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Never too late: Dr. Raheleh Saryazdi reflects on her journey from a @TrentUDurham mature student to a professor and researcher in aging. Dr. Saryazdi was awarded the 2024 Early Career Researcher Award, and hopes her journey will inspire students. trentu.ca/news/story/400…

New research from KITE senior scientists Drs. Behrang Keshavarz and Jennifer Campos suggests individuals with concussions are at a higher risk of experiencing visually induced motion sickness. Learn more about their findings here: shorturl.at/MBTbX

BIG Congratulations Lianna Montanari, recipient of UHN STEM Pathways Volunteer of the month award! Lianna has helped with numerous in-person and virtual events, including sharing her Institute’s unique research space by facilitating lab tours for youth. Well deserved👏 #MiveLab

Are you 65+ and behind the wheel? 🚗 Join our study investigating the impact of hearing abilities on driving. Compensation provided. Click here for further details & to sign up surl.li/ssrmz. Contribute to research supporting independence in older adults. #KITE #UHN

Exciting to see our Team 17 @ccna_ccnv @CCNA_Trainees at @cagacg #CAG_2023 with @JennyCamposPhD @WalterWittich @marie_y_s @NormanRobert1 Kathy Pichora-Fuller, Dawn Guthrie, Alison Chasteen

Last chance to visit the RSI team at booth #416 to learn all about our rehabilitation sciences programs and research at #ACRM2023 (and to try some Canadian candy too 😉). We’ll be here until 2pm! 🕑

A manscuript we are very proud of! A #MIVElab collaboration with Dr. @BernhardRiecke - check it out!

Calling all healthy, 18–49-year-old Torontonians!📢 We are currently recruiting participants for a research study investigating the efficacy of thermoregulation and vibration cues at reducing visually induced motion sickness!! Please reach out if you are interested!

Attention middle-aged (45-60) and older adults (65+) with and without hearing loss! We are currently recruiting participants for a 12-week study to assess how changes in cognition effect hearing and balance perfromance. Compensation will be provided. Please RT to spread the word!

RT! Call for participants!

It's postdoc appreciation week!🥳 Big shoutout to our amazing post docs here in the #MIVElab, Drs. William Chung, Katharina Pohlmann & Gelareh Hajian - you rock!

We can't wait to see you at the drop-in sessions this week! Find out what it's like to be a #postdoc at UHN 🙌 Sep 18 @KBI_UHN @PMResearch_UHN Sep 21 @TorontoRehab Sep 22 Virtual buff.ly/3RgNYDD @UHNPostdocs @TGHRI_UHN @TorontoRehab @PMResearch_UHN @KITE_UHN

#RallyforRehab is a fun and exciting way to rally for friends and loved ones who have been impacted by rehabilitation, helping them thrive and reach their full potential. Please consider donating to our team, the MIVENATORS to support this wonderful cause tinyurl.com/2hv7yvwt

We are excited to announce the launch of KITE Studio's new website. Revenue generated from the photography, graphic design, videography, and branding services offered by the studio support vital research at KITE. Learn more about the studio here: bit.ly/44GxvMZ

Dr. Jenny giving keynote on multisensory systems, great introduction to @KITE_UHN at the Int. Conf. on #virtualrehabilition, Montreal. Presenting our #AVA Avatar tomorrow for cardiac & stroke rehab. Great team work, @ColellaTracey @DrGopaulSandhya @abedicodes @F_pourghasem et al.

A #mivelab collaboration “Investigating the Role of Vection, Presence, and Stress on Visually Induced Motion Sickness” received 'Best Paper' award at the HCI conference.🏆 Congratulations Narmada, Dr. Peck and Dr. Keshavarz! Check it out: surl.li/jlzcz

Share your summer research with your peers at the UHN STAR Program. Research summer students from all backgrounds are invited to participate! Check out deadlines and guidelines ➡️ buff.ly/44YnESe 🗓️ July 27th ⏰ 5:00 PM ET

🎉Calling all UHN Postdocs!🎉We, along with @uhntrainees, are thrilled to announce 1st @UHN Postdoc Symposium!🌟 Submit your abstracts before Aug 11 for a chance to captivate the audience, win prizes, and celebrate your achievements! See more: uhn-postdoc-symposium.eventbrite.ca #UHNPS23 1/4

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In this piece for yahoo news KITE senior scientist Dr. Behrang Keshavarz discusses what causes motion sickness and ways to mitigate its effects: bit.ly/3DH9Wbb