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TRCHR 2025 Professional Development Day
PD Day Details
- When: Thursday, June 5, 2025
- Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST
- Where: BMO Conference Centre
The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research is excited to announce our Professional Development (PD) Day! This will be held on Thursday, June 5th, 2025 at the BMO Conference Centre. This special half-day event brings together a diverse community of clinical and basic science trainees and staff throughout the TRCHR ecosystem.
We have an exciting agenda planned for the day, including a keynote presentation from Dr. Cedric Manlhiot, a workshop led by Dr. Chris McIntosh, a career panel session featuring TRCHR alumni, as well as the opportunity to participate in and observe mock interviews!
Lunch and refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you there!
*Please note: registrants must use their institutional emails to gain access to tickets.
2025 PD Day Agenda
9:30-10:00am – Registration
10:00-10:50pm – Introductions and Keynote: “A Primer on Artificial Intelligence: What do you need to know?”
- Introductions: Dr. Michael McDonald
- Keynote: Dr. Cedric Manlhiot, Rogers Innovator in Cardiovascular Precision Medicine
- Learn how machine learning fits into healthcare research
10:50-11:20am – TRCHR Jeopardy
- Team up with fellow trainees and staff to work together and win prizes!
11:20am-12:05pm – “Introduction to Machine Learning using Pytorch”
- Dr. Chris McIntosh
- An interactive workshop. Bring your laptop and be ready to use Colab! All you need is a Google account, no previous experience required.
12:05-1:05pm – Lunch and Mingle
- Enjoy lunch while having the opportunity to meet and chat with other attendees and speakers over shared topics of interest
1:05-1:50pm – Career Panel – TRCHR Alumni
- Expect to hear from a variety of alumni who are now in academic and industry roles
1:50-2:50pm – Mock Interviews
- Participate or listen in on an academic and an industry mock interview
2:50pm – Closing Remarks