Satellite: Neuroscience careers in government and industry

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Date: Sunday May 25th, 9:30AM – 4:00PM

Registration Fee: $75 (CAD)

Description: This 1-day satellite will consist of short presentations from speakers representing a variety of sectors, discussing how they go to where they are, and offering advice to trainees interested in entering industry or government. Ample time will also be provided for informal interactions with the speakers.

Please note that this satellite meeting is limited to the first 100 people who register.

May 25 – Itinerary

9:30 – 9:45 Introduction and welcome
Brian Corneil, organizer, U Western Ontario
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9:45 – 10:15 Mark Patterson
Executive Director, eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
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10:15 – 10:45 Andrew Klein
Senior Sales Engineer, Plexon Inc
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10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 11:30 Ian Brown, PhD
Co-founder and Vice-President, BKIN Technologies
View Ian Brown’s profile
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11:30 – 12:00 Alison Fenney, PhD
Senior Lead Industry Relations, Ontario Brain Institute
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12:00 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 Carol Yin, PhD
Yinsight Inc.
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2:00 – 2:30 Nathalie Gendron, PhD
Assistant Director, CIHR Institute of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction
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2:30 – 3:00 Coffee break
3:00 – 3:30 Daniel Larocque, PhD
Project Leader, R&D Innovation and CD Laval, GSK Vaccines
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3:30 – 4:00 Simon Bousquet, PhD
Director, Business Development, Mitacs
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Presentation slides (PDF)