IN-PERSON RESEARCH DAY IS SOLD OUT. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE EVENTS VIRTUALLY OR THE LECTURE IN-PERSON, PLEASE EMAIL US AT medicine.rsvp@utoronto.ca.

We are pleased to invite you to the inaugural Department of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) Research Day, taking place on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at the Chestnut Conference Centre. This full-day event will showcase trainee research and feature invited speakers, including our annual Edna Park Lecture from Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor in the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University.

Both in-person and virtual participation will be available. Keynote speaker presentations and Q&A will be livestreamed, and we will be sharing pre-recorded content with our virtual attendees.

Program:
11:00 a.m. Opening remarks — Dr. Deborah O'Connor, Earle W. McHenry Professor and Chair, DNS
11:10 a.m. Keynote Speech: "Publishing a Scientific Paper" — Dr. Richard Bazinet, Professor and Associate Chair (Research & Innovation), DNS and Editor-in-Chief, Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
12:10 p.m. Poster Presentations 
  1:10 p.m. Lunch
  2:10 p.m. Poster Presentations
  3:10 p.m. Break
  3:25 p.m. Oral Presentations
  5:05 p.m. Break
  5:20 p.m. Presentation of Student Oral and Poster Awards
  5:30 p.m. Edna Park Lecture: Insights into the Evolving Food Industry — Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, School of Public Administration, Dalhousie University

MS Teams information will be shared with those registered to attend virtually.

Parking is available in the underground garage located at 89 Chestnut Street. Daily rates apply. 

Please kindly RSVP by September 29, 2022.

We hope to see you there!