IMS Scientific Day Memo - Institute of Medical Science - University of ...

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M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
IMS Faculty and Students
FROM:
IMS Administration
DATE: UPDATED - March 8th, 2013
RE: IMS SCIENTIFIC DAY – MAY 28 th , 2013
ALL IMS STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND IMS SCIENTIFIC DAY AND TO ENCOURAGE THEIR SUPERVISORS TO
ATTEND AS WELL.
Please read the following information carefully:
1. General Information on IMS Scientific Day; Information for Students
2. Laidlaw Manuscript Competition – Deadline: March 15 th , 5 pm
3. Alan Wu Poster Competition –Deadline: March 15 th , 5pm
4. Mel Silverman Mentorship Award – Call for Nominations Deadline: March 28 th , 5pm
5. Additional IMS Scientific Day Awards
1. IMS SCIENTIFIC DAY – General Information
When: May 28 th , 2013, Approximately 8:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Chestnut Residence & Conference Centre, 89 Chestnut St. Toronto,
ON (Just North of City Hall)
2013 Bernard Langer Lecturer: Dr. Jeffrey S. Mogil, PhD
Dr. Mogil is currently the E.P. Taylor Professor of Pain Studies at McGill
University and the Canada Research Chair in the Genetics of Pain (Tier I). He is a
recognized authority in the fields of sex differences in pain and analgesia, and
pain testing methods in the laboratory mouse. His lecture is entitled “Mice are
People Too: Translation in Pain Research from Genetics to Social Modulation.”
Information for Students:
• All MSc and PhD students must, as part of their degree requirements,
participate at least once in the Alan Wu Poster Competition. Students can also choose to compete in the Laidlaw
Manuscript Competition. Students who choose to compete in both competitions will be required to submit both an
abstract and a manuscript by March 15 th 2013 5pm. Those shortlisted for the Laidlaw Manuscript Competition will
deliver an oral presentation at IMS Scientific Day and will, therefore, not be required to submit a poster for the Alan Wu
Poster Competition.
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• For all IMS students, attendance at Scientific Day counts towards completion of the MSc 1010 Y / MSc 1011 Y seminar
requirement. If you cannot attend, your supervisor must submit an explanation for your absence to
pa.medscience@utoronto.ca no later than May 1 st , 2013.
2. LAIDLAW MANUSCRIPT COMPETITION – Submission Deadline: March 15 th , 2013 5pm
Students shortlisted for the Laidlaw Manuscript Competition will be invited to give an oral presentation at IMS Scientific
Day. The following awards are conferred for exceptional manuscripts and presentations:
• Laidlaw Prize – Clinical Science
• Laidlaw Prize – Basic Science
• Laidlaw Prize – Honourable Mention
Laidlaw Manuscript Instructions:
Manuscripts for this competition must reflect work completed in the graduate program – published or in press work is
eligible. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically as a PDF file in the format of a letter to “Nature: International
Weekly Journal of Science”. This is the mandatory format for this competition (even if the content of the manuscript has
already been published in other journals). Supplemental material is not permitted.
For information on “Nature”, letter formatting, length, etc., please visit:
http://www.nature.com/nature/authors/index.html
If your manuscript contains multiple authors, a letter from your supervisor confirming that the majority of the work
presented in the manuscript is your own must accompany the submission.
Send your electronic (PDF file) submissions to Marika Galadza at pa.medscience@utoronto.ca by March 15 th , 2013
5pm.
3. ALAN WU POSTER COMPETITION – Abstract Submission Deadline: March 15 th , 2013 5 pm
The Alan Wu Poster Prizes are presented to the most outstanding basic science and clinical science abstract and poster
presentation. All Alan Wu poster competition participants are expected to prepare an abstract and brief poster
presentation (work must have been completed within the graduate program).
Alan Wu Poster Competition Instructions:
• Students must prepare a poster no bigger than 3 feet high by 6 feet wide to be displayed at Scientific Day on May 28 th ,
2013 at Chestnut Residence & Conference Centre
• Poster boards will be provided and groups will be assigned on Scientific Day
• No more than one poster board is permitted per student
• Poster should be designed in a landscape orientation
• Posters will be divided into Clinical and Basic science categories
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• All posters should be presented in a way that is accessible to any scientist since poster judges may not be content
experts
• Posters are divided by into groups of no more than 10 students; each group is assigned two judges
• Students are allocated 7 minutes for their oral presentation (5 minute talk plus 2-minute question period)
• Following the presentation, judges rank the abstract, poster, and presentation
• Based on the ranking, a finalist from each group is selected
The following awards are conferred for exceptional posters:
• Alan Wu Poster Prize – Clinical Science
• Alan Wu Poster Prize – Basic Science
• Alan Wu Poster Prize – Honourable Mention
Alan Wu Poster Competition Abstract Instructions:
• 1 page (or less), single spaced, 1” margins
• Arial 11 point font
• Includes background, purpose, hypothesis, methods, results, conclusions
• Abstract Title (in ALL capital letters), student and supervisor’s names are included at the top of the page
• Indicate your abstract category: Clinical or Basic Science. Please note: Community and global health, as well as medical
education and bioethics, are considered in the clinical category.
All abstracts will be published in the IMS Scientific Day Booklet that is distributed at Scientific Day in May.
Send your Alan Wu Poster Competition abstracts in electronic (word file) format to Marika Galadza at
pa.medscience@utoronto.ca by March 15 th , 2013, 5pm.
Faxed & PDF copies will not be accepted.
4. THE MEL SILVERMAN MENTORSHIP AWARD – Call for Nominations
The Mel Silverman Mentorship Award is presented to an IMS faculty member who
has served as an outstanding mentor and role model for graduate students, and
who has contributed in a significant way to the IMS graduate program.
Candidates for this award must be nominated by at least two IMS students.
Nominations include a detailed letter in support of the candidate, as well as a
copy of the candidate’s curriculum vitae. Additional letters of support are
welcome.
Send your Mel Silverman Mentorship Award nominations in electronic (word
file) format to Michelle Rosen at sf.medscience@utoronto.ca.
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5. ADDITIONAL IMS SCIENTIFIC DAY AWARDS
SIMINOVITCH-SALTER AWARD
Dr. Lou Siminovitch
Dr. Robert Salter
The Siminovitch-Salter Award was established in 1995 to
honour the contributions of Dr. Lou Siminovitch and Dr. Robert
Salter to the Institute of Medical Science. It is awarded
annually to a graduating IMS PhD student who has made
outstanding scholarly contributions. The endowment
represents contributions by Mount Sinai Hospital, the
University Of Toronto Department Of Surgery and the Institute
of Medical Science. The recipient is nominated by the IMS
Graduate Coordinators.
WHITESIDE AWARD
The Whiteside Award was established in 2003 to honour the contributions of Dr.
Catharine Whiteside to the Institute of Medical Science. It is awarded annually to a
graduating IMS Master of Science student who has made outstanding scholarly
contributions. The recipient is nominated by the IMS Graduate Coordinators.
RONCARI BOOK PRIZE
The Roncari Book Prize was established in 1995 to honour the memory of Dr. Daniel
Roncari. It is presented to an IMS student who has made significant contributions to the
academic experience of graduate students, based on the recommendation of the IMS
Graduate Coordinators.
SARA AL-BADER MEMORIAL AWARD
Dean Catharine Whiteside
The Sara Al-Bader Memorial Award was established by the Institute
of Medical Science to honour the memory of Dr. Sara Al-Bader, a
PhD student at the Institute of Medical Science whose thesis was
entitled: Science-Based Health Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The award is presented annually at Scientific Day to an
international doctoral stream student who shows exceptional
academic promise. The scholarship will be awarded based on the
recommendation of the IMS Graduate Coordinators.
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THE IMS COURSE LECTURER AWARD
This award is presented annually for a sustained contribution of three years or more to excellence in lecturing in an IMS
graduate course. Nominations should be submitted to dir.medscience@utoronto.ca by March 1st, 2013.
THE IMS COURSE DIRECTOR AWARD
This award is presented for a sustained contribution of three years or more to excellence in the teaching, administration,
and development of an IMS graduate course. Nominations should be submitted to dir.medscience@utoronto.ca by
March 1st, 2013.
We look forward to celebrating your academic achievements at Scientific Day on
May 28th, 2013, Chestnut Residence & Conference Centre.
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