Stem Cell Network

📢 Calling all researchers! SCN, University of Toronto's Applied Organoid Core, and the Network Biology Collaborative Centre at Mount Sinai, are partnering up for the 2024 Organoid Symposium! 🔬 📅 Symposium: December 2 & 3 (Hybrid) Get ready for groundbreaking insights, and networking with national and international experts in iPSC-derived #OrganoidResearch! Learn more and register for the Symposium today. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/epRRx-rw Thank you to our sponsors, Bio-Techne, MilliporeSigma, Miltenyi Biotec, Nikon Canada Inc., Norgen Biotek, STEMCELL Technologies, and Thermo Fisher Scientific, for supporting the 2024 Organoid Symposium & Workshop! #OrganoidSymposium2024 #StemCellNetwork #UofT #ApOC #ResearchOpportunity

🗣️ Don't miss "Patient Engagement 101: Integrating Patient Voices into Research," presented by the Blueprint Translational Research Group. This session will provide an in-depth exploration of patient engagement in research, highlighting its importance and impact.     Learn more and register here. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eCpJmU66 

A big thank you to experts Andy Johnson, Fabio Rossi, and the team at the Biomedical Research Centre for guiding participants through advanced #FlowCytometry techniques. Participants engaged in hands-on training, covering panel design, spectral cytometry, cell sorting, and FlowJo analysis. 🔬 And a huge shoutout to all the participants who attended The University of British Columbia Flow Course! 🙌

📢 Appel aux stagiaires/THQ et CP! Le RCS et BioCanRx sont heureux de tenir « Meilleures pratiques pour recueillir, documenter et gérer les données et les documents de recherche », une série de 4 ateliers virtuels interactifs destinés à fournir des connaissances fondamentales sur la gestion des données et des dossiers de recherche. 📊 Améliorez la qualité, l’intégrité et la reproductibilité de vos données avec Rebecca L. Davies et Gayle Piat! Inscrivez-vous ici. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eQZJPS3K

📢 Calling trainees/HQPs and PIs! SCN and BioCanRx are pleased to host "Best practices for collecting, documenting, and managing research data and records," a 4-part interactive virtual workshop series providing foundational knowledge in research data and record management. 📊 Learn how to enhance data quality, integrity, and reproducibility in your research with facilitators Rebecca L. Davies and Gayle Piat! Register here. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eBacnTkF

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in “Let’s Talk Learning: Building Effective Skills” on October 24! A special thanks to Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and our panel of experts, including Dr. Adele Diamond, Dr. Jodi Asbell-Clarke, and Dr. Samantha Yammine, for sharing their insights on how the brain learns and effective skills for school and life. 🧠 This session, made possible through our partnership with Let's Talk Science | Parlons sciences, Genome Canada, ArcticNet, Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne, and The Royal Society of Canada | La Société royale du Canada, was a fantastic opportunity for students in grades 9-12 to gain valuable knowledge that will help them thrive academically and personally. We're looking forward to the next one! #ScienceEducation #STEM #Neuroscience #YouthEngagement #LetsTalkScience

SCN was thrilled to celebrate and support #GairdnerScienceWeek this past week! On Tuesday, SCN’s VP, Communications and KM, Samantha Rae Ayoub, MA, CMP, and VP of Corporate Services, Shannon Sethuram, attended a luncheon event recognizing two laureates, Dr. Meghan Azad, PhD and Dr. Pascal Mayer—two visionary researchers shaping the future of #GlobalHealth and #BiomedicalScience. This event, co-hosted by The Gairdner Foundation and Research Canada, was a fantastic opportunity for Parliamentarians and special guests to connect and discuss the future of #HealthSciences. Also, just yesterday, SCN’s President and CEO, Cate Murray, and our Scientific Director, Michael Rudnicki, hosted special guests, Chair of SCN’s Training & Education Committee, Andrew Pepper, Chair of SCN’s Early Career Researcher Committee, Amy W., and Ph.D. Candidate Kayshani Kanagarajah at the Canada Gairdner Awards Gala. #DidYouKnow that since 1957, 418 Gairdner awards have been bestowed on laureates from over 40 countries, and of those awardees, 102 have gone on to receive #NobelPrizes? It’s an honour to celebrate the world’s best biomedical and global health researchers this week! Congratulations to all the laureates! Janet Rossant Alison Evans

Earlier this week, SCN’s VP of Research & Training, Jon Draper, presented at the 2024 ThéCell-Réseau de Thérapie Cellulaire, Tissulaire et Génique du Québec Annual Meeting, where he shared an update on the status of regenerative medicine in Canada. 🧬

Missed the latest Careers Beyond Academia session? No problem—we’ve got you covered! ✨ Catch up with Kristel Bermejo, PhD, Freelance Medical Writer at MKB MedSolutions and Jenny Crick, Editorial Outreach Specialist at Canadian Science Publishing to learn more about career options in communications for #LifeScience graduates. 🎓 Medicine by Design - University of Toronto

Sponsored by OBIO, this #TMM2024 workshop will focus on navigating relationships and conflicts in graduate school, addressing burnout, student-supervisor dynamics, and work-life balance. Register here. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/evyVvnNR