CAHR HIV Trainee Forum
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| Friday, April 29, 2022 |
| 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM |
Details
Future discoveries and advancements in HIV research hinge on our ability to train the next generation of health researchers in Canada. In keeping with this reality, the strategic plans of the CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative and the Canadian Association for HIV Research commit to “train and support a strong and diverse community of researchers” and “promote education and the development of new researchers”. This panel session includes a diverse group of trainees from various research disciplines. The goals of the event is to:
• identify the changing needs of trainees;
• examine the gaps and opportunities that exist;
• develop a reference document on facilitating their advocacy, development, and research needs.
The organizers of the session thank CIHR and CAHR for sponsoring this event.
Session Objectives:
- Identify training and development needs for trainees
- Seek input from attendees about the training/funding gaps that exist in Canada
Speaker
Lesley Gittings
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University Of Toronto
Panelist
Tizneem Jiancaro
Postdoctoral Researcher Fellow focusing on community-based implementation clinical sciences
University Of Toronto
Panelist
Ni Gusti Ayu Nanditha
PhD Candidate
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS/University of British Columbia
Panelist
Riley Tough
PhD Candidate / Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
University of Manitoba
HIV Trainee Forum
Abstract
Future discoveries and advancements in HIV research hinge on our ability to train the next generation of health researchers in Canada. In keeping with this reality, the strategic plans of the CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative and the Canadian Association for HIV Research commit to “train and support a strong and diverse community of researchers” and “promote education and the development of new researchers”. This panel session includes a diverse group of trainees from various research disciplines. The goals of the event is to:
• identify the changing needs of trainees;
• examine the gaps and opportunities that exist;
• develop a reference document on facilitating their advocacy, development, and research needs.
The organizers of the session thank CIHR and CAHR for sponsoring this event.
Session Objectives:
- Identify training and development needs for trainees
- Seek input from attendees about the training/funding gaps that exist in Canada
• identify the changing needs of trainees;
• examine the gaps and opportunities that exist;
• develop a reference document on facilitating their advocacy, development, and research needs.
The organizers of the session thank CIHR and CAHR for sponsoring this event.
Session Objectives:
- Identify training and development needs for trainees
- Seek input from attendees about the training/funding gaps that exist in Canada
