AllerGen Webinars – Resources

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AllerGen Webinars – Resources

To maximize the sharing of knowledge, AllerGen is pleased to present, for those webinars it has organized in the past, the following resources: a PDF copy of the presenter’s slides; an archived recording of the full webinar; and a 2-to-3-page “key messages” summary, with hyperlinked index. See the schedule for recent and up-coming webinars.

Resources are available for webinars in the following series:

Webinars for Research Success (2018)

Knowledge Translation for Research Success (2016-17)

Planning for Research Success (2015-16)


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2018 Series

The Future of Data Science & Bioinformatics-Anchored Advances in Human Health

 

Yves A. Lussier

University of Arizona

Deep, Single-Cell Profiling by Mass Cytometry (CyTOF)

 

Mark Hamer

Biomedical Research Centre, UBC

Pushing Data Uphill: Overcoming Barriers to Large-scale Biomedical Data Use

 

Eric Perakslis

Datavant

Bioinformatics for Discovery & Global Collaborations: Approaches & Lessons Learned

 

Yuri Quintana

Harvard medical School

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2016-17 Series

Getting to Impact: Why Knowledge Translation Matters for Researchers

 

Melanie Barwick

The Hospital for Sick Children

Integrating the Patient Voice in Health Research: What, Why & How

 

Colleen McGavin

BC SPOR SUPPORT Unit

How to Effect Societal Change: Working with the Media & Public

 

B. Brett Finlay & Marie-Claire Arrieta

UBC, UCalgary

Allergy & Asthma Misinformation in Popular Culture: How to Respond

 

Timothy Caulfield

University of Alberta

Knowledge Transfer to Support Evidence-informed Health Policy

 

Maureen Dobbins

McMaster University

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2015-16 Series

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Business Planning for Research Commercialization

 

Jason Ding

TEC Edmonton

Assessing the Market Potential for a New Therapeutic

 

Jonathon Jafari

CDRD

How to Attract Investment & Partners

 

Dr. Brian Underdown

Lumira Capital

Experiences of a Scientific Entrepreneur

 

Dr. Pieter Cullis

University of British Columbia

Planning for Policy Impact: Lessons Learned

 

Dr. Antoine Hakim

Stroke Network

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The Future of Data Science

and Bioinformatics-Anchored Advances in Human Health

with Yves A. Lussier, MD, FACMI

Yves A. Lussier, MD, FACMI, delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Bioinformatics for Health Research series on June 11, 2018, offering his insights into the leading research groups, the most important conferences, and the best venues for world-class training in translational bioinformatics, computational biology, and data science impacting precision medicine.

Links to the summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.

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Deep, Single-Cell Profiling by Mass Cytometry (CyTOF)

with Mark Hamer

Mark Hamer, MSc., delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Bioinformatics for Health Research series on May 28, 2018, sharing his expertise in the use of mass cytometry (CyTOF) for the “deep profiling” of single cells, and for gaining deeper insight into complex cell populations.

Links to the summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.

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Pushing Data Uphill:

Overcoming Barriers to Large-scale Biomedical Data Use

with Eric Perakslis

Eric Perakslis, PhD (Datavant) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Bioinformatics for Health Research series on April 9, 2018, describing challenges to realizing the rich promise of collaborative data science, and strategies to overcome them.

Links the summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.

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Bioinformatics for Discovery and Global Collaborations:

Approaches and Lessons Learned

with Yuri Quintana

Yuri Quintana, PhD (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Bioinformatics for Health Research series on February 27, 2018, describing different approaches to biomedical informatics and innovations in big-data platforms for biomedical research.

Links to a two-page summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.

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GETTING TO IMPACT:

Why Knowledge Translation Matters for Researchers

with Melanie Barwick

Melanie Barwick (Hospital for Sick Children) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Knowledge Translation for Research Success series on February 14, 2017, describing how knowledge translation (KT) is growing in importance and relevance for health researchers, and identifying some tools with which to integrate KT into a science program.

Links to a two-page summary of her key messages, a PDF of her slide presentation, and a video of her webinar follow.

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Integrating the Patient Voice in Health Research:

The What, Why and How

with Colleen McGavin

Colleen McGavin (BC SPOR SUPPORT Unit) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Knowledge Translation for Research Success series on March 8, 2017, discussing what patient engagement is (and isn’t), why it’s important and how BC’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) SUPPORT Unit is working to “get it right.”.

Links to a two-page summary of her key messages, a PDF of her slide presentation, and a video of her webinar follow.

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How to Effect Societal Change:

Working with the Media & Public

with B. Brett Finlay & Marie-Claire Arrieta

Drs B. Brett Finlay and Marie-Claire Arrieta (University of British Columbia and University of Calgary) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Knowledge Translation for Research Success series on March 23, 2017, discussing the challenges involved in translating beneficial scientific concepts to the public, drawing upon on their experiences in dealing with the media and publishing a book of popular science (Let Them Eat Dirt).

Links to a two-page summary of their key messages, a PDF of their slide presentation, and a video of their webinar follow.

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Allergy and Asthma Misinformation in Popular Culture:

Responding to the Marketing of Unproven Therapies

with Timothy Caulfield

Prof. Timothy Caulfield delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Knowledge Translation for Research Success series on April 11, 2017, reviewing the available evidence about the misinformation that regularly circulates in the media and popular culture about how to treat and diagnose allergy and asthma, and sharing insights from his team’s research on the services offered by complementary and alternative practitioners. He also discussed strategies researchers can use to respond to misinformation, taking into consideration relevant laws, policies and science communication strategies.

Links to a two-page summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.

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Knowledge Transfer to Support

Evidence-informed Health Policy

with Maureen Dobbins

Dr. Maureen Dobbins delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Knowledge Translation for Research Success series on May 8, 2017, explaining how evidence-informed decision-making can be integrated into organizational structures and processes using examples from one-on-one work with public health departments across Canada over the past two decades.

Links to a two-page summary of her key messages, a PDF of her slide presentation, and a video of her webinar follow.

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Business Planning for Research Commercialization

with Jason Ding

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Jason Ding (TEC Edmonton) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Planning for Research Success series on November 13, 2015, providing an introduction to business planning principles, methods and tools as applied to the commercialization of health science research outputs.

Links to a two-page summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.

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Assessing the Market Potential for a New Therapeutic

with Jonathon Jafari

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Jonathon Jafari (CDRD) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Planning for Research Success series on December 1, 2015, providing insight into the market assessment methods of the Centre for Drug Research and Development and tips on how to attract industry customers to a product.

Links to a two-page summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.

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How to Attract Investment & Partners

with Dr. Brian Underdown

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Brian Underdown (Lumira Capital) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Planning for Research Success series on February 4, 2016, exploring how to use a business case to successfully attract investment and/or partners to sustain a research undertaking.

Links to a three-page summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.

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Experiences of a Scientific Entrepreneur

with Dr. Pieter Cullis

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Pieter Cullis (UBC) delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Planning for Research Success series on March 10, 2016, sharing his ‘stories from the trenches’ as an accomplished scientist-businessman with 30 years’ experience in conducting academic research and commercializing results.

Links to a two-page summary of his key messages and a PDF of his slide presentation follow.

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Planning for Policy Impact: Lessons Learned

with Dr. Antoine Hakim

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Antoine Hakim delivered a webinar in AllerGen’s Planning for Research Success series on April 19, 2016, offering lessons learned about bringing evidence to bear on policy and practice from his experience with the Canadian Stroke Network (CSN).

Links to a three-page summary of his key messages, a PDF of his slide presentation, and a video of his webinar follow.

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