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SUMMARY:Grant Writing Workshop: SSHRC Doctoral Scholarship Applications
DESCRIPTION:Are you a Canadian or Permanent Resident seeking funding for your graduate degree? SCWIST has organized a SSHRC doctoral scholarship grant writing workshop to help you get started on your application! Whether you’re a current doctoral student\, finishing your masters\, or have been out of school for a while but are interested in returning\, if you’re interested in applying for this upcoming funding cycle\, we invite you to join us for an afternoon to go over some writing tips and story-telling strategies from a past SSHRC CGS-D recipient.\nSPEAKER\nVienna Lam was a previous SCWIST Board Director of Youth Engagement (2018 – 2019)\, and is currently a Ms. Infinity volunteer with the youth engagement committee. Vienna is a Joseph Armand Bombardier SSHRC scholar\, laboratory manager\, and doctoral student at Simon Fraser University’s School of Criminology and Centre for Forensic Research. Aside from her SSHRC awards\, she has a strong track record of grant writing\, including securing funds to support SCWIST’s youth programming. Having won more than 37 academic awards/grants/scholarships since she started university\, Vienna will be sharing her knowledge translation process with attendees.\nREGISTRATION\nFree for SCWIST members. $5* for non-members. Not a member? Register and avail of many upcoming events for free or at low cost!\nMembership information here: https://scwist.ca/get-involved/become-a-member/\n* Regularly $10. Save 50% during the Covid19 pandemic.
URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/grant-writing-workshop-sshrc-doctoral-scholarship-applications/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Brown Bag: Applied Genome Analysis in Rare Disease Diagnostics
DESCRIPTION:SCWIST BROWN BAG SERIES 2020\nApplied Genome Analysis in Rare Disease Diagnostics\nThe talk will feature an introduction in genomics\, high-level overview of how genomics tools are utilized in disease diagnostics focusing on rare paediatric genetic disorders and will also include real-life examples where precision health led to improved health outcomes for patients and families affected with rare diseases.\nProgram:\n12:00-12:10 Welcome\n12:10-12:35 Presentation\n12:35-12:55 Q&A\n12:55-1:00 Closing\nSPEAKER : Bhavi Modi\, Ph.D. (she/her)\nBhavi Modi is a Human Geneticist\, currently working as a postdoctoral research scientist at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute in Vancouver\, BC\, Canada.\nOriginally from Mumbai\, India where she completed her BS and MS in Biotechnology\, she moved to the USA to pursue her Ph.D. in Human Genetics from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has over 8 years of research experience in the application of genomic tools towards understanding a diverse range of human genetic disorders including female reproductive disorders\, pregnancy complications and rare pediatric disorders\, she is passionate about bringing genomic technologies into a clinical standard-of-care. Her current role as a genome analyst focuses on the diagnosis of rare genetic disorders in the pediatric population at BC Children’s Hospital.\nShe has previously served on the SCWIST (Society for Canadian Women in Science & Technology) board as the Director for Immigrating Women in STEM (IWIS) and is a strong advocate of making STEM equitable for women. She is also a budding entrepreneur and has recently launched her new e-commerce start-up to stay connected to her family’s business roots. Outside of work\, she enjoys reading\, sketching and building elaborate puzzles.
URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/brown-bag-applied-genome-analysis-in-rare-disease-diagnostics/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:23rd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience
DESCRIPTION:Join us for ISDN2020 – the biennial conference of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience (ISDN) – in Vancouver\, one of the most outstanding convention cities in the world\, surrounded by snow-capped peaks\, sun drenched sands and the sparkling Pacific Ocean.\nThe 2020 meeting will feature an exciting and diverse scientific program focused on recent advances and future directions in fundamental and applied developmental neuroscience arranged within the following symposia:\nSingle cell OMIC approaches to study cell lineage and system organization\nChair: Dr. Songhai Shi\, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center\, USA\nDevelopment of the cerebellum and cerebellar tumours\nChair: Dr. Dan Goldowitz\, University of British Columbia\, Canada & Dr. Michael Piper\, University of Queensland\, Australia\nAutism spectrum disorders\nChair: Dr. Dalila Pinto\, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai\, USA\nPrimary cilia in normal and pathological conditions\nChair: Dr. Jeong Ho Lee\, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology\, Republic of Korea\nDevelopment of astrocytes\nChair: Dr. Shubha Tole\, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research\, India\nEpigenetics and chromatin remodeling in neural coding\nChair: Dr. Yukiko Gotoh\, The University of Tokyo\, Japan\nEvolution and cortical expansion of the human brain\nChair: Dr. Fumio Matsuzaki\, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology\, Japan\nAdult neurogenesis\nChair: Dr. Freda Miller\, Hospital for Sick Children\, University of Toronto\, Canada\nNon-coding elements and human brain development\nChair: Dr. Flora Vaccarino\, Yale School of Medicine\, USA\nAbstracts are invited for short talks and posters on all aspects of developmental neuroscience by March 20\, 2020.\nAs in previous years\, ISDN will provide a number of travel and poster awards for trainees.
URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/23rd-biennial-meeting-of-the-international-society-for-developmental-neuroscience/
LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre\, 1055 Canada Place\, Vancouver
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SUMMARY:ComSciCon 2020
DESCRIPTION:ComSciCon is a unique professional development experience\, which will provide graduate student attendees with a fantastic opportunity to convene in Boston\, MA to meet young leaders in the communication of science\, learn from and interact with a remarkable group of invited experts\, and produce an original work communicating complex technical concepts from science and engineering to a new audience. \nAttendance at ComSciCon is limited to current (or recently graduated) graduate students in residence at US or Canadian institutions. International students who study at US and Canadian institutions are gladly welcomed. We unfortunately cannot accept students traveling to this event from outside the US or Canada. Recent graduates must have graduated no earlier than December 2019. \nApplication\, registration\, and attendance at the workshop is free of charge for accepted applicants. Full or partial travel support will be provided to accepted applicants from the US or Canada who would need to travel to the Boston area\, and housing nearby to the conference venue will be provided. \nApply by March 1st 2020 \nApply Now
URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/comscicon-2020/
LOCATION:Great Hall @ The Nest\, 6133 University Blvd. Vancouver\, BC\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Women’s Brain Health: Young Investigators Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This event features talks from seven winners of the Young Investigator Award and provides a platform for students to showcase their research posters. Posters will be available online prior to the event for registrants and there will be an opportunity for you to discuss your questions with the author before hearing from speakers.
URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/womens-brain-health-young-investigators-symposium/
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SUMMARY:Pint of Science Festival
DESCRIPTION:Passionate scientists\, from Vancouver Island to Switzerland passing by the Yukon and Texas\, will be live to speak about some of their surprising discoveries and crazy experiments they do in their lab\, in the ocean or on glaciers.\nWe can’t wait to have a chat and a drink with you!\nDetails about the content of each presentation and the scientists who will be on stage are available in the full program here. Each event will feature two scientists and include a trivia quiz.\nYou’ll be able to join us for all the shows from the comfort of your home by clicking here: Monday\, Tuesday and Wednesday.\nEach day\, you’ll have the choice to navigate between 9 events depending on your interest: astronomy\, chemistry\, ecology\, paleontology\, seismology and many more are waiting for you!
URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/pint-of-science-festival/
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SUMMARY:NIH Online Career Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This year we will be moving the NIH Career to an online event. Look for online panels\, taped interviews\, and Twitter chats to get the same information to plan your career path. We will be posting more information soon! (updated 3-20-19)\nThe NIH Career Symposium highlights the diversity of career choices available to your generation of biomedical researchers.  Whether you are a new graduate student\, postdoc\, or clinical fellow just beginning to consider career options or a senior student/fellow ready to look for a job\, the NIH Career Symposium is for you.\nWe invite any postdoc\, clinical fellow or PhD-level graduate student to join us\, regardless if you are part of the NIH intramural program or not. This event is free to attend (participants are responsible for their own travel expenses)\nWondering what the Career Symposium is all about?  Check out past events here.
URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/nih-online-career-symposium/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200507T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200507T110000
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SUMMARY:LifeSciences BC Member Coffee with Wendy
DESCRIPTION:Join our President and CEO Wendy Hurlburt in a virtual town hall. She will review what LSBC has been working on during the COVID-19 pandemic including taking a leading role in the PPE and other supplies drives. This event is limited to 20 members per session as each member will have three minutes to give an update on how they are dealing with COVID-19 challenges. There will also be a Q & A session at the end.
URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/lifesciences-bc-member-coffee-with-wendy/
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SUMMARY:BCREGMED Quarantine Sessions
DESCRIPTION:CALLING ALL TRAINEES\nBC Regenerative Medicine is going digital and kicking off a reoccurring virtual seminar series organized and operated by trainees!\nEach seminar will give the trainee 20-25 minutes to present data relevant to their research followed by a 5-10 minute Q & A period. Seminars will be Wednesdays at 12pm and will happen so long as we have content! \nMONTHLY CASH PRIZE for best seminar!! \nDon’t have data ready to present but still want practice leading a seminar? Lead a Journal Club session instead!
URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/bcregmed-quarantine-sessions/
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SUMMARY:STAT Digital Event: Vaccines. Can They Come Soon Enough?
DESCRIPTION:Join STAT for a three-part digital event series covering the race for new medicines that will impact Covid-19.\nAbout this Event\nThe pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus has shut down countries around the world. One of society’s biggest hopes is that treatments or even vaccines can be developed.\nJoin STAT for a three-part digital event series covering the race for new medicines that will impact Covid-19. The audience will be joined by executives from companies leading the way in developing treatments\, who will come prepared to answer tough questions. They’ll discuss current findings\, clinical trials\, and efforts to expedite approvals as we face this global pandemic.\nThis series will take place on Zoom\, an interactive platform where attendees will be able to not only see the discussions live\, but also participate by asking questions during the event. Access to the event is free. Access to the Zoom platform is limited to the first 1\,000 attendees; any additional attendees will be able to watch the conversation in real-time via a live stream on STAT’s website.\nSchedule: Please note\, dates and times are subject to change as the story evolves.\nPart 3: Vaccines. Can they come soon enough? May 6\, 2020 at 1PM EST\nTal Zaks\, chief medical officer\, Moderna\nMatt Herper\, senior writer\, medicine\, and editorial director of events\, STAT
URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/stat-digital-event-vaccines-can-they-come-soon-enough/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200504T140000
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SUMMARY:UBC Faculty of Medicine Virtual Career Week 2020
DESCRIPTION:This annual event provides research graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the Faculty of Medicine with the opportunity to hear from and network with professionals with advanced degrees in medicine working in a variety of different fields. The UBC Faculty of Medicine Virtual Career Week 2020 is hosted by the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (St. Paul’s Hospital).
URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/ubc-faculty-of-medicine-virtual-career-week-2020/
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