2025 T-CAIREM Summer Research Program Calendar
Mandatory Summer Student Sessions
May 2025
May 1 (Wed.) - 12pm to 2pm ET, In-Person
Welcome & Orientation: Inspiration and Opportunities
• Gemma Postill (Education Trainee Co-Lead, T-CAIREM; MD/PhD Candidate, University of Toronto)
• Abhishek Moturu (Education Trainee Co-Lead, T-CAIREM; PhD Candidate, University of Toronto)
Location: 263 McCaul Street (Google Map)
May 5 (Mon.) - 12pm to 2pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Bootcamp 1: Introduction to Python (optional, recommended)
Presenters: Julia Wiercigroch, Gemma Postill
May 6 (Tue.) - 12pm to 2pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Bootcamp 2: Model Prediction (optional, recommended)
Presenters: Samantha Unger, Gemma Postill
May 7 (Wed.) - 12pm to 2pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Bootcamp 3: Introduction to ML, LLMs, and Vision (optional, recommended)
Presenters: Abhishek Moturu, Gemma Postill
May 8 (Thu.) - 12pm to 2pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Bootcamp 4: Equity, Deployment, and Evaluation (optional, recommended)
Presenters: Gemma Postill, Abhishek Moturu, Konrad Samsel
May 14 (Wed.) - 12pm to 2pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Professional Development Session
• Dr. Alistair Johnson
Part I: Working with health data and querying a clinical relational database
Part II: Cohort Selection, Data Extraction, Data Visualization
May 15 (Thu.) - 12pm to 2pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Professional Development Session
• Dr. Alistair Johnson
Part III: The data science pipeline includes planning, cohort design, covariates, analysis, and sensitivity analysis
Part IV: Critically assessing a published analysis using study checklists
May 22 (Thu.) - 12pm to 1pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Professional Development Session
• January Adams (Data Governance & Quality Analyst, T-CAIREM)
Health Data Sharing & the Health Data Nexus
May 28 (Wed.) - 12pm to 1pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Trainee Rounds 1
• Ghadir Ali (12pm to 12:30pm)
• David Pellow (12:30pm to 1pm)
June 2024
June 5 (Thu.) - 12pm to 1pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Professional Development Session
• Dr. Amol Verma (T-CAIREM Professor; Physician and Scientist at St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto)
Industry and Entrepreneurship
June 11 (Wed.) - 12pm to 1pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Trainee Rounds 2
• Wanjin Li (12pm to 12:30pm)
• Yuxi Long (12:30pm to 1pm)
June 19 (Thu.) - 12pm to 1pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Professional Development Session
• Ian Stedman (YorkU Centre for AI & Society, Chair of Public Relations Committee; Legal Member, Research Ethics Board at SickKids Hospital)
Artificial Intelligence & Ethics
June 25 (Wed.) - 12pm to 1pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Trainee Rounds 3
• Suraj Bansal (12pm to 12:30pm)
• Sidrah Laldin (12:30pm to 1pm)
July 2024
Week of July 1 (Tue.) - One-week Break
July 9 (Wed.) - 10am to 12:30pm ET, In-Person
Mid-Term Check-In
Research Project Check-in
Host: Dr. Laura Rosella
Location: Medical Sciences Building (MSB) 2170, 1 King's College Circle (University of Toronto map)
July 16 (Wed.) - 12pm to 1pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Trainee Rounds 4
• Austin Barr (12pm to 12:30pm)
• David Mikhail (12:30pm to 1pm)
July 24 (Thu.) - 12pm to 1pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Professional Development Session
• Dr. Anna Goldenberg (Research Co-Lead, T-CAIREM; Senior Scientist in Genetics and Genome Biology, SickKids Research Institute)
Professional Development in Academia
July 30 (Wed.) - 12pm to 1pm ET, Virtual on Zoom
Trainee Rounds 5
• Faezeh Lotfikazemi (12pm to 12:30pm)
• Kejah Bascon (12:30pm to 1pm)
August 2024
August 6 (Wed.) - 1pm to 5pm ET, In-Person
Mini-Conference: Research Presentations
Keynote: Dr. Muhammad Mamdani (Director, T-CAIREM; PharmD, MA, MPH)
Host: Dr. Laura Rosella
Location: Medical Sciences Building (MSB) 2170 (University of Toronto map)
Networking Dinner • 5pm to 8pm ET
Location: Duke of Cornwall, 400 University Avenue (Google Map)