2025 Forum
The MSHRF will include many familiar elements previously included in the annual Canadian Student Health Research Forum such as the research poster competition, professional development workshop, Drewry Lecture, and graduate student awards.
The event now also features:
- A lecture session and luncheon celebrating the work of the Manitoba Medical Service Foundation, in partnership with the Manitoba Blue Cross.
- Talks from nine early career researcher (ECRs), emphasizing the path each took to get here and showcasing the breadth and depth of our growing research community.
- A lecture by the 2025 winner of the Prowse Prize for Clinical Research.
Information on the trainee career development workshop, scientific symposium, the Drewry Memorial Lecture and event sponsors will be announced shortly – be sure to check back.
MSHRF schedule of events
Monday, June 16, 2025
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Poster competition | Brodie Centre atrium |
| 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Professional development workshop Presented by: | 050 Apotex Centre |
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. | Early career researcher symposium I | Frederic Gaspard Theatre, Basic Medical Sciences Building |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Drewry Memorial Lecture Presented by: | Frederic Gaspard Theatre, Basic Medical Sciences Building |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Drewry Memorial Luncheon | Joe Doupe Concourse |
| 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Early Career Researcher Symposium II | Frederic Gaspard Theatre, Basic Medical Sciences Building |
Wednesday, June 19
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. | Prowse Memorial Lecture Presented by: | Frederic Gaspard Theatre, Basic Medical Sciences Building |
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Coffee break | |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | MMSF showcase session Topic: | Frederic Gaspard Theatre, Basic Medical Sciences Building |
| 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. | MMSF luncheon | Joe Doupe Concourse |
| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Core facilities presentation | Frederic Gaspard Theatre, Basic Medical Sciences Building |
| 3:15 - 5:00 p.m | Awards ceremony and reception | Frederic Gaspard Theatre, Basic Medical Sciences Building |
MMSF Showcase session
Manitoba Medical Service Foundation (MMSF) presents: Building and Working in Research Tearms – Lessons Learned from Around the World.
Manitoba Medical Service Foundation (MMSF), in partnership with the Manitoba Blue Cross, provides funding to new Manitoba Researchers and students to improve the health and well-being of Manitobans.
Manitoba poster competition
Overview
The Manitoba Poster Competition will take place on Monday, June 17, 2025 in the Brodie Centre Atrium at the University of Manitoba Bannatyne campus.
We are now accepting abstract submissions.
Eligibility
This competition is open to Manitoba graduate students and postdoctoral fellows undertaking research in the health sciences.
Consideration will be given to students who:
- Have registered by the registration deadline
- Have submitted their abstract by the registration deadline
Note: We welcome posters from across the breadth of the CIHR mandate.
How to register
To register, follow the steps below.
Step 1: Fill out and submit our Abstract Submission Form.
Step 2: Check your email frequently for updates including judging schedule.
Important: please add srforum@umanitoba.ca to your spam filters to ensure they do not end up in your junk folder.
Format
This event has been planned to take place in person.
New this year: Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will be judged as separate categories.
Participants will present a poster (no larger than 4 feet wide) to showcase their research. Recommended templates are available.
Poster numbers will be assigned to participants once registration has closed. Participants are invited to mount their poster at their corresponding number upon arrival to the forum and orally present their research to the judges at the scheduled judging time.
Each participant will be assigned a 15-minute judging slot – 10 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for a question/answer period. Please be sure not to exceed your 10 minutes of presentation time as the judging schedule is very tight.
Judging criteria
Please keep in mind, the judges are most likely not experts in your specific area of research. The topics covered in this competition are very broad and logistically it would be impossible to provide close expertise for all presenters.
However, the judges have been selected based on their success as scientists in their respective fields and their broader knowledge of science.
As with any presentation, the audience must be taken into account and the information delivered accordingly.
Participants will be judged on:
- Organization
- Clarity of presentation, including:
- background
- hypothesis/research question(s)
- methods (eg. study design and analysis technique)
- results
- conclusion
- Visual appearance of your presentation
- Defense of results
Contact us
MSHRF planning team
A202 Chown Building, 753 Mcdermot Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg MB R3E 0T6