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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
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
Trushar Patel: Profile Photo

Trushar Patel

Dr. Trushar Patel is an associate professor and Canada Research Chair in RNA in Protein Biophysics a…

+ BiochemistryBiochemistry
+ BiophysicsBiophysics
+ FlavivirusesFlaviviruses
Jan Rainey: Profile Photo

Jan Rainey

+ Computational BiologyComputational Biology
+ Protein BiochemistryProtein Biochemistry
+ Structural BiologyStructural Biology
Igor Grossmann: Profile Photo

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
Gregory Emery: Profile Photo

Gregory Emery

Gregory Emery studied at the University of Geneva before obtaining his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2002, u…

+ Collective cell migrationCollective cell migration
+ Vesicular traffickingVesicular trafficking
+ Actin cytoskeletonActin cytoskeleton
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
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
George Chaconas: Profile Photo

George Chaconas

Researcher of the Lyme disease spirochete for 25 years. My lab currently studies how these organisms…

+ The lyme disease spirochete Bo…The lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorf…
Corey Smith: Profile Photo

Corey Smith

Researcher in the field of ophthalmology and vision sciences with over 12 years of experience in bas…

+ Medical ImagingMedical Imaging
+ RetinaRetina
+ Image ProcessingImage Processing
Linda Campbell: Profile Photo

Linda Campbell

Dr. Campbell is a Senior Research Fellow at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax (http://ap.smu….

+ Aquatic ecosystems & freshwate…Aquatic ecosystems & freshwater ecology
+ Environmental pollution and bi…Environmental pollution and biogeochemistry
+ Sign languages and inclusion i…Sign languages and inclusion in science field…
Anthony Bonato: Profile Photo

Anthony Bonato

Dr. Anthony Bonato is an internationally recognized mathematician specializing in graph theory and n…

+ Network scienceNetwork science
+ Graph theoryGraph theory
Rhona Sinamtwa: Profile Photo

Rhona Sinamtwa

Over the past three years, I’ve focused on strategy, research, and collaboration in sustainability…

+ Sustainability, Strategy, Impa…Sustainability, Strategy, Impact
Mahadeo Sukhai: Profile Photo

Mahadeo Sukhai

Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai is the world’s first congenitally blind geneticist. Currently the Chief Operati…

+ Accessibility and inclusion in…Accessibility and inclusion in STEM research …
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
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
Gwen Grinyer: Profile Photo

Gwen Grinyer

Dr. Grinyer obtained her B.Sc. in physics from McMaster University in Hamilton, ON. She then complet…

+ RadioactivityRadioactivity
+ Nuclear PhysicsNuclear Physics
+ Gamma-ray SpectroscopyGamma-ray Spectroscopy
Jibran Khokhar: Profile Photo

Jibran Khokhar

Dr. Khokhar completed his undergraduate training at Queen’s University, and his PhD in the Departm…

+ AddictionAddiction
+ Mental HealthMental Health
+ VapingVaping
Alexander Baker: Profile Photo

Alexander Baker

Dr. Alexander Baker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Dalhousie University…

+ Non-canonical amino acid synth…Non-canonical amino acid synthesis
+ Conductive hydrogelsConductive hydrogels
+ Cell-free protein expressionCell-free protein expression
Edna Matta-Camacho: Profile Photo

Edna Matta-Camacho

Regulatory scientist with over 20 years of research experience from academia, industry, and the publ…

+ BiochemistryBiochemistry
+ PharmacologyPharmacology
+ Clinical ResearchClinical Research
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
Hadis Zarrin: Profile Photo

Hadis Zarrin

Dr. Hadis Zarrin is an Associate Professor at the Chemical Engineering Department at Toronto Metropo…

+ 2D Nanocomposite electrolytes,…2D Nanocomposite electrolytes, electrodes, an…
+ Electrochemical energy storage…Electrochemical energy storage and conversion…
+ Smart coatings and sensorsSmart coatings and sensors
Vess Stamenova: Profile Photo

Vess Stamenova

Vess Stamenova is an Assistant Professor of Information Technology Management at the Ted Rogers Scho…

+ Clinical InformaticsClinical Informatics
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Carsten Krauss

Neutrino and dark matter experimentalist. Currently also serving as director of the Institute of Par…

+ Particle detectorsParticle detectors
+ Neutrino physicsNeutrino physics
+ Dark matter searchDark matter search

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