Caroline Weis is a Senior AI/ML Engineer and team lead at gsk.ai. In 2021, she completed her PhD in Machine Learning for Computational Biology and Healthcare at ETH Zurich. Her research interests lie in the development of personalized healthcare through data analysis and machine learning on medical and biological data.
Module 1: Safeguarding Science: Raising awareness of security risks and mitigation tools in the research ecosystem Canada is a leader in innovation, research and development, thanks to the research community’s commitment to open science and international collaboration. However, this strength also makes Canadian research an attractive target for malicious actors. The transfer of our cutting-edge […]
The Centre for Research & Innovation Support (CRIS) has partnered with Nature Masterclasses to provide a no-cost limited enrolment Masterclass focusing on communicating research to non-research audiences. It is becoming increasingly important for researchers to be able to clearly communicate their research to a broader audience, such as the public, the press, and even funding organizations. […]
Learn more about what’s new for the Project Grant competition, the new tri-agency CV and other developments at CIHR.
This training will build on foundational frameworks and concepts related to sexual and gender diversity and support participants to build a a deeper understanding of gender identity and gender expression. Through reflective activities, practical strategies, and engaging conversations, participants will gain skills to recognize how gendered ideas and assumptions might emerge in everyday interactions. Participants […]
In-person session Please note this is Part 2 of a 2-part course. It is recommended you attend Part 1 first to get wholesome context to this session. Culture is expressed in the worldviews of peoples from different backgrounds, lived experiences and histories. It is fostered through one's unique identification with one's values, beliefs, languages, and traditions. […]
Learn more about what’s new for the Project Grant competition, the new tri-agency CV and other developments at CIHR.
Register for this year’s symposium, themed “Driving translation with transformative science.” Invited speakers and Medicine by Design principal investigators will focus on telling strong translational stories, starting with leading edge science and enabling technologies through to commercialization and patient impact. Invited Speakers: Anna Falk, PhD Chief Scientific Officer, CCRM Nordic and Professor, Lund University https://portal.research.lu.se/en/persons/anna-falk […]
The Centre for Research & Innovation Support, in collaboration with the Research Services Office, is hosting a webinar on the upcoming 2025 SSHRC Insight Development Grant (IDG) competition for the University of Toronto community. This session will feature a faculty panel of recent members of IDG Merit Review Committees and successful IDG applicants. Panelists will […]
The presentation aims to increase your knowledge about Canada’s export controls regime, what is controlled and why; explain how research institutions and academia may be subject to export controls; show how to apply for an export permit; and provide a list of resources and contacts for reference.
The integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools into the humanities is set to transform approaches to studying human culture and history. With the rapid evolution of GenAI tools and applications, the legal and policy frameworks governing GenAI use are full of grey areas and subject to change. This resulting uncertainty can create challenges in […]
The Centre for Research & Innovation Support (CRIS), in collaboration with the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation and University of Toronto Libraries, is hosting a hands-on workshop that aims to equip researchers with essential knowledge and skills for using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in their work. Participants will learn to craft effective prompts and […]
Community-Based Research Canada presents “Responding to Crises: What is the Value of Community-Based Research?”: their fall 2024- spring 2025 e-learning series. In this E-Learning Series, Community-Based Research Canada showcases Community-Based Research as a tool for responding to current crises facing our society. Community-Based Research engages academic and community partners, including those more directly affected by […]
In- person session Many Canadian institutions, including the University of Toronto, do land acknowledgements before meetings, before convocations and at seminars and conferences, but why do we do them? What is their purpose, and are they an effective tool of reconciliation and decolonization? The fear is that land acknowledgements have become largely performative and rote, […]
Holding a book manuscript workshop offers a critical opportunity to welcome feedback and input on your near-final book manuscript strengthening and improving it before submission to your scholarly press of choice. However, while the benefits of having a book manuscript workshop are clear, what a book manuscript workshop is or can be is less clear. […]
