Make use of the Peer Review Network

A reminder that you can send your reports, abstracts or manuscripts to the Peer-Review Network where senior PhD students and Post-Docs can give you scientific feedback and proof-reading.

Maybe useful before your funding application ?

More information on the webpage or at prn.hgss@gmail.com.

Cheers,

HGSS Exec

Register for the hike !

We’ll go to Mont Saint-Bruno on October 1st. It’s free ! Register before Monday September 26th 4pm by filling this form. More infos there.

Cheers,

HGSS Exec

Introduction to R Workshop

EDIT: Link to the slides and data

We are organizing another Introduction to R Workshop on Friday Sept 23rd (more info) ! If you’re a beginner and/or taking HGEN677 or plan on taking HGEN663, it should be useful.

Register by email at hgssmcgill@gmail.com before Tuesday Sept 20th.

PhD Seminar – Genetics of Neuroinflammation

Sabrina is presenting on Wednesday at 3pm in Room W4/12 (Stewart Bio). Some related links:

One of Sabrina’s publication.

Malaria Life Cycle of Plasmodium (Video 2 min)

TEDx talk on cerebral malaria (Video 21 min)

Funding Seminar Material

Here are the slides for the External & Internal Funding and Post-Doc Funding. Happy Funding Applications, and may the odds be ever in your favor !

HGSS Exec

PhD Defence – Early secretory pathway and Disease

There is a defence this afternoon at 3pm in Room W4/12 (Stewart Bio). Check out the links from Swati’s seminar.

Traditional motivational quote:

Cheers,

HGSS Exec

$ Funding Information Session $

The Funding Information Session is on Thursday.

Please register at hgssmcgill@gmail.com before Tuesday.

Welcome !

Welcome to HGSS website ! Here are the important resources you might want to save in addition to the website:

• The Google calendar with upcoming events will be updated all year long. Feel free to import it into your personal calendar.
• HGSS Facebook group. to discuss with fellow HGEN. Send us an email if you’re waiting for approval.
• HGSS Twitter account. Honestly, not very active but it might change.
• The Exec team and Site Reps information if you have any question.

See you at Orientation,

HGSS Exec

Sports !

After the Olympics frenzy, you are for sure pumped up for some sport !

HGSS will fund two intramural teams at half cost, meaning it would cost 5-10$ to join a team.

Registration opens tomorrow so let us now right now which sport you want to play ! https://goo.gl/forms/SLWLs4M74P8ql3QF3

Cheers,

HGSS Exec

PhD Defence – Salmonella infection

Congratulations to Megan ! Tomorrow it’s Sean who’s defending (3pm room W4/12) on a similar topic.

The “PhD” inspirational quote:

Cheers,

HGSS Exec