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Advancing health through graduate research @uoftmedicine

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Joined March 2014
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🚀 Ready to innovate for healthier futures? Join the Healthcare Innovation Challenge: Healthy Aging Across the Lifespan and develop AI-powered solutions that improve health outcomes and wellbeing. Finalists will pitch to expert judges for a chance to win prizes valued at $5,000. Open to all @UofT graduate & professional students, plus alumni within 2 years of graduation. healthcareinnovationchalleng…
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Thinking about graduate school? Our October Prospective Student Newsletter highlights research and community news, upcoming events, graduate school fairs, and alumni stories. 🔗 Read it here: mailchi.mp/utoronto/imsoctob…
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Menopause-related changes may contribute to higher dementia rates in women, research shows. #TemertyMed's Jennifer Rabin and Madeline Wood Alexander talk about the findings in @globeandmail. bit.ly/4i7qldW
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What happens when anxiety research moves from the lab to the living room? As part of her PhD, IMS alumna Julia Tomasi combined virtual reality and wearable sensors to study anxiety responses from participants' homes, highlighting the potential of remote technologies to expand mental health research. ims.utoronto.ca/news/ims-alu…
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There's still time to register for our Healthcare Innovation Challenge virtual info session taking place tomorrow at 1PM: utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/reg…
🚀 Interested in competing in the Healthcare Innovation Challenge: Healthy Aging Across the Lifespan? Join our virtual info session next Tues., Oct. 27 at 1 PM to hear from the organizers, challenge co-founder & former judge, and previous finalists. Learn more about the competition, get your questions answered, and discover how to develop a strong AI-powered solution. utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/reg…
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#UofT has been ranked first in Canada and 22nd globally in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, placing third in North America and 11th worldwide among public institutions. 🌎 bit.ly/4yBEzZi
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📣 How can we better prepare #health #data pros for the challenges of AI in #healthcare? 🗣️ Dr. Aviv Shachak (@ihpmeuoft) will discuss the skills, challenges, & training needs of this growing field 📅 Nov. 17 • 12–1 PM ET • Zoom ➡️ ow.ly/izfx5100HLT #MedEd
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📢 New #ChatGPD episode! Curious about commercialization? Dr. Soror Sharifpoor, Director of Commercialization & Partnerships @uoftmedicine, discusses how graduate students can explore entrepreneurship and bring discoveries from bench to market. youtube.com/watch?v=CrIJDbFf…
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🔬 How are breakthroughs in nanomedicine shaping the future of healthcare? Join us virtually on Nov. 13 for the 16th Annual Ori Rotstein Lecture in Translational Research, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Eunji Chung and a panel of leading experts from @UofT discussing nanomedicine and targeted drug delivery. Register by Oct. 29: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/…
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Interested in careers in Science & Medical Communications, Regulatory Affairs, or Government? Join our upcoming Mini Networking Night with professionals from organizations including AstraZeneca, Scientific Global, i4i, Ontario Health, and more. Scan QR code to register!
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Interested in joining a fellowship where you can gain hands on experience in life sciences venture creation? Join us for a Flagship Pioneering Fellowship Information Session with Dr. Maria Mercado, Associate Director at Flagship Pioneering. Scan the QR code to sign up!
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Register today for PRiME’s 8th Annual Symposium! Date: Thursday, February 18, 2027, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Location: Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus Get your early bird registrations until Jan. 15, 2027! Registration fees increase Jan. 16. Register here: luma.com/7gtlthbl
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#UofT researchers — joined by hundreds of global experts — make headlines with call for better AI safety standards 💻 bit.ly/4kaHm8d
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Join the @UofTIMS Healthcare Innovation Challenge*: Healthy Aging Across the Lifespan. Develop AI-powered solutions to improve health outcomes & get a chance to win prizes valued @ $5,000. *For U of T graduate & professional program students & alumni within 2 years of graduation.
🚀 Ready to innovate for healthier futures? Join the Healthcare Innovation Challenge: Healthy Aging Across the Lifespan and develop AI-powered solutions that improve health outcomes and wellbeing. Finalists will pitch to expert judges for a chance to win prizes valued at $5,000. Open to all @UofT graduate & professional students, plus alumni within 2 years of graduation. healthcareinnovationchalleng…
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Are you ready? Fall convocation season has arrived at #UofT, a time for graduating students to celebrate a major life milestone & the lasting friendships they’ve made along the way. #UofTGrad26 🎉 uoft.me/fc26
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🚀 Interested in competing in the Healthcare Innovation Challenge: Healthy Aging Across the Lifespan? Join our virtual info session next Tues., Oct. 27 at 1 PM to hear from the organizers, challenge co-founder & former judge, and previous finalists. Learn more about the competition, get your questions answered, and discover how to develop a strong AI-powered solution. utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/reg…
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Some of the challenges facing our country and our world demand action now. As Canada’s flagship university, #UofT is determined to meet the moment. Explore the three Presidential Commitments at uoft.me/mtm
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