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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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 discover how this technology could help 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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The Money Talk: Startup Fundraising Unfiltered
Join Innovation OnBoard for an in-person event exploring what it takes to navigate fundraising, build lasting relationships, and understand the decisions that shape a deal in Canada’s startup ecosystem.
October 20, 4:00 PM | More Information & Register
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Impacts of International Partnerships
Join The Institute for Education Research (TIER) for a virtual session on strategies for establishing and sustaining international research partnerships, with an emphasis on knowledge production, policy influence, and measurable impact.
October 21, 10:00 AM | Register
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Understanding AI Through a Health Literacy Lens: The Charter for Accountable AI Use in Canadian Healthcare
Join the UHN AI Hub for an online panel discussion to explore how health literacy and AI literacy work together to enable meaningful participation in an AI-enabled healthcare system.
October 22, 12:00 PM | More Information & Register
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Career Day: Beyond the Degree
Join the Beyond Sciences Initiative for a virtual event with inspiring conversations to explore the many ways a science background can create meaningful careers and real-world impact.
October 23, 8:00 AM | More Information & Register
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Inclusive Research Teams Workshop
Join the Toronto Initiative for Diversity Excellence (TIDE) for an in-person workshop exploring practical, evidence-informed strategies for creating inclusive, high-performing research environments.
October 28, 10:00 AM | More Information & Register
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ChatGPD Episode 18 - Science Communication: Bringing Research to the Community
ChatGPD is a graduate professional development podcast hosted by the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto (U of T). Episode 18 features Dr. Betty Zou, Senior Research Communications Officer at the U of T's Temerty Faculty of Medicine.
Watch on YouTube
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UHN STEM Pathways Volunteer Recruitment
UHN STEM Pathways is recruiting members of TeamUHN to volunteer in outreach initiatives such as classroom visits, scientist panels, lab tours, mentorship, hands-on workshops, and more.
More Information & Sign Up
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CSMB Support for Graduate Student Activities
The Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences (CSMB) supports activities such as workshops, conferences, and symposium days held between November 15, 2026, and November 14, 2027, and planned by graduate student groups and societies.
Apply by October 15 | More Information & Apply
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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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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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