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3rd CSATVB Trainees' Workshop

'Careers for Young Scientists'

October 25, 2009

Invitation to the Canadian Society of Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (CSATVB) Trainees’ Workshop 2009

Dear Colleagues,

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to be a part of the CSATVB Trainees’ Workshop for 2009, being held on the morning of Sunday October 25, in association with the CSTAVB Annual Meeting at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC), Edmonton, Alberta (October 25-27th 2009).

Building on the success of previous Trainees’ Workshop’s hosted by CSATVB, we are proud to be able to continue this event. The theme of this year’s workshop will be “Careers for Young Scientists”.

Presentations by National Mentors

We are delighted to be able to confirm the following mentors for the CSATVB Trainees’ Workshop for 2009:

Marlys Koschinsky, PhD (University of Windsor)

Sharla K. Sutherland, PhD (Afexa Life Sciences)

Robert Hegele, MD (University of Western Ontario)

The CSATVB Trainees’ Workshop 2009 will represent the third year we have held such an event that continues to attract students, trainees and new career investigators alike. Similarly, we are expecting a full house for this year with many new trainees anticipating to receive key advice from our invited mentors.

Format and Student Afternoon Session

In discussions with students and trainees, this year’s morning format will include both formal presentations as well as smaller break-out sessions with our invited mentors.

We are also excited to announce that following the lunch at the Trainees’ Workshop, students will have the opportunity to present their CSATVB abstracts. To underscore the CSATVB mandate to support Trainees, the afternoon format is to provide an opportunity for short ‘powerpoint presentations’ so that Trainees can summarize their abstracts and receive enhanced feedback. All registrants to the CSATVB Trainees’ Workshop will receive additional information once the abstracts have been reviewed (updates will be available at www.csatvb.ca).

Where

The CSATVB Trainees’ Workshop 2009 will be held at the Union Bank Inn (very close to the CCC Shaw Convention Center; see an interactive map showing the path from the Shaw Conference Centre here). An updated schedule is available below. 

Registration

In keeping with past years, CSATVB is proud to be able to host and support this trainee-orientated event. For those students/trainees who are current members (or who have applied for membership) of CSATVB, the CSATVB Trainees’ Workshop 2009 is complimentary.

Please note that seats for the CSATVB Trainees’ Workshop 2009 are limited and we ask that you register; a Registration Form is attached below; the deadline for registration is September 30th 2009.

On the behalf of the President of CSATVB, Dr. Mark Hatton, and the Chair of the CSATVB Trainee Advisory Committee, Dr. Garry Shen, I look forward to welcoming you to Edmonton to the CSATVB Trainees’ Workshop for 2009.

Sincerely yours,

Spencer Proctor PhD

Chair, 3rd CSATVB Trainees’ Workshop

Associate Professor

Alberta Institute for Human Nutrition

Division of Human Nutrition

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

Organizing Committee:

Chair: Dr. Spencer Proctor

Co-Chairs: Dr. Garry Shen and Dr. Nabeel Ghayur (Trainee)

Organization Committee Members: Dr. Mark Hatton, Dr. Scott Heximer, Dr. Jim Russell, Dr. Sandra Davidge, Ming Yang (Trainee), Rabban Mangat (Trainee), Robin MacLaren (Trainee)

Preliminary Program:

8:15-8:45 am - Registration and Continental breakfast (No registration fee is required)

8:45-8:50 am - Welcome, Dr. Mark Hatton (President of CSATVB)

8:50-8:55 am - Introduction, Dr. Spencer Proctor (Chair, 3rd Trainees Workshop)

8:55-10:30 am  - Presentations of Invited Speakers: Chaired by Dr. Teik Ooi and Dr. Sandra Davidge

9:00-9:30 am - Marlys Koschinsky PhD (University of Windsor): Career Pathways-Many Roads from a PhD Degree

9:30-10:00 am - Sharla K. Sutherland, PhD (Afexa Life Sciences): From Bench to Business–Myths, Maybes & Matches for Scientists in Industry

10:00-10:30 am - Robert Hegele MD (University of Western Ontario)  Advice to Young Scientists Revisited

10:30-10:45 am - Coffee break

10:45-12:15 pm - Group Discussion:Coordinators: Dr. Garry Shen and Dr. Nabeel Ghayur

                           Discussion facilitator of Group 1 (TBD)

                           Discussion facilitator of Group 2 (TBD)

                           Discussion facilitator of Group 3 (TBD)

12:15-12:20 pm - Closing Remarks: Dr. Bassam Nassar

12:20-1:00 pm - Buffet lunch

Venue:

Union Bank Inn (see link below to official website)

10053 Jasper Avenue

Edmonton, AB T5J 1S5, Canada

Phone: 1 888 423 3601

Email: info@unionbankinn.com

P.S. USE THE EAST SIDE ENTRANCE DOOR TO THE UNION BANK INN AND NOT THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR ON JASPER AVENUE