The 2nd annual Canadian Cancer Research Conference will be taking place from Sunday Nov 3 to Wednesday Nov 6 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel in Toronto.
The conference will:
- Showcase the breadth and excellence of Canadian cancer research to both the research community and the public;
- Provide a single venue for researchers from across the cancer research spectrum and cancer sites;
- Expose researchers to new areas, new techniques, infrastructures and facilities to support cancer research;
- Allow for cross-fertilization between research disciplines;
- Provide networking opportunities for researchers at all levels of their careers.
Register at http://www.ccra-acrc.ca/index.php/registration
Monday, 8 April 2013
Research Days - New Application Deadline
Applications for the 15th annual CancerCare Research Day have been extended to April 19th. Prizes for top 3 trainee presentations in both oral and poster presentations, clinical and basic sciences. Please submit your application to Amanda Amy before April 19th to participate.
Thursday, 21 March 2013
April 11 - Research Seminar Dr M Azad
Dr Meghan Azad, Former MICB PhD student now Post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta, will be presenting "Discoveries from Dirty Diapers: Environmental Exposures and the Infant Gut Microbiome"
11:00 - 12:00 CCMB Lecture Theatre
11:00 - 12:00 CCMB Lecture Theatre
April 18 - Annual Arnold Greenberg Lecture
Dr Benjamin Neel, Director of the Ontario Cancer Institute and internationally recognized expert in cancer biology and cellular signal transduction, will be presenting "Shp2 and its Binding Proteins in Health and Disease".
Lecture Theatre, 11:00 - 12:00 Lunch reception to follow.
Students can schedule meetings with Dr Neel after 1pm in the Executive Boardroom.
Lecture Theatre, 11:00 - 12:00 Lunch reception to follow.
Students can schedule meetings with Dr Neel after 1pm in the Executive Boardroom.
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
March 19 - Guest Lecture on CLL
12:00 - 1:00 Arnold Greenberg Lecture Theatre
Dr Timothy Call, consultant hematologist at the Mayo Clinic
"Management of CLL and it's Complications - 2013"
Dr Timothy Call, consultant hematologist at the Mayo Clinic
"Management of CLL and it's Complications - 2013"
Thursday, 14 March 2013
March 22 - Bioinformatics and Data Analysis
March 22 - BMG Lecture Theatre
Dr Wayne Xu, Bioinformatician, will explain the steps involved in data analysis from the NGS platform for ChIP-Seq, RNA-Seq and chromatin fractionation. He will demonstrate how raw sequence data is processed into manuscript quality figures and how to access the ENCODE (epigenetics) data.
Registration required - email Cecile Verrier by March 19th.
Dr Wayne Xu, Bioinformatician, will explain the steps involved in data analysis from the NGS platform for ChIP-Seq, RNA-Seq and chromatin fractionation. He will demonstrate how raw sequence data is processed into manuscript quality figures and how to access the ENCODE (epigenetics) data.
Registration required - email Cecile Verrier by March 19th.
Monday, 4 March 2013
March 21 - CIHR Town Hall
Arnold Greenberg Lecture Theatre - tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of
University of Manitoba will be hosting a visit by Dr. Alain Beaudet, CIHR President, on March 21st to discuss the CIHR reforms. As part of this visit, there will be a town hall meeting with researchers. Please visit http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/46371.html for more information.
University of Manitoba will be hosting a visit by Dr. Alain Beaudet, CIHR President, on March 21st to discuss the CIHR reforms. As part of this visit, there will be a town hall meeting with researchers. Please visit http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/46371.html for more information.
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