Department of Pediatrics
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NEW – Department of Pediatrics Research Seminar Series
In the spirit of sharing knowledge and building research capacity, the Department of Pediatrics is pleased to offer monthly research seminars. This is an opportunity for faculty and trainees to learn tips and valuable lessons about all things research from those in-the-know! Join us to gain insight from the experts on a variety of hot topics including research methodology, statistics, creating effective presentations, and grant-writing. Sessions are open to all Faculty members, fellows, graduate and undergraduate students, pediatric residents and research assistants working in the Department of Pediatrics.
The hour-long seminars take place monthly and do not require sign-up. These research seminars are offered to help you in your research endeavors, so we`d love to hear your ideas for future seminar topics! Email Lindsay Akrong lakrong@mcmaster.ca.
Upcoming Seminars:
- “Grantsmanship Challenges: Perspectives from a (critical) Grant Reviewer and (sometimes bruised) Grant Writer!” Presented by: Dr. Peter Rosenbaum
This seminar will take place on Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 4-5pm in room 1A3 - MUMC
- “Killer Communication: Tips for creating effective oral and poster presentations”
Presented by: Dr. Brian Timmons & Mrs. Lindsay Akrong
Recent Events
Fusch Lab at the35th Annual Perinatal Investigators Meeting in Kingston, ON.
Dr. Fusch's lab presented a strong showing at this conference with 4 abstracts including 3 platform oral presentations. Their work on the development of ex-vivo placental perfusion, as well a fortified breast milk supplement for very low birth weight infants was well received and generated a lot of discussion.
This meeting brings together trainees and investigators involved in perinatal research in southern ontario annually to provide forum for new researchers such as graduate students and post-doctoral fellow to network and present their findings. If you would like additional information regarding this meeting please contact:
Dr. Sandeep Raha at rahas@mcmaster.ca
EMPhasis Seminar Series (Energy Metabolism & Physiology, seminars for healthy living), sponsored by the Canadian Obesity Network-Student and New Professionals: McMaster University Chapter hosted their first seminar of the academic year on Thursday, September 29th, 2011. Dr. Graham Holloway presented on the topic of Mitochondrial Dysfunction. Click Here for more information.
June 1st, 2011 - Child Health Research Trainee Event
The Department of Pediatrics held the 3rd Annual Child Health Research Trainee Day to showcase our excellent student and trainee base at our annual Undergraduate and Research Trainee events for 2011. Click here for a summary of the event, which includes the names of award recipients
4th Annual Child Health Pediatric Celebration for Undergraduate Research Trainees
April 5th, 2011 - Pediatric Celebration for Undergraduate Research Trainees
The 4th annual Pediatric Celebration Event to honour the research contributions by the undergraduate trainees and their supervisors was held Tuesday, April 5th in MDCL. A total of 35 students demonstrated their research accomplishments conducted as 4th year thesis or 3rd year inquiry projects by giving either oral or poster presentations to an enthusiastic audience comprised of faculty, research assistants, graduate students and undergraduate student trainees. The undergraduate research projects covered a wide range - including basic science, clinical trials, systematic reviews, qualitative assessments and literature reviews. The undergraduate programs represented a number of students in each category: Biochemistry -4, Biology -7, Life Sciences -3, Kinesiology -1, Psychology -5, Medicine -1, Science -1 and Health Sciences -13. Kudos are extended to the 13 Pediatric faculty members who provided excellent mentoring as supervisors for the projects, and to Dr. Sandy Raha who chaired the oral session.
The reception with food and beverages was well received by all students. Many thanks to Elizabeth Almeida and Janice Penney for excellent organization of the event and coordination of the day and to the Department of Pediatrics for their financial support.
This event did not fail to raise the bar even higher for the quality and quantity of research being performed in the Department of Pediatrics. The faculty are very proud of the efforts and results that their students continue to produce. Well done everyone! Please keep up the great work. Pictures of the event will be posted soon!
CON-SNP: McMaster University Chapter
*** Please note the seminar series will be taking a summer break from May to August. Please make sure to check back in September for another round of very thought provoking events! ***
Seminar series reviews:
March's wonderful seminar was presented by Dr. Markus Manocha. Please click here for the full review.
February's presentations were by Katarina Marcinko, Master's student and Emily Hayes, Master's student. Please click here for the full article.
January's presentation was by Matthew Krause, MSc., PhD Candidate. Please click here for the full article
December's presentation was by Dr. Sarah MacDonald. Please click here for the full article.
2nd Annual McMaster Child Health Research Trainee - Networking Workshop - October 20th, 2010
This years event once again, provided our residents and research trainees with very helpful information about research within the Department of Pediatrics.
Faculty presenters; Dr. Karen Choong, Dr. Elyanne Ratcliffe, Dr. Sandeep Raha and Dr. Stephanie Atkinson showcased some of the different options available, and helped guide and inspire the Department of Pediatrics trainees. The attendees were also treated to presentations by current trainees, Julia Morinis and Leila Amin, as well as a very inspirational talk from Dr. Lennox Huang.
We are pleased to be able to have the presentation slides available below for anyone who would like to review them again, and for those who were unable to attend.
Dr. Stephanie Atkinson - Introduction - Department of Pediatrics Research Trainee Events
Dr. Sandeep Raha - Basic Science for Research Trainees
Dr. Karen Choong - 10 Tips for the Clinical Research Trainee
Dr. Elyanne Ratcliffe - Achieving Success in Research Projects
Dr. Stephanie Atkinson - Clinical Research
Julia Morinis - Child Health Research
Leila Amin - Child Health Research Networking Workshop
If you have any questions regarding the above information, please contact the presenter listed or Liz Almeida at Almeide@mcmaster.ca
2nd Annual McMaster Child Health Trainee Research Day
Expanding on last years overwhelming success; the Department of Pediatrics held the 2nd Annual McMaster Child Health Research Trainee Day on June 2nd, 2010, for our medical students, graduate and post-graduate trainees. This event showcased the work of 27 up and coming residents and researchers within the Department of Pediatrics, across the disciplines of basic science, clinical research and health services research.
This years award recipients were:
Junior Early stage - Leila Amin
Junior Advanced stage - Tie: Amita Raha & Kelly Hepworth
Senior Early stage - Leeat Granek
Senior Advanced stage - Adeel Safdar
This years event is graciously sponsored by: Department of Pediatrics and Bayer Health Care.
3rd Annual Poster and Pizza -Undergraduate Research Day
The 3rd annual "Poster and Pizza" day for Pediatric Undergraduate Research Students will took place on Wednesday, April 7th, 2010. This event proved to be an outstanding day. Undergraduate students provided 6 oral and 39 poster presentations, outlining some very impressive work currently being conducted by these up and coming students; under the guidance of their dedicated faculty supervisors. We look forward to this event continuing to grow in the future, as interest in pediatric research expands.
