MEOPAR News

COVID-19 update

Sep 21, 2020

Since March, MEOPAR has made it a priority to keep our staff, network researchers and highly qualified personnel (HQP) safe in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. We fully understand that the current situation is having a significant impact on the research community, both in Canada and internationally, and anticipate that the nature of these…

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MEOPAR ASM Recorded Project Presentations

Sep 10, 2020

This year’s MEOPAR Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) is taking place virtually from October 26-29, 2020. In order to showcase the breadth of MEOPAR projects (including Fathom Fund and Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Recipients), each PI (or postdoctoral award recipient) is asked to submit a 5-minute recorded Powerpoint video presentation (maximum 5 slides) about their project (only…

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MEOPeer Science Video Showcase

Sep 10, 2020

 MEOPAR’s Annual Training and Scientific Meetings will be held online from October 19-30, 2020. As the meetings will be virtual, we are departing from our traditional poster competition. Students and trainees are instead invited to produce short (two minutes max), engaging videos highlighting their research. Videos will be featured during the meeting, uploaded to…

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MEOPAR’s Scientific Director appointed to the Royal Society of Canada

Sep 08, 2020

We’re incredibly proud to share the news that MEOPAR’s Scientific Director, Dr. Doug Wallace, has been elected as one of the Royal Society of Canada’s Fellows for 2020. With this prestigious recognition, he joins a class of 87 new Fellows who were chosen by their peers for their outstanding scholarly leadership and achievement in sciences,…

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ASM/ATM 2020

Aug 24, 2020

MEOPAR’s Annual Scientific Meeting and Annual Training Meeting bring together our wide-spanning network of researchers, trainees and partners from across the country to connect and collaborate, sharing research, results, sector knowledge and new ideas via panels, workshops, presentations and networking. While our 2020 event looks a little different, its focus is one that’s been unwavering…

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Congratulations to MEOPAR’s latest cohort of postdoc award-winners

Aug 17, 2020

MEOPAR is excited to announce its 2020-21 cohort of Postdoctoral Fellowship Award recipients. Over the past two years, this funding program brought talented early-career researchers into the network, connecting them with MEOPAR researchers, trainees and partners across Canada. Launched in 2018-19, the Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards are designed to supplement, or top-up, existing funding for promising…

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