Called Entrepreneurship for Cardiovascular Health Opportunities, or ECHO, the program introduces cardiovascular researchers to the world of startups and provide them with basic training, networking and funding opportunities (photo by U of T Advancement) A cardiovascular researcher herself, Soror Sharifpoor knows just how much cutting-edge heart research is being done at the University of Toronto and its partner hospitals – which is why she was surprised to discover a dearth of related startup companies.
Each year at the Annual Delegates’ Conference (ADC), your District Delegates elect the executive officers of the Board of Directors, select members to sit on ADC committees, approve an annual budget and vote on policy resolutions and proposed constitutional amendments which set the direction for our union in the future.