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Zoom streaming - Equity Symposium
by WISDOM MB 21 Oct '25

21 Oct '25

Good morning WISDOM members, We are pleased to announce that due to our limited in-person capacity for the 2025 Equity Symposium, we will be streaming the Equity Symposium on Zoom for those on the waitlist. If you have not yet registered and are interested in accessing the Equity Symposium Zoom streaming, please register for the waitlist in order to receive the Zoom link. Register for the waitlist at: https://forms.office.com/r/2wYqsR4y0U More information on the Symposium can be found on our website at https://wisdommb.ca/annual-equity-symposium/ Kind regards, Wynne Haaksma (she/her) Administrative Support wisdommb(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:wisdommb@umanitoba.ca> Women in Science; Development, Outreach & Mentorship<https://wisdommb.ca/> [A close-up of a logo Description automatically generated]

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Call for Abstracts - WISDOM Equity Symposium 2025
by WISDOM MB 19 Aug '25

19 Aug '25

Good afternoon, We are excited to announce the upcoming WISDOM Equity Symposium in Health Research, taking place on October 30th. This event will bring together a diverse community of scholars, trainees, and professionals to share innovative research and foster meaningful dialogue. In alignment with our symposium theme, we warmly encourage submission of abstracts from learners (undergraduate, graduate or post-doctoral stages) for one of six oral presentations. Does your research include any of the following? * Integrate EDI considerations into study design, methodology, or analysis * Address health disparities, representation, or accessibility in science * Highlight inclusive research practices and community engagement If your work incorporates EDI principles-or if you are developing new approaches to ensure research is more representative and impactful-we invite you to showcase your contributions at this symposium. Abstract submission deadline: September 8th, 11:59pm Submission link/details: https://forms.office.com/r/TF2jieiFBd Thank you for considering this opportunity to share your research. Please circulate this call widely to colleagues and trainees who may be interested. Wynne Haaksma (she/her) Administrative Support wisdommb(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:wisdommb@umanitoba.ca> Women in Science; Development, Outreach & Mentorship<https://wisdommb.ca/> [A black background with grey text Description automatically generated]

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2025 WISDOM Equity Symposium
by WISDOM MB 08 Aug '25

08 Aug '25

Dear WISDOM Members, On behalf of co-chairs Dr. Deanna Santer and Dr. Liam O'Neil and the equity symposium organizing committee, we are excited to invite you to attend the 2025 WISDOM Equity Symposium in Health Research. Registration and abstract submission are now open! 2025 WISDOM Equity Symposium in Health Research Date October 30th, 2025 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Location Ambassador Banquet & Conference Centre Second Floor of the Canad Inns Destination Centre Health Sciences Centre, 720 William Ave, Winnipeg, MB The event is located on the second floor of the Canad Inns HSC event centre in the Ambassador room. There is elevator access from the first floor. Invited Speakers Dr. Liisa Galea, Senior Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, lead of the Women's Health Research Cluster. Dr. Purnima Madhivanan, MPI/Director of Global Health Emerging Scholars Program; UA Site Director for Fogarty-Fulbright Fellowship, Associate Professor in Health Promotion Sciences at the Mel & Enid College of Public Health at University of Arizona. She is a physician scientist with MPH and PhD in Epidemiology. Dr. Tamara Franklin, Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Dalhousie University. Dr. Josée G. Lavoie, Professor in Community Health Sciences at the Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, and past director of Ongomiizwin Research Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing. Dr. Marissa Becker, Professor at the University of Manitoba, Departments of Community Health Sciences, Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and the Director of technical collaborations at the Institute for Global Public Health. In addition, learners will be selected for talks from submitted abstracts All University of Manitoba learners (MSc and PhD students, and Post-docs) are welcome to submit abstracts. There will be no poster session, abstracts will be evaluated for selection of talks only. Link for abstract submission: https://forms.office.com/r/TF2jieiFBd Important dates for abstract submissions Abstract submission deadline: September 8, 2025 (11:59 pm) Notice of abstract results: September 22, 2025 Conference Registration Link for Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/2wYqsR4y0U Open until capacity is reached, once capacity is reached you can add your name to the waitlist. Due to the limited space, we kindly ask that if you are unable to attend after registering, you inform us as soon as possible. This will allow us to maximize attendance and ensure that as many people as possible can benefit from this event. Please let us know at wisdommb(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:wisdommb@umanitoba.ca> as soon as possible so we can release your spot to a waitlisted attendee. Registration link: https://forms.office.com/r/2wYqsR4y0U Abstract submission link: https://forms.office.com/r/TF2jieiFBd To view the code of conduct, visit: https://wisdomcodeofconduct.my.canva.site [A graphic version of the email text "2025 WISDOM Equity Symposium in Health Research" including the WISDOM logo, Research Manitoba logo and UM Rady Faculty of Health Sciences logo.] Wynne Haaksma (she/her) Administrative Support wisdommb(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:wisdommb@umanitoba.ca> Women in Science; Development, Outreach & Mentorship<https://wisdommb.ca/> [A black background with grey text Description automatically generated] Follow us on Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_mb/>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/wisdom-manitoba-0553382b1/> & X<https://x.com/um_wisdom>

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WISDOM Annual Movie Screening Registration
by WISDOM MB 15 May '25

15 May '25

Hi WISDOM members! The Women in Science: Development, Outreach, and Mentorship (WISDOM) Learner Commitee is happy to invite you to its fifth annual movie screening and lunch! This will take place on June 3rd, 2025 in Theatre B of the Basic Medical Sciences Building at the Bannatyne Campus. This event is open to EVERYONE - you don't need to be part of WISDOM or identify as a woman in science to join us. Lunch will be provided from 11:30-12:30 with some inspiring words from guest speaker and astrophysicist Vesna Milosevic-Zdjelar. The movie will begin at 12:30 ending around 2:30pm. We will be showing Hidden Figures. This movie shares the story of three brilliant African-American women at NASA who played an integral role in one of the greatest space operations in history. The registration deadline is May 30th. Please find more details about this event and register at the following link: https://forms.gle/hpbf3Spn9pKeuyE97 Please do not hesitate to reach out to wisdommb(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:wisdommb@umanitoba.ca> if you have any questions! We look forward to having you join us! Best, Chelsea and Riley WISDOM Learner Event executives wisdommb(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:wisdommb@umanitoba.ca> Women in Science; Development, Outreach & Mentoring<https://wisdommb.ca/> [A black background with grey text Description automatically generated] Follow us on Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_mb/>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/wisdom-manitoba-0553382b1/> & X<https://x.com/um_wisdom>

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Save the Date - WISDOM Equity Symposium Oct 30 2025
by WISDOM MB 14 May '25

14 May '25

[A green, blue and grey geometrical design with text: "Save the Date! Join us at the WISDOM Equity Symposium in Health Research, October 30, 2025, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Canad Inns Hotel, 720 William Ave. Stay tuned for more information] Wynne Haaksma (she/her) Administrative Support wisdommb(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:wisdommb@umanitoba.ca> Women in Science; Development, Outreach & Mentoring<https://wisdommb.ca/> [A black background with grey text Description automatically generated] Follow us on Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_mb/>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/wisdom-manitoba-0553382b1/> & X<https://x.com/um_wisdom>

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WISDOM Learner Social Media Executive Position
by WISDOM MB 02 May '25

02 May '25

Hello WISDOM members, Join the WISDOM Learner Leadership Team! WISDOM is seeking a new Social Media Executive to join our learner leadership team. Are you passionate about science communication and building community? Ready to bring your creativity to our platforms and amplify the voices of women in science? Apply now by submitting: * A 500-word personal statement outlining your leadership qualities, qualifications, and motivation to join the WISDOM team. * A mock social media post and promotion plan/timeline for the Annual WISDOM Movie (you may use a past screening as an example). Open to learners across Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and students in health professions or interdisciplinary programs connected to RFHS. [A poster for a company Description automatically generated][A blue and white flyer with text Description automatically generated]

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Lindau Award Winner - Courtney Marshall
by WISDOM MB 02 May '25

02 May '25

Hello WISDOM members, Congratulations to WISDOM Learner Executive member Courtney Marshall who won the Lindau Award at ICAM 2025! Courtney Marshall is a PhD student in the Department of Immunology under the supervision of Dr. Neeloffer Mookherjee on her project "Immunomodulation of airway inflammation by Innate Defence Regulator Peptide IDR-1002; IL-33 production and sex bias". She received the Ed Kroeger Travel Award during the 2025 MSHRF to attend and present her poster at the 2025 International Congress on Academic Medicine in Halifax. During ICAM, she presented in the health research poster competition, where delegates from other Universities in Canada present their work and compete for awards. Her poster "Tristetraprolin as a Novel Target of Innate Defence Regulator (IDR) Peptide in the modulation of IL-33 production in the lungs" received a Gold Award, a Gairdner Award to attend the Gairdner Awards Ceremony in Toronto, and the Lindau Award. The Lindau is awarded to the top poster presentation in the health research competition and comes with a nomination to attend a future Lindau Nobel Meeting in Germany. [Three women standing together, holding multiple award certificates.] Pictured: WISDOM Learner Committee Co-chairs Allison Balasko (Left) and Diane Tshikudi (Right) with Courtney Marshall at ICAM 2025 [A black background with grey text Description automatically generated] wisdommb(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:wisdommb@umanitoba.ca> Women in Science; Development, Outreach & Mentoring<https://wisdommb.ca/> Follow us on Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_mb/>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/wisdom-manitoba-0553382b1/> & X<https://x.com/um_wisdom>

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Recruitment open for 2025 Longitudinal Mentorship Program
by WISDOM MB 27 Mar '25

27 Mar '25

Hello WISDOM members! The Women in Science; Development, Outreach, and Mentoring (WISDOM) (https://wisdommb.wordpress.com/our-mission/) Team is excited to open recruitment for our 2025 Longitudinal Mentorship Program! In 2023 and 2024, WISDOM hosted the Longitudinal Mentorship Program (LMP) to support women trainees in the Rady Faculty of Health Science (RFHS) and it was a resounding success. We recruited >20 mentors and >80 mentees that were matched into groups with 2 mentors and 4-6 mentees. This group mentorship structure allowed for a "team" environment, which enhances communication skills, collaboration, and knowledge exchange opportunities in a larger network. We are now accepting applications for mentees for WISDOM's 2025 LMP, and I wanted to personally invite you to participate in our program! How it works: As a mentee, you will fill out the Application form<https://forms.gle/eSFDwf7y9uS6mGFKA> , which contains a link to view the available mentors. You will rank your top 3 preferred mentors, or if you can't choose, we will choose for you! The mentorship team will then match groups with 2 mentors (at least one will be a preferred mentor) and your fellow mentees. Once matched, there will be a kick-off introduction event (tentative date May 29th) hosted by WISDOM to connect the groups in-person. The program will run until the end of 2025, with a midway event in September and a wrap up event in December to culminate the program. It is expected that mentees will work amongst themselves to organize events with mentors in addition to the planned events. You can also request one on one meetings with your mentors. To read more about the program visit our 2025 Informational Pamphlet <https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Ms2mJHfgW4h2VK93FInJaJCyA7JNJmv/view?usp=…> so you can evaluate whether this initiative is something you would be interested in. If you have any questions or would like more information, please don't hesitate to reach out to the WISDOM mentorship team at WISDOMmentorship(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:WISDOMmentorship@umanitoba.ca> Please find the recruitment form here: Application form<https://forms.gle/eSFDwf7y9uS6mGFKA> Mentee Recruitment will run from March 20th until April 30th Thank you for your consideration, Courtney Marshall & Lea Soliman WISDOM Longitudinal Mentorship Program Coordinators Women in Science; Development, Outreach & Mentoring<https://wisdommb.ca/> [A black background with grey text Description automatically generated] Follow us on Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_mb/>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/wisdom-manitoba-0553382b1/> & X<https://x.com/um_wisdom>

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WISDOM events poll
by WISDOM MB 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

Hi WISDOM Members! We hope you're enjoying the start of Spring 🌷 WISDOM is committed to hosting events that reflect the interests and needs of our members. We'd love to hear from you through this short poll to help guide our future event planning. Let us know what kind of events you are most interested in, as well as any event ideas you'd like to share with us! Poll: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUTu1Hp_WIdeGgFbyb37bQm2AS02GS3so… Thank you in advance for your input. We are excited to hear your ideas! Chelsea and Riley WISDOM Learner Events Executives Women in Science; Development, Outreach & Mentoring<https://wisdommb.ca/> [A black background with grey text Description automatically generated] Follow us on Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/wisdom_mb/>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/wisdom-manitoba-0553382b1/> & X<https://x.com/um_wisdom>

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WISDOM Mentorship Program 2025
by WISDOM MB 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Hello WISDOM Members! The Women in Science; Development, Outreach, and Mentoring (WISDOM) (https://wisdommb.wordpress.com/our-mission/) Team is excited to open recruitment for our 2025 Longitudinal Mentorship Program! In 2023 and 2024, WISDOM hosted the Longitudinal Mentorship Program (LMP) to support women trainees in the Rady Faculty of Health Science (RFHS) and it was a resounding success. We recruited >20 mentors and >80 mentees that were matched into groups with 2 mentors and 4-6 mentees. This group mentorship structure allowed for a "team" environment, which enhances communication skills, collaboration, and knowledge exchange opportunities in a larger network. We are now recruiting for WISDOM's 2025 LMP, and I wanted to personally invite you to participate in our program! Mentors fill out a short survey and provide a bio for mentees to review and select their preferred mentor. The mentorship program coordinators form mentorship groups based on similar goals and mentee preferences. Once matched, there will be a kick-off introduction event (tentative date in May) hosted by WISDOM to connect the groups in-person. The program will run until the end of 2025, with a midway event in September and a wrap up event in December to culminate the program. It is expected that mentees work to organize events with mentors in addition to the planned events. To read more about the program visit our 2025 Informational Pamphlet <https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Ms2mJHfgW4h2VK93FInJaJCyA7JNJmv/view?usp=…> so you can evaluate whether this initiative is something you would be interested in. If you have any questions or would like more information, please don't hesitate to reach out to the WISDOM mentorship team at WISDOMmentorship(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:WISDOMmentorship@umanitoba.ca> Please find the recruitment form here: https://forms.gle/5wD4GYF5C7PnKRpZ9 Mentor Recruitment will run from Feb 3rd-March 15th Mentee Recruitment will run from March 20th until April 30th Thank you, Courtney Marshall & Lea Soliman WISDOM Longitudinal Mentorship Program Coordinators [2Q==]

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