New Investigator Forum 2013
III New Investigator ForumMay 31-June 2, 2013
Manoir du Lac Delage, Lac Delage, QC
The Institute of Infection and Immunity is very pleased to announce the Institute's 5th New Investigator Forum. The Forum will be held May 31-June 2, 2013 and is intended to facilitate the career development of new investigators. It aims to strengthen infection and immunity research by establishing peer networks of new investigators working in related or overlapping areas of research.
The Forum will also enhance the mentorship of new investigators through formal presentations and interactive workshops given by renowned senior scientists. In addition, there are frequent opportunities for informal interactions between participants and presenters at the forum. Meeting participants will represent all CIHR themes (basic science, clinical science, population health and health services) and will include eligible researchers within 5 years of their first research appointment. The meeting will also bring together a cross section of experts working on various aspects of research in infection and immunity. These expert researchers will enrich the program by facilitating scientific sessions and conducting workshops on a wide range of topics.
Registration for the forum will happen in 2 stages. Initially, invitations will be extended to new investigators that have been nominated by their department chairs or deans. If you are in year 1-5 of your first research appointment and would like to be nominated to attend the forum please contact your department chair. Department chairs should send names, email addresses, research area, and year of first research appointment of nominees to serge.desnoyers@crchul.ulaval.ca by November 23, 2012. Following this, investigators who have not received invitations will have the opportunity to submit their candidacy through the open call that the Institute will send out in December 2012.
For more information on the meeting please see the 2011 New Investigator Forum Meeting Report.