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Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships: Applications at UHN

UHN’s Department of Grants and Contract Services has created an application guide to help those applying for a prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship (Banting PDF). The document includes key information for the Institutional Synergy and Letter of Endorsement sections of the application. Email the ORT for an application guide. Key Points about the application: PDFs whose Supervisors have a primary appointment at UHN must list UHN as their Host Institution. Applications are submitted through ResearchNet and approved by the endorsing Supervisor or Department

Head. The Banting PDF application deadline is September 23, 2015. Please check with your Supervisor or Department

Head to see if an earlier internal deadline exists. The Banting PDF is one of Canada’s most prestigious awards for postdoctoral researchers working in the health sciences, natural sciences and engineering, and social sciences and humanities. Since the Government of Canada launched the program in 2010, five of UHN’s highly qualified postdoctoral fellows have been awarded Banting PDF. For program details, click here to visit the website.

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Trainee: Masahiro Enomoto, Postdoctoral Fellow Supervisor: Dr. Mitsu Ikura, PM Abstract: Structural and functional insights into the regulatory mechanism of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor by Ca2+

Conference: Gordon Research Conference on Calcium Signalling, June 7-12, 2015, Sunday River Resort, Newry, ME, USA Click here to read Masa’s conference report!

Trainee: Jidan Zhong, Postdoctoral Fellow Supervisor: Dr. Mojgan Hodaie, TW Abstract: Functional motor network and Its structural changes related to motor behaviour in multiple sclerosis Conference: The 21st Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, June 14-19, 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Click here to read Jidan’s conference report!

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Trainee: Elizabeth Koch, PhD candidate Supervisor: Dr. Bradly Wouters, PM Abstract: Hypoxia promotes stemness and poor prognosis through epigenetic regulation of DICER Conference: 14th International Wolfsberg Meeting on Molecular Radiation Biology / Oncology, June 20-22, 2015, Ermatingen, Switzerland Click here to read Elizabeth’s conference report!

Trainee: Pía M. Vidal, Postdoctoral Fellow Supervisor: Dr. Michael Fehlings, TW Abstract: Neuroinflammatory changes following surgical decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy and their implications for the development of novel perioperative treatments Conference: 15th European School of Neuroimmunology, June 1-4, 2015, Prague, Czech Republic Click here to read Pía’s conference report!

Trainee: Paulina Pettinelli, Postdoctoral Fellow Supervisor: Dr. Johane P. Allard, TG Abstract: Higher expression of AKR1B10 is associated with higher plas-matic retinol levels in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis Conference: Canadian Nutrition Society Annual Conference, May 28-30, 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba Click here to read Paulina’s conference report!

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S & F U N D I N G C A L E N DA R :

06/08 iDAPT Tours at TRI The iDAPT Centre for Rehabilitation Research—

one of the world’s most technologically advanced rehabilitation research environments – provides a

unique network of cutting-edge labs where researchers cultivate and test ideas in a real-life setting, and deliver new therapies and products.

To register for a tour, email Zoe Zhu.

13/08 Postdoctoral Fellowship The Human Frontier Science Program

postdoctoral fellowships encourage early career scientists to broaden their research skills by

moving into new areas of study while working in a new country. Click here for details.

14/08 Postdoctoral Fellowship

The European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) offers two year fellowships with a focus on international exchange. As such, movement

between countries is a prerequisite of this biannual fellowship. Click here for details.

23/09 Postdoctoral Fellowship CIHR’s Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships is one of

Canada’s most prestigious awards for postdoctoral researchers. Click here for details.

01/10 Fellowship and Studentship Cystic Fibrosis Canada is offering a fellowship and

studentship for cystic fibrosis research. Click here for details.

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