{"id":55883,"date":"2019-04-24T10:53:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T14:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=55883"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:37","slug":"carleton-to-celebrate-third-annual-life-sciences-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2019\/carleton-to-celebrate-third-annual-life-sciences-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton to Celebrate Third Annual Life Sciences Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Carleton to Celebrate Third Annual Life Sciences Day\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Carleton University will host its third annual <em><a href=\"https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/lifesciencesday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life Sciences Day<\/a><\/em> \u2013 featuring exciting panel discussions, innovative research presentations and program demonstrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will bring together academic, government and industry sectors to explore the important work underway in the field of life sciences at Carleton. This year&#8217;s event will focus on the themes of Ottawa\u2019s life sciences ecosystem, plant sciences and human-microbe interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: Wednesday, May 1, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.<br>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: Second Floor Atrium and Conference Rooms, Richcraft Hall, Carleton University<br>\n<strong>Info<\/strong>: Registration for this event is <a href=\"https:\/\/lifesciencesday.carleton.ca\/lifesciencesday\/attendee_registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media are invited to attend the event.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life Sciences Day will showcase Carleton innovation and provide an opportunity for students and researchers in life sciences to meet and explore partnership possibilities with attendees. This multidisciplinary event will bring together research from the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty of Science<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/engineering-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty of Engineering and Design<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty of Public Affairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentations by Carleton researchers will underscore the variety of life sciences research across all faculties. A panel of Ontario life sciences industry members will explore industry needs and potential for partnerships. A poster competition will feature presentations by more than 30 students, with cash prizes awarded to undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral presentations. There will be ten exhibitor booths for attendees to visit during the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media Contact<br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steven Reid<br>\nMedia Relations Officer<br>\nCarleton University<br>\n613-520-2600, ext. 8718<br>\n613-265-6613<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:Steven_Reid3@Carleton.ca\">Steven_Reid3@Carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carleton Newsroom:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/<\/a><strong><br>\nFollow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Cunewsroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.twitter.com\/Cunewsroom<\/a><br>\n<strong>Need an expert?<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Go to:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/newsroom\/experts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.carleton.ca\/newsroom\/experts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton University will host its third annual Life Sciences Day \u2013 featuring exciting panel discussions, innovative research presentations and program demonstrations. The event will bring together academic, government and industry sectors to explore the important work underway in the field of life sciences at Carleton. 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