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RTC Annual Report 2015 - 2016
As part of its mandate, the RTC is focused on developing the methodological and
technical skills of research trainees. RTC academic education workshops are
meant to enhance existing skills and expose trainees to new methodologies to
i ncrease their all - around scientific knowledge . These workshops also represent
an opportunity for trainees to serve as instructors, developing their own teaching
skills.
In 2015 - 2016, the RTC greatly expanded their workshop offerings to a broader
audience a cross the province. The RTC coordinated the delivery of 10 academic
education workshops to an audience of approximately 260 attendees.
Workshops offered included:
Academic Education Workshops
Workshop Instructor s Workshop Title
Kevin Lee, Buddhika Bellana*, Dr.
Jed Meltzer, Baycres t
Introduction to transcranial magnetic
stimulation
Dr. Jason Brodeur, Vivek Jadon ,
McMaster University
&
Renante Rondina* , Baycrest
Research data m anagement 101
Dr. Jonathan Downar , University of
Toronto
Introduction to functional MRI b asics
Dr. Jed Meltzer & Dr. Bernhard
Ross , Baycrest
Introductio n to
m agnetoencephalography (MEG)
• Part 1
• Part 2
Dr. Maria D'Angelo *, Baycrest
R/R Studio Series :
• Data management using R
• Data visualization using ggplot2
• An introduction to mixed - effects
models in R
Dr . Jean Chen , Baycrest FreeSurfer t utorial
Dr. Bradley Buchsbaum , Baycrest
fMRI Workshop Series :
Design of fMRI experiments
* Baycrest trainee
PILLAR
1:
Research
Education
