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RTCANNUALREPORT| 2013 2014 4 TheRRIroundsseriesservesasaneducationalforum inwhichtraineescankeepabreastofcuttingedge researchinthefield,interactwithworld classleaders inneuroscience,discusstheircurrent work,solicit feedbackfromtheirpeers,andbuildtheir presentationskills. Inthe2013 2014academicyear,twoRRItrainees,Dr. AnetaKielarandJohnAnderson,organizedthe29 weeklectureseries,bringingtogetherexceptional speakersfromwithinth eBaycrestcommunityand fromleadingscientificinstitutionsaroundtheworld. Inadditiontotalksfromdistinguishedscientistsfrom Baycrestandaroundtheworld,ResearchRounds provideanopportunitytostimulatenew collaborations. In2013 2014,r oundsspeakersincludedscientists, staff,andtraineesfromBaycrestaswellas researchersfromIsrael,theUnitedStates,theUnited Kingdom,Italy,andDenmark. NotableinternationalguestsincludedDr.Tali Bitan (UniversityofHaifa),Dr.RandyBuckner(Harvard University),Dr.JubinAbutalebi(UniversitàVita SaluteSanRaffaele),Dr.TimShallice(University CollegeLondon),Dr.PatrickFisher(Copenhagen UniversityHospital),andDr.MichaelFox(Harvard UniversityMedicalSchool). RRIroundsalsomadestridesinexpandingitscontent offeringsbeyondbasicneuroscienceresearch includingtopicssuchasresearchcommercialization (LaurentMoreno,BaycrestInnovationTechnology& DesignLaboratory),bigdat a(Dr.LylePalmer,The OntarioHealthStudy;Dr.ParminderRaina,The CanadianLongitudinalStudyonAging),aswellas clinicalandappliedresearch(MarilynReed,Clinical Audiology;Dr.MuhammadMamdani,Integrated ClinicalResearch). Inaneffortto sharetheexceptionalresearchbeing conductedatBaycrest,fiveRRIlabs,sixscientists, andtwotraineespresentedtheirrecentworkat rounds ,including: labtalkswheredifferentmembersofalab provideafulloverviewaswellasdetailspecific pro jectaccomplishmentsandcontributions; datablitzsessionswheretraineesfromdifferent labsprovideshortsnapshotsoftheircurrentwork inordertostimulatefuturecollaborations; traineesessionswhereindividualtraineesare giventheopportunity topresenttheirfull researchprogramaspreparationforadefenseor jobinterview. The2013 2014RoundsSeriessessionsincluded: Speaker PresentationTitle Dr.ClaudeAlain,Baycrest Thebenefitofmusical trainingontheagingauditorybrain Dr.RosannaOlsen,Baycrest * Theroleofhippocampusinbindingandcomparison Dr.TaliBitan,UniversityofHaifa DomainGeneralMechanismsinLanguageLearning Rotman Research Institute Rounds Series Rounds coordinators(ltor):JohnAnderson&Dr.AnetaKielar