The RI-MUHC, its research programs, and the Desjardins Centre for Advanced Training (DCAT) are pleased to announce the 2025 Summer Student Research Day.

  • Date: Monday, August 11, 2025
  • Time: 8:45 AM – 3:45 PM
  • Location: RI-MUHC Auditorium & Atrium (in person)
  • Registration: https://event.fourwaves.com/2025summerresearch/pages (open to all)
  • Abstract Deadline: July 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
  • Lunch: Provided for each presenter and one member of their research group.

All undergraduate and visiting students (including summer workers, medical students, interns, and volunteers) working at the RI-MUHC this summer are invited to present their research (literature reviews, experimental results, etc.) as a poster or oral presentation. Each research program will select two oral presentations from submitted abstracts; all other students will present posters.

Please note that abstract submissions are limited to 100 total entries. To ensure fair representation across programs, we encourage each lab to submit no more than 2–3 abstracts. If space permits after the submission deadline, additional abstracts may be accepted.

We encourage you to support your summer students in participating in this engaging event—it’s a great way for them to gain presentation experience and connect with the broader RI-MUHC research community.

Please reach out to your program manager if you have any questions.

Presentation Skills Workshops

(all workshops take place 3:00-4:30 pm on Zoom):

DCAT is offering summer students the opportunity to attend a series of workshops designed to help them hone their
scientific presentation skills. We strongly recommend that all students who will participate in the Summer Student
Research day attend these workshops.

  • Session 1: Content for Communication: Analyzing audience and purpose to convey scientific knowledge to a broad
    audience | Tuesday, July 15 , 2025
  • Session 2: Communication Delivery: Presentation style, specifically effective techniques of voice and body language |
    Tuesday, July 22 , 2025
  • Session 3: Visuals for Communication: Using PowerPoint or other visuals to support communication | Tuesday, July 29 ,
    2025

To register for the workshops: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SummerWorkshops25