Kite Events

The Symposium on Biomechanics and Biomedical Systems will be held at the 2020 Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers (CSME) Congress in Charlottetown, PEI, from June 21-24, 2020.

KITE POWER PLAY highlights and celebrates the extraordinary research and innovation taking place at Toronto Rehab and demonstrates how applying science and innovation can produce healthcare solutions that matter. (Photo credit: McPherson’s Photography)

On May 23 and 24, we're opening up our doors to the entire city to showcase our research capabilities at CEAL. For the first time ever, Toronto will get a behind the scenes look into the facility where we conduct groundbreaking rehab research.

This one-day event will be dedicated to helping the biological science and chemistry communities understand the process of turning novel discoveries into druggable targets for small molecule therapeutic development. It will also cover multiple aspects of the drug discovery process; from hit generation and pharmacokinetics, to intellectual property and commercialization strategies. Local success stories of “Bridging the Gap” and AI in drug discovery will be presented, along with a keynote presentation by Dr. Barbara Tate, Venture Partner at the Dementia Discovery Fund.

To help you craft your best pitch and dive into the right entrepreneurial mindset, we’ve partnered with the Health Innovation Hub (H2i) to host this workshop to provide creators, entrepreneurs and innovators with the tools and mentorship to move their ideas and start-ups forward. Whether you're planning to compete in KITE Power Play as a concept or start-up, this is a great opportunity to get started on your pitch deck and gather insights into entrepreneurial planning.

If you are a graduate student and are planning to apply for this year’s Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), this will be a great opportunity to receive feedback on your "Plan of Study" from our expert panel of reviewers, consisting of KITE scientists and post-doctoral fellows.

Learn about innovative and evidence driven strategies and recommendations to enhance wellbeing following TBI. This event will bring together the clinical, research and legal communities to network, learn and share research, clinical practice and personal experience in TBI.

A Balancing Act - Clinical & Research Work: The Student Perspective will showcase graduate students who will share their experiences in clinical practice and research, discuss how those two worlds influence each other, and talk about how to balance them.

Our experts will begin with an overview of general depression and symptoms, followed by an insightful discussion about self-care. You will learn the foundational attitudes of mindfulness, with tools and tips to integrate into daily living to help cope with chronic pain, stress, anxiety and depression.

Institute Director, Milos Popovic will share with you the pathway ahead for The Kite Research Institute.

You are invited to a free public event on promoting brain health in later life! Interact with researchers from the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) and health-focused organizations to find out more about brain health. Researchers from CCNA will share information and answer questions on supporting brain health and reducing risk of cognitive decline and dementia.