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Roxana Suehring: Profile Photo

Roxana Suehring

I am an Assistant Professor in Analytical Environmental Chemistry at the Department for Chemistry an…

+ Environmental ChemistryEnvironmental Chemistry
+ Analytical method developmentAnalytical method development
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Lisa Porter

Dr. Lisa Porter is passionate about the value that research excellence brings to the health and care…

+ CancerCancer
+ Research communicationsResearch communications
+ HealthHealth
Solmaz Karamikamkar: Profile Photo

Solmaz Karamikamkar

Dr. Karamikamkar is an Assistant Professor at The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University (…

+ Biomaterial Science and Engine…Biomaterial Science and Engineering
+ Advanced ManufacturingAdvanced Manufacturing
+ Porous MediaPorous Media
Hagar Labouta: Profile Photo

Hagar Labouta

Hagar Labouta is a Keenan Professor of Medical Discovery at Unity health Toronto and Assistant Profe…

+ Nanomedicine, Microfluidics, O…Nanomedicine, Microfluidics, Organ-on-a-chip,…
Jeffrey Zurek: Profile Photo

Jeffrey Zurek

Dr. Jeffrey Zurek is a registered Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) and a practicing Geophysicist w…

+ VolcanologyVolcanology
+ GeophysicsGeophysics
+ Potential fieldsPotential fields
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Xavier Fernando

Xavier Fernando is a Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), Canada. He has (co) authore…

+ Wireless communications and Io…Wireless communications and IoT
+ Optical Wireless (VLC)Optical Wireless (VLC)
+ Vehicular networksVehicular networks
Audrey Corbeil Therrien: Profile Photo

Audrey Corbeil Therrien

Building the smallest, fastest AI for scientific instruments.

+ Embedded Artificial Intelligen…Embedded Artificial Intelligence
+ Radiation InstrumentationRadiation Instrumentation
+ Medical ImagingMedical Imaging
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Igor Grossmann

Igor Grossmann is Professor of Psychology at the University of Waterloo, whose interdisciplinary res…

+ wisdom and judgmentwisdom and judgment
+ cultural psychology and change…cultural psychology and change
+ AI-augmented cognitionAI-augmented cognition
Leigh Paulseth: Profile Photo

Leigh Paulseth

Leigh has over 10 years of experience managing programs and people to create impactful initiatives,…

+ Ecological RestorationEcological Restoration
+ Environmental AdvocacyEnvironmental Advocacy
+ Equity in STEMEquity in STEM
Jennifer D. Adams: Profile Photo

Jennifer D. Adams

Researcher with over 20 years of experience in STEMM education ranging from informal science educati…

+ Racial Equity in STEMMRacial Equity in STEMM
+ Black Studies in STEMMBlack Studies in STEMM
+ Informal Science EducationInformal Science Education
Svetlana Barkanova: Profile Photo

Svetlana Barkanova

Dr. Svetlana Barkanova is a full professor of physics at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of New…

+ Subatomic TheorySubatomic Theory
+ Physics beyond Standard ModelPhysics beyond Standard Model
+ Equity, Diversity and Inclusio…Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in STEM
Alba Guarne: Profile Photo

Alba Guarne

Dr. Alba Guarné is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at McGill University and the Canad…

+ Structural BiologyStructural Biology
+ DNA damage and repairDNA damage and repair
+ DNA transpositionDNA transposition
Shirin Seyedsalehi: Profile Photo

Shirin Seyedsalehi

Dr. Shirin Seyedsalehi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology Managem…

+ Information RetrievalInformation Retrieval
+ Natural Language ProcessingNatural Language Processing
+ Responsible AIResponsible AI
Stephanie Willerth: Profile Photo

Stephanie Willerth

Dr. Willerth F.C.S.S.E., F.B.S.E. is a Full Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the University of…

+ 3D printing3D printing
+ BiomaterialsBiomaterials
+ Stem cellsStem cells
Marc Shenouda: Profile Photo

Marc Shenouda

Nearly a decade of drug development expertise in neurodegeneration

+ Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeurodegenerative Diseases
+ Drug DevelopmentDrug Development
+ Protein AggregationProtein Aggregation
Sarah Sabatinos: Profile Photo

Sarah Sabatinos

Researcher in field of cell cycle checkpoints, DNA replication & repair, and genome stability.

+ Genome stability mechanismsGenome stability mechanisms
+ DNA replication stability & mo…DNA replication stability & modeling
+ Applied molecular geneticsApplied molecular genetics
Marlene Oeffinger: Profile Photo

Marlene Oeffinger

The main work of my laboratory focuses on understanding the dynamic interactions and regulation alon…

+ RNA maturation, export and met…RNA maturation, export and metabolism
+ mRNA and ribosomal RNAmRNA and ribosomal RNA
+ proteomicsproteomics
Maritza Jaramillo: Profile Photo

Maritza Jaramillo

Over the past 30 years, Dr. Jaramillo’s main research interest has been to investigate the tra…

+ molecular parasitologymolecular parasitology
+ innate immunityinnate immunity
+ RNA biologyRNA biology
Katherine Borden: Profile Photo

Katherine Borden

My lab’s work focusses on understanding the mechanisms and impact of dysregulated RNA metaboli…

+ RNA metabolism, eIF4E, acute m…RNA metabolism, eIF4E, acute myeloid leukaemi…
+ molecular biologymolecular biology
+ biochemistrybiochemistry
Emilio I. Alarcon: Profile Photo

Emilio I. Alarcon

Dr. Alarcon was born in Santiago, Chile. He received his B.Sc. in Chemistry under the supervision of…

+ Biomaterials & peptidesBiomaterials & peptides
+ Tissue engineeringTissue engineering
+ Accessibility and social justi…Accessibility and social justice
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Stacey Wetmore

I am a researcher in computational chemistry, with pioneering contributions to nucleic acid chemistr…

+ Computational ChemistryComputational Chemistry
+ DNA Damage, Repair, and Replic…DNA Damage, Repair, and Replication
+ RNA Modifications and Therapeu…RNA Modifications and Therapeutics
Laleh Behjat: Profile Photo

Laleh Behjat

Dr. Laleh Behjat is a Professor at the Department of Electrical and Software Engineering at the Univ…

+ Electronic Design automationElectronic Design automation
+ Sustainable systems: Transport…Sustainable systems: Transportation and healt…
+ Equity, diversity and inclusio…Equity, diversity and inclusion
Mojgan Rastegar: Profile Photo

Mojgan Rastegar

I am a Professor of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics, at the University of Manitoba. I completed…

+ Epigenetics, DNA methylationEpigenetics, DNA methylation
+ Neurodevelopmental disordersNeurodevelopmental disorders
+ Neural stem cellsNeural stem cells
Dominique Bérubé: Profile Photo

Dominique Bérubé

Senior leader in research and innovation, known for challenging the status quo and delivering system…

+ Research and innovation strate…Research and innovation strategy
+ equity diversity and inclusion…equity diversity and inclusion

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