Fall 2011 - Institute of Medical Science - University of Toronto

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NEWS AT A GLANCE NEWS&VIEWS OCTOBER 19 28 TBA OGS scholarship applications due to IMS office; OGS application goes offline Banting PDF University Support Letter ready for applicants Interdepartmental Halloween party NOVEMBER 7 CIHR 7 Frederick IMS STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS CGSM, SSHRC CGSM & SSHRC Doctoral/CGSD scholarship applications due to IMS Office Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships (Masters Award) due at IMS Office. We are delighted to announce that Professor Brenda Toner has been was appointed as the new Graduate Coordinator at the Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Brenda Toner is the Co-Head for the Social Equity & Health Research unit in the Social, Prevention and Health Policy Research department. Dr. Toner is also a Professor and Head of the Women’s Mental Health Program, and Director of Fellowship Program in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Congratulations to Professor Toner on her new appointment! at a glance... DECEMBER 1 Deadline 5 Delta TBA for John C. Polanyi Prize nominations to IMS Office Kappa Gamma World Fellowship Award applications due at SGS IMSSA Holiday party We extend our sincere thanks and gratitude to Dr. Mary Seeman for all her guidance and contributions as Graduate Coordinator of the IMS. We regret to inform you that Dianne Fukunaga is leaving the Institute of Medical Science last day with the IMS was on Friday, September 30th. up the ranks to assume the role of Student and Faculty Affairs Coordinator, where she provided exemplary service and demonstrated excellence and commitment to her work. Dianne has become an indispensable colleague and she will be greatly missed by everyone in the Department. We extend our best wishes to Dianne in her future endeavors. We will be posting a recruitment notice to hire a replacement. In the interim, Kaki Narh Blackwood has kindly offered to step into the position to cover some of the responsibilities. Please contact sf.medscience@utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7143 for student and faculty related inquiries. We will be monitoring both email and voice mail message systems. Dr. Brenda Toner IMS Graduate Coordinator For more information on IMSSA/IMSSA-related events, please visit: http://imssa.sa.utoronto.ca For information on IMS news and events, please see: http://www.ims.utoronto.ca Please send your comments and suggestions to: theimsmagazine@gmail.com Photo courtesy of IMS Office 05 | IMS MAGAZINE FALL 2011 PROSTATE CANCER
NEWS AT A GLANCE IMSSA ANNOUNCEMENTS IMSSA Executive Council 2011-2012 students who submitted nominations and participated so eagerly in this year’s election. The elections for the 2011-2012 IMSSA Executive Council took place on October 3, 2011. IMSSA is proud to announce the names of the newly elected council members. President: Ilyse Darwish AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS CIHR Research Awards Master’s Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships The Canada Graduate Scholarships Master’s Awards administered by CIHR are intended to provide special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a Master’s exceptionally high potential for future research achievement and productivity. Students may only apply to one council (CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC) in a given year. CIHR Doctoral Research Award Doctoral Research Awards are intended to provide special recognition and support to These candidates are expected to have an exceptionally high potential for future research achievement and productivity. Applications for the CIHR Doctoral Research Award are submitted directly to CIHR. The full program description, application form and instructions are now available on the CIHR website. Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) The Ontario Graduate Scholarship program is designed to encourage excellence in graduate studies at the master and doctoral levels. An OGS is awarded for one academic year, which may consist of two or three consecutive terms. The current value of OGS is $5,000 per term. Students may receive a total of $10,000 for two consecutive terms or a total of $15,000, for three consecutive terms. SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships Through its Doctoral Awards funding opportunity, SSHRC offers two types of funding for doctoral students, which applicants apply for by completing one application form: 1. SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships;; and ships. The SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships and Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarships aim to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly arly achievement in undergraduate and graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities. - the number of months of full-time study (or equivalent) the applicant will have completed at the proposed start date of the award. The full program description, application form and instructions are now available on the SSHRC website and in SSHRC’s new Resource Centre. Vice-Presidents: Melanie Guenette Vanessa Zannella Treasurer: Nicholas Howell Secretary: Laura Park Director of Academic Affairs: Leanne De Souza Director of Social Affairs: Ilya Mukovozov Director of Sporting Events: Yi-an Chen Director of Communications: GSU Representative: Laura Finkelberg Arash Ghashghai Katarina Lakovic CIP Representative: George Ibrahim IMS Magazine Representative: Amanda Ali Toronto General Hospital Site Director: Priyanka Patel MSB/CCBR/Tanz Site Directors: Amy Oh Mount Sinai Hospital Site Director: Tetyana Pekar MaRS Site Directors: Wilfred Ip Anna Podnos Toronto Western Hospital Site Directors: Eric Monsalves Allison Rosen Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Site Directors: Yekta Dowlati Hospital for Sick Children Site Directors: Anathavalli Kumarappah Vivian Szeto Princess Margaret Hospital Site Director: Ryan Rumantir Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Site Directors: Otilia Cristina Nasui Natalie Venier St. Michael’s Hospital Site Directors: Tony Lin You can stay up to date on IMSSA events and workshops by checking out the IMSSA website at http://imssa.sa.utoronto.ca, or group at Institute of Medical Science (U of T). IMS MAGAZINE FALL 2011 PROSTATE CANCER | 06
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