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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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Aaron Schimmer

Dr. Schimmer graduated from medical school at the University of Toronto and completed specialty and…

+ LeukemiaLeukemia
+ Mitochondria and MetabolismMitochondria and Metabolism
+ Drug DiscoveryDrug Discovery
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Kateryna Metersky

Dr. Kateryna Metersky is an assistant professor at the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing and interim…

+ Refugee health and wellbeingRefugee health and wellbeing
+ Interprofessional collaboratio…Interprofessional collaboration, research, pr…
+ health human workforce issueshealth human workforce issues
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Marc Therrien

Research in the field of signal tranduction with over 20 years of experience

+ Signal transductionSignal transduction
+ Molecular and cell biologyMolecular and cell biology
+ Structural biology and drug di…Structural biology and drug discovery
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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
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Greg Wilson

Dr. Greg Wilson is a programmer, author, and educator based in Toronto. He co-founded and was the fi…

+ software engineeringsoftware engineering
+ scientific computingscientific computing
+ educationeducation
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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Haissi Cui

I’m a biochemist by training, but my research has taken me into different areas of chemistry and b…

+ RNA processes in mammalian cel…RNA processes in mammalian cells
+ Rare genetic disordersRare genetic disorders
+ Chemical toolsChemical tools
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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
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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…
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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
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Kevin Hewitt

Dr. Hewitt is a full Professor in the Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science, inaugural Ass…

+ Raman spectroscopyRaman spectroscopy
+ BionanophotonicsBionanophotonics
+ Optical diagnostic tools for d…Optical diagnostic tools for disease detectio…
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…
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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
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Frank Deer

Frank Deer is a professor in the Faculty of Education of the University of Manitoba. Frank is Kanien…

+ Indigenous language educationIndigenous language education
+ Indigenous religious and spiri…Indigenous religious and spiritual orientatio…
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,…
Tamara Franz-Odendaal: Profile Photo

Tamara Franz-Odendaal

Dr Franz-Odendaal is a research scientist and Professor of Biology at Mount Saint Vincent University…

+ Biology, Anatomy, EmbryologyBiology, Anatomy, Embryology
+ Evolutionary-Developmental Bio…Evolutionary-Developmental Biology
+ Equity and InclusionEquity and Inclusion
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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
Marta Kryven: Profile Photo

Marta Kryven

Dr. Kryven is an Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University where she leads the Cognitive AI lab, a…

+ computational modelling of cog…computational modelling of cognition
+ cognitive mapscognitive maps
+ planning and navigationplanning and navigation
Imogen R. Coe: Profile Photo

Imogen R. Coe

Dr. Imogen R. Coe is a professor of Chemistry and Biology at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) a…

+ Membrane Transport Proteins, P…Membrane Transport Proteins, Pharmacology, No…
+ EDI in research and organizati…EDI in research and organizational cultures i…

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