DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
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elcome to another issue of the IMS Magazine, focused on the intriguing topic of sleep. This issue highlights content from an esteemed panel of sleep experts within our department, featuring Dr. Indra Narang, Dr. Andrew Lim, Dr. Gillian Einstein, Dr. Richard Horner, and Dr. Colin Shapiro. Our students also ran a ‘Graduate Student Sleep Survey’, asking their peers to rate their sleep habits and quality of sleep. I hope that people will be interested in this interesting topic.
Photo by Tahani Baakdhah
It has been a busy summer at the IMS. On May 20, 2016, we held our annual Scientific Day at the St. Andrew’s Club and Conference Centre. It was an inspiring event being able to celebrate the scientific and academic achievements of our department through poster presentations, data blitz talks, and award celebrations. Dr. Victor Dzau, our keynote speaker from the National Academy of Medicine shared compelling results from his work in regenerative cardiovascular therapy. He also reminded students to chase their passions and to love what they are doing, every day.
DR. MINGYAO LIU Director, Institute of Medical Science Professor, Department of Surgery Senior Scientist Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network
In June, we welcomed a new cohort of undergraduate students from across Canada and internationally into our Summer Undergraduate Research Program. The IMS Student Alumni Faculty Engagement committee, in partnership with our student association, IMSSA, hosted a public “UofT Talks” featuring “Baby Boomer and Millennials: Writing the next Chapter”. Congratulations to IMSSA and the committee for hosting a successful event. Congratulations to Annette Ye and her team for their continued dedication and collective creative energies in producing this publication. The IMS Magazine has been a tremendous success and is just one of the many wonderful, student-led initiatives that make the IMS a very special institute. I fully support the ongoing publication and look forward to reading and learning about the outstanding research that is being conducted by our faculty and trainees in IMS. On behalf of everyone at the IMS, I wish you a terrific summer ahead. Mingyao Liu, MD, MSc Director, Institute of Medical Science IMS MAGAZINE SUMMER 2016 SLEEP | 5