Friday, June 21

2024 Trainee Day

The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research presents our 2024 Trainee Day, featuring keynotes, a career panel, and networking opportunities!

By Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research

Date and time

Friday, June 21 · 11:30am - 5:30pm EDT

Location

BMO Education & Conference Centre

60 Leonard Avenue Toronto, ON M5T 2R1 Canada

Agenda

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Registration & Lunch

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Keynote Presentations

Dr. Dinesh Thavendiranathan

Dr. Zahra Shakeri

Hear from Dr. Dinesh Thavendiranathan presenting "Building a Career in Cardiotoxicity" and Dr. Zahra Shakeri presenting "Optimizing Information Visualization in Research"

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Trainee Talks

Crizza Ching

Stephanie Benjamin

Moses Cook

Hear about exciting research from up-and-coming trainees in the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, featuring Moses Cook, Crizza Ching, and Stephanie Benjamin

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Career Panel

Dr. Kim Connelly

Dr. Candice Silversides

Dr. Katherine Tamminen

Dr. Alison Paprica

Listen to an exciting panel discussion about navigating a career in research, featuring 1) Dr. Kim Connelly discussing how to succeed in science and translational medicine, 2) Dr. Candice Silversides...

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Speed Networking

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Networking Reception

About this event

6 hours

The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research is excited to announce that this year’s Trainee Day will be held on Friday, June 21, 2024. This special half-day event brings together a diverse community of clinical and basic science trainees throughout the TRCHR ecosystem.

This event is open to clinical and basic science trainees affiliated with the Centre at our partner institutions: SickKids, University Health Network, and the University of Toronto.

You can expect exciting keynote presentations from Drs. Dinesh Thavendiranathan and Zahra Shakeri, a career panel session, trainee talks, and a networking session to close the event. Topics will include navigating careers in academia, strategies for dealing with career setbacks, the future of journals and publishing, managing competing priorities, diverse career paths, and more.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

*Please note: registrants must use their institutional address to gain access to tickets.

Organized by

Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research