AllerGen HQP meet in Montréal

AllerGen students and new professionals from across Canada attended the AllerGen Trainee Symposium, May 2-4, 2013 in Montréal, QC. This annual event is part of AllerGen’s strategic goal to create value-added opportunities for the training, education and professional development of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) working in the field of allergy, asthma and anaphylaxis research. The symposium allows for skill and knowledge acquisition to enhance career development and complement academic and scientific training while fostering networking and collaboration among trainees and young professionals. In addition to dynamic workshops on presentation skills, the job search, reference letters and knowledge translation, the symposium facilitated face-to-face interactions with Montréal’s leading researchers and clinician-scientists. A highlight of the three-day symposium was an address by McGill University Professor and Canadian Medical Hall of Fame inductee, Dr. Phil Gold.