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RTC Annual Report 2015 - 2016
Research Training Centre Highlights (2015 - 2016)
The Rotman Research Institute Research Training Centre (RTC) at Baycrest is focused on
fostering the next generation o f leaders and science ambassadors by: 1) providing world -
class knowledge and training grounded in basic research; and 2) preparing trainees to excel
in their chosen careers across diverse sectors such as academia, industry, not - for - profit,
healthcare, and government.
In 2015 - 2016, key strategic highlight s and accomplishments included:
• 26 workshops delivered to 500 attendees
• 28 academic rounds lectures delivered
• development and delivery of the RTC's
first conference – Innova tive Perspectives
in Neuroscienc e (IPN) 2016
• 4 trainee internships developed and
completed
• 2 grants awarded from the Ontario Brain
Institute and the University of Toronto
School of Graduate Studies Graduate
Professional Development program
• new partnerships developed with MaRS
Innovation, McMaster Univers ity, and the
Canadian Institute for Health Information
• new domains of professional
development training including research
leadership, research commercialization
and entrepreneurship, and research
project management
RESEARCH TRAINING CENTRE
ANNUAL REPORT
2015 - 2016
