Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral (CGRS-D):
The Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS-D) supports research excellence by providing $40,000 per year for 36 months to full-time students enrolled in a doctoral program. Please contact your Institute administrators for more information about the application process.
UHN deadline is October 2 | More Information Here
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Lab2Market Discover Programs
Lab2Market (L2M) Health Discover is an online exploratory program that supports fourth-year undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral researchers interested in exploring research commercialization and entrepreneurship. L2M Health Discover places an emphasis on participants who have conducted customer validation for their technology and are interested in applying it to the health sector.
Apply for L2M Health Discover by October 2 | More Information & Apply
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Parkinson Canada Postdoctoral Research Fellowship & Graduate Student Award
The Parkinson Canada Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and Graduate Student Award provides funding to postdoctoral researchers and full-time PhD students conducting research relevant to the cure, cause, prevention, improved treatment, and/or understanding of Parkinson’s disease or related disorders.
Apply by October 5 | More Information & Apply for the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship & Graduate Student Award
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Nature Career Columns
The Nature Career Column covers a vast amount of professional development topics, including tools for research efficiency, writing papers, peer networks, prioritizing projects, gaps in training, online protocols, research sustainability, the use of ChatGPT, equity, diversity and inclusion, and more.
Access the Nature Career Columns here.
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Congratulations, Alexia Mitsopoulos, on receiving an ORT Conference Participation Award!
Alexia Mitsopoulos is a graduate student in Dr. Jesse Pasternak's lab at UHN Research Institutes. Alexia studies clinical outcomes following adrenalectomy in Ontario using linked population-level ICES data, aiming to improve care for patients with adrenal tumours across the province.
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ORT's Student and Postdoc Handbook
The ORT’s Student and Postdoc Handbook is a comprehensive guide for UHN trainees and postdoctoral researchers, featuring information on UHN policies, health and dental benefits, research services and facilities, wellness supports, career and professional development resources, where to go for help, and much more.
Click here to download the handbook!
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Share your accomplishments with us!
Have you won an award, published a paper, or 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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Meet with the ORT
The ORT provides a safe space and open door policy for UHN trainees and postdoctoral researchers to have their questions and concerns heard, and get help finding resources. Book a virtual appointment to meet with a member of the ORT Team for answers, resources, and support!
Book an appointment here.
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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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