20 1 6 -20 1 7 AN N UAL R EP O RT R E SE AR CH TR AI N I N G CENTR E 08
Academic Rounds Series
Notable national and international
guests included:
• Dr. Amit Bernstein (University of
Haifa)
• Dr. Jean-Baptiste Poline (University
of California, Berkeley)
• Dr. Irene Kan (Villanova University)
• Dr. Viktor Jirsa (Aix-Marseille
Université)
• Dr. Sean Polyn (Vanderbilt
University)
• Dr. Ali Mazaheri (University of
Birmingham)
• Dr. Katrien Segaert (University of
Birmingham)
• Dr. David Anaki (Bar-Ilan University)
"Coordinating Rotman
Rounds helped
me develop time
management and
organizational skills,
and it was great for
networking and sharing
ideas with scientists
both within and outside
of my field!"
TAR EK AM ER , 20 1 6 -20 1 7 R R I AC AD EM I C
R O U N DS CO O R D I NATO R & R R I P H D
S T U D ENT
Research Education
The RRI Academic Rounds series
serves as an educational forum in
which trainees can keep abreast of
cutting-edge research in the field,
interact with world-class leaders in
neuroscience, discuss their current work,
solicit feedback from their peers, and
strengthen their presentation skills.
In 2016-2017, Tarek Amer (Grady &
Hasher Labs) and Dr. Nasim Shams
(Strother Lab) served as the RRI
Academic Rounds coordinators and
organized the 26-week series, bringing
together world-class speakers internal
and external to Baycrest and stimulating
new collaborations.
In 2016-2017, Rounds speakers included
scientists, staff, and trainees from
Baycrest as well as researchers from
across Canada, the United States,
Europe, and Israel.
20 1 6 -20 1 7 AC AD EM I C R O U N DS
CO O R D I NATO RS
Tarek Amer (L) & Dr. Nasim Shams (R)
