Health Sciences Grad Students,

I hope you had a great winter break and are well and healthy. I am more than happy to announce that this year's Distinguished Lectureship will be given by Dr. Connie Eaves from Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency on Wednesday (January 27st) at 10am via Zoom.

Dr. Eaves directs an internationally recognized research program in normal and cancer stem cell biology, human leukemia and normal and malignant breast stem cell biology She has published more than 500 papers and has a long track record as a global scientific leader and conscientious mentor of trainees at all levels She has also been a contributor to science policy and development in Canada and abroad and has received numerous national and international awards for her many accomplishments.

Dr. Eaves' lecture is entitled " Prospective De Novo Human Models of Cancer". Immediately following the lecture, students are invited to join a networking session with Dr. Eaves at 11:15am. Please note that registration is required for both the lecture and the networking session, so make sure to follow the links below to register. Alternatively, you can scan the RQ codes in the attached PDF file which directs you to the registration page.

Register for lecture herehttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/1o2q-qrlksH5hYlO576ufLpZPUN-DSqwdQnCmLjSFivI/edit. Register for networking session herehttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ixr_xl4DR5whoJ88ISiHOaU3CB32ruLp237j967WXoc/edit.

Upon registration, we will send you the Zoom links to her talk and also the networking session few days before the lecture date.

See attached poster for details and don't forget to add the date to your calendar.

I hope to see you all for this event. Stay safe and healthy,

Sincerely, Javad Alizadeh

Vice-President Academic (VPA) Health Sciences Graduate Student Association (HSGSA) 114-727 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4 (431) 335-4181 E: vpacademic@hsgsa.orgmailto:vpacademic@hsgsa.org

Jessica Fraser Assistant to Dr. Hope Anderson, Vice-Dean, Rady Facutly of Health Sciences Graduate Studies, [cid:image001.png@01D5332B.51E21900] 753 McDermot Avenue, Room A202 Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T6 Phone: (204) 789-3402 rfhsgraduatestudies@umanitoba.camailto:rfhsgraduatestudies@umanitoba.ca

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