4th CFAS-CIHR-IHDCYH 'New Investigator Workshop: Progressing as a Scientist', for new investigators and trainees in reproductive health

Ottawa Westin Hotel – Ottawa, ON – September 6th, 2012

Shoo K Lee, Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH), is pleased to invite new researchers and trainees to attend the 4th Symposium for new investigators and trainees in Reproductive Health in conjunction with the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS) annual meeting.  This Symposium is for new investigators (within 5 years of completing their research training) and postdoctoral fellows from Canadian universities, hospitals, and research institutes.

The focus of the symposium is career development. It will feature sessions on grant writing, publishing, running a lab or a research team and developing a research program, with mentoring provided by senior researchers.

2012 Speakers

• Shannon Bainbridge, University of Ottawa
• Sarah Kimmins, McGill University
• Janice Bailey, Université Laval
• Jane Aubin, Chief Scientific Officer/Vice-President, Research, CIHR
• Hugh Clarke, McGill University
• Bernard Robaire, McGill University & Editor-in-Chief, Biology of Reproduction
• Gerald Kidder, University of Western Ontario
• Peggy Borbey, Director, Knowledge Creation Programs, Research and Knowledge Translation Portfolio, CIHR

The full agenda is available on the CFAS website.

Registration

The Symposium will be held at the Ottawa Westin Hotel, Ottawa, on September 6th, 2012 and attendees are requested to register, as attendance is limited due to space restrictions.

CIHR-IHDCYH will provide a limited number of travel funds to new investigators and trainees to assist with travel arrangements, lodging and meals (excluding those provided on September 6th).

To register and for more details about the travel funds, please contact us.

Contact at CIHR-IHDCYH

Rhiannon Renaud, Project Officer
IHDCYH-IDSEA@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Tel: 416-586-4800 x7612