February 14, 2012
Dear Faculty, Residents, and Fellows:
I would like to thank everyone who attended last year’s Harvey Stancer Research Day and hope you agree with me that the new format was a success.
For those who are new to our department, Research Day is a major function of the Department of Psychiatry. It fosters collegiality and allows researchers to present a synopsis of their current research to one another, to the Toronto psychiatric community and to the public. In particular, it provides the opportunity for junior members in our Department, including residents, fellows and students, to prepare and deliver an academic presentation. Finally, as the research done in our department is highly varied, Research Day represents a unique forum through which key discoveries made in the last year can be showcased to our entire community.
I am delighted to announce that this years keynote research address will be delivered by Dr. John Krystal, the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University. Dr. Krystal is also the editor of Biological Psychiatry and he and his group have published several landmark papers in schizophrenia and depression research.
Given that last years format was well received, we will repeat it this year. That is, the keynote lecture will be followed by five 30-minute plenary lectures. We again request that all members of our Department consider submitting their highest impact publication for the period April 2011 to March 2012 for consideration as a plenary lecture. The Harvey Stancer Research Day committee will then select the 5 top papers for plenary presentation. Last year only 9 papers were submitted, so I urge you all to consider submitting your top manuscript and have your accomplishments recognized by our department.
Following this morning session, we will retain the following themes for the afternoon breakout sessions, which will be chaired by our plenary lecturers:
- Health Systems and Social Policy
- Basic Neuroscience
- Imaging Neuroscience
- Clinical Research, including Clinical Trials
- Quality Improvement and Education Research
Finally, there will be 50 poster slots available that will also follow this thematic format. The awards for best oral and poster presentations will be announced at the annual departmental dinner and will be selected by our plenary lecturers. Several new awards will also be presented so remember to submit your abstracts early.
Harvey Stancer Research Day will return to the Munk Centre in 2012, a venue that is always enjoyed by all. However, attendance needs to be limited to the first 150 registrants as space is limited so please register early! The online Research Day Abstract submission system will be open on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 and the deadline for submission of papers, oral presentations and abstracts will be FRIDAY, MARCH 23.
THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY’S 38TH ANNUAL HARVEY STANCER RESEARCH DAY WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JUNE 14TH, 2012 AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL THERE!
Z. Jeff. Daskalakis, MD, PhD, FRCP(C)
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Head, Harvey Stancer Research Day
Department of Psychiatry
University of Toronto