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Week One: June 17-21
Day One | Monday, June 17, 2024
11:00am – 12:00pm
Program Opening
12:00pm - 2:00pm
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Research Modules
Welcome Reception
Lunch & Campus Tour
Nguyen Ba Lab | Room DV4090C
Module Instructors: Evelina Tronina, Kortni Kindree
Day Two | Tuesday, June 18, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm
Research Modules
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch and Learn
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Research Modules
Milstein Lab | Room DV5032
Module Instructor: Faisal Halabeya
Gradinaru Lab | Room DV5019
Module Instructor: Xiaohan Zhou
Nguyen Ba Lab | Room DV4090C
Module Instructors: Evelina Tronina, Kortni Kindree
Ogata Lab | Room DV5017
Module Instructors: Jared King, Melissa D’Amaral
Helen Tran, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry | U of T
Talk: "Macromolecular Bioelectronics"
Milstein Lab | Room DV5032
Module Instructor: Faisal Halabeya
Gradinaru Lab | Room DV5019
Module Instructor: Xiaohan Zhou
Nguyen Ba Lab | Room DV4090C
Module Instructors: Evelina Tronina, Kortni Kindree
Ogata Lab | Room DV5017
Module Instructors: Jared King, Melissa D’Amaral
Day Three | Wednesday, June 19, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm
Research Modules
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch and Learn
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Research Modules
Milstein Lab | Room DV5032
Module Instructor: Faisal Halabeya
Gradinaru Lab | Room DV5019
Module Instructor: Xiaohan Zhou
Currie Lab | Room DV3015
Module Instructors: Gregor McEdwards, Neha Purakan, Nasha Sethna
Guided Nature Walk & Lunch
Nguyen Ba Lab | Room DV4090C
Module Instructors: Evelina Tronina, Kortni Kindree
Gradinaru Lab | Room DV5019
Module Instructor: Xiaohan Zhou
Currie Lab | Room DV3015
Module Instructors: Gregor McEdwards, Neha Purakan, Nasha Sethna
Day Four | Thursday, June 20, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm
Research Modules
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch and Learn
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Research Modules
Prosser Lab | Room DV205B
Module Instructors: Cam Li, Olga Alimowska
Ogata Lab | Room DV5017
Module Instructors: Jared King, Melissa D’Amaral
Currie Lab | Room DV3015
Module Instructors: Gregor McEdwards, Neha Purakan, Nasha Sethna
Rauscher Lab | Room DV3020D
Module Instructor: Yousuf Ramahi
Rodrigo Fernandez, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Quantitative Cell Biology and Morphogenesis, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, U of T
Talk: "Collective migration: cellular and molecular dynamics at the leading edge"
Prosser Lab | Room DV2051B
Module Instructors: Cam Li, Olga Alimowska
Ogata Lab | Room DV5017
Module Instructors: Jared King, Melissa D’Amaral
Currie Lab | Room DV3015
Module Instructors: Gregor McEdwards, Neha Purakan, Nasha Sethna
Rauscher Lab | Room DV3020D
Module Instructor: Yousuf Ramahi
Day Five | Friday, June 21, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm
Research Modules
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch and Learn
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Research Modules
Prosser Lab | Room DV2051B
Module Instructors: Cam Li, Olga Alimowska
Rauscher Lab | Room DV3020D
Module Instructor: Yousuf Ramahi
Lueder Kahrs, Assistant Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering | U of T
Talk: "Computer Vision and Robotics for Medical Diagnosis and Therapy"
Prosser Lab | Room DV2051B
Module Instructors: Cam Li, Olga Alimowska
Rauscher Lab | Room DV3020D
Module Instructor: Yousuf Ramahi
Week Two: June 24-27
Day Six | Monday, June 24, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm
Research Modules
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch and Learn
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Research Modules
Prosser Lab | Room DV2051B
Module Instructors: Cam Li, Olga Alimowska
Milstein Lab | Room DV5032
Module Instructor: Faisal Halabeya
Gradinaru Lab | Room DV5019
Module Instructor: Xiaohan Zhou
Rauscher Lab | Room DV3020D
Module Instructor: Yousuf Ramahi
Sidhartha Goyal, Associate Professor, Department of Physics | U of T
Talk: "Competition across scales in biology"
Prosser Lab | Room DV2051B
Module Instructors: Cam Li, Olga Alimowska
Milstein Lab | Room DV5032
Module Instructor: Faisal Halabeya
Gradinaru Lab | Room DV5019
Module Instructor: Xiaohan Zhou
Rauscher Lab | Room DV3020D
Module Instructor: Yousuf Ramahi
Day Seven | Tuesday, June 25, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm
Research Modules
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch and Learn*
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Research Modules
Prosser Lab | Room DV2051B
Module Instructors: Cam Li, Olga Alimowska
Gradinaru Lab | Room DV5019
Module Instructor: Xiaohan Zhou
Rauscher Lab | Room DV3020D
Module Instructor: Yousuf Ramahi
Milstein Lab | Room DV5032
Module Instructor: Faisal Halabeya
Feiran Zhou, Business Development and Commercialization Manager, Ontario Centre of Innovation
Topic: “Crafting Compelling Pitches for Startup Success: A Case Study”
Prosser Lab | Room DV2051B
Module Instructors: Cam Li, Olga Alimowska
Gradinaru Lab | Room DV5019
Module Instructor: Xiaohan Zhou
Rauscher Lab | Room DV3020D
Module Instructor: Yousuf Ramahi
Nguyen Ba Lab | Room DV4090C
Module Instructors: Evelina Tronina, Kortni Kindree
*Note: Today’s Lunch and Learn will teach students about pitching, getting them ready for their pitch competition the following day.
Day Eight | Wednesday, June 26, 2024
9:30am – 11:30am
Entrepreneurship Shadowing
11:30am - 12:30pm
Lunch and Learn
12:30pm - 2:30pm
2:30pm - 4:00pm
5:00pm
Students shadow SpinUp startups
Lucas Penny, Co-Managing Director, Nucleate Canada
Topic: “How graduate students can turn their lab-based innovations into viable startups”
Student teams work on pitches
Pitch competition and awards
Dinner banquet at Erindale Park
Day Nine | Thursday, June 27, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm
INSPIRE Symposium
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Closing remarks
Students will sign up to discuss the seven modules, with each team presenting for 20 minutes
Delivered by Josh Milstein, Associate VP Research, OVPRI
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