{"id":2835,"date":"2020-06-19T08:29:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T16:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcpda\/?p=2835"},"modified":"2020-06-19T08:40:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T16:40:52","slug":"3-minute-postdoc-slam-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcpda\/2020\/06\/3-minute-postdoc-slam-2\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Minute Postdoc Slam"},"content":{"rendered":"

The PDA proudly presents 3 Minute Postdoc Slam 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Postdoc Slam Event is going virtual this year! Tune in on July 22 <\/strong>to compete in or attend our annual slam competition and for two great keynote speakers discussing science communication.<\/p>\n

Everyone is welcome to attend! (Postdoc Slam Competition is only open to postdocs). Registration is required to attend the event.<\/p>\n

When?<\/strong> July 22, 2020 from 2:00pm – 4:30pm<\/p>\n

Where? <\/strong>Online via Zoom (participants will receive a Zoom link after registration)<\/p>\n

Register here!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

If you would like to participate in the Postdoc Slam Competition, presenter registration Deadline is July 8th\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alan Shapiro <\/b>is a water, sustainability, and science communication professional passionate about applying science communication tools to environmental\u00a0issues. Alan splits his time between teaching at BCIT and SFU and consulting for non-profits and companies on water and sustainability challenges. He is also\u00a0co-founder and chair of science outreach non-profit Science Slam Canada.\u00a0Find him on Twitter at @watercomm.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sin\u00e9ad Aherne<\/strong> is currently a Project Manager at Canada\u2019s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre (GSC) at BC Cancer where she has worked since 2017.\u00a0 Dr. Aherne has a PhD in Molecular Medicine, PMP certification, and 14 years experience conducting & managing clinical and basic science research.\u00a0 At the GSC she works with Principle Investigators to provide research project management support for large-scale epigenomics projects with a particular focus on financial management, stakeholder management, and knowledge translation. Prior to her role at the GSC, Dr Aherne worked as Science Festival Coordinator for Taste of Science Tampa. \u00a0In this position she led a team of seven volunteers to produce Tampa\u2019s largest science festival showcasing 27 speakers across 10 venues. \u00a0She has MC\u2019ed events, given TV, radio, & newspaper interviews, and spoken to the general public about her cancer research at the 2016 festival.\u00a0 She was also a speaker at the March for Science in St. Petersburg, Florida (~ 7,000 people, 2017).<\/p>\n

Register Here!<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

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