RTCANNUALREPORT| 2013 2014 10
BrainAwarenessWeek(BAW)isa
globalcampaignfacilitatedbythe
DanaFoundationtoincrease
publicawarenessoftheprogress
andbenefitsofbrainresearch.
BaycrestBAWwasheldonMarch
10 14,2014andre achednearly
500internalandexternal
stakeholders.Trainees
participatedinkeyBAWevents
bypresentingscientificpostersto
Baycrestvisitors, engaging
visitorsthroughinteractiveresearchdemonstrations ,andservingas
researchtourguides.
InordertobuildastrongBaycresttraineecommunitythatoffersbothacademicand
personalsupport,theRTCorganizedanumber ofeventsandactivitiestobringtrainees
togetherinam oresocialandcollegialenvironment .
Activitiesandeventsincluded:
Graduatebuddysystem pairingnewtraineeswithexperiencedRRItraineesto build
personalsupportsystems ;
Graduatestudentrec ruitmentevents includingpresentations,tours,andsocial
networkingactivitiesforprospectiveUniversityofTorontograduatestudents;
Graduate studentorientations ( winter / summer/ fall)fornewtraineestomeeteach
other,learnessentialinformationabouttrainingatRRI,andtourthefacilities;
Traineesocials tobringallRRItraineestogetherinarelaxedandsocialenvironment;
Annualgeneralmeeting toreporttoallBaycresttraineestheRTCactivitiesofthe
previousyear,obtainfeedbackfromtrainees,andsolicitideasforactivitiesforthe
upcomingyear.
FORMO REINFORMATION ,VISIT:WWW.BAYCRES T.ORG/NEWS/BRAIN AWA RENESS WEEK/
Brain Awareness
Week 2014
Fromlefttoright:Dr.VesselaStamenova,
DeborahSchwartz,Dr.EmilyNalder,Dr.Melissa
Pangelinan,Dr.RosanneAleong,Dr.EveAttali
Trainee Community Building Events & Activities
Post doctoralfellow
mentor,Dr.Marzia
Pesaresi(l)andRRI
summerstudent,
RaquelSoon Shiong
(r)
