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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
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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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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
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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
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
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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…
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Landon Edgar

Dr. Edgar is a chemical immunologist with expertise in single cell analysis technologies. He complet…

+ Immunology of carbohydratesImmunology of carbohydrates
+ Chemical biologyChemical biology
+ Flow cytometry / single cell a…Flow cytometry / single cell analysis
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Jibran Khokhar

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

+ AddictionAddiction
+ Mental HealthMental Health
+ VapingVaping
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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
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Linda Chelico

Dr. Linda Chelico (PhD) is a professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunolo…

+ Origins of mutations in cancer…Origins of mutations in cancer
+ Restriction factors of viruses…Restriction factors of viruses
+ Enzyme-DNA interactionsEnzyme-DNA interactions
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Anthony Bonato

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

+ Network scienceNetwork science
+ Graph theoryGraph theory
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 …
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
Walid A. Houry: Profile Photo

Walid A. Houry

Dr. Walid A. Houry is Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Department of Chemistry at the…

+ Protein quality controlProtein quality control
+ Drug discoveryDrug discovery
+ Protein biochemistryProtein biochemistry
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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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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
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Costin Antonescu

I am a researcher in the field of cell biology with 20 years of experience. I study, teach and condu…

+ Membrane trafficMembrane traffic
+ Receptor signalingReceptor signaling
+ Cell MetabolismCell Metabolism
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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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Marc Shenouda

Nearly a decade of drug development expertise in neurodegeneration

+ Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeurodegenerative Diseases
+ Drug DevelopmentDrug Development
+ Protein AggregationProtein Aggregation
Benoit Chabot: Profile Photo

Benoit Chabot

Benoit Chabot is a pioneering RNA biologist with over four decades of groundbreaking research. His w…

+ RNARNA
+ RNA splicingRNA splicing
+ cancercancer
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
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Claire M. Brown

Claire M. Brown, PhD, is a leader in advanced bioimaging, pioneering Canada’s leading optical imag…

+ quantitative microscopyquantitative microscopy
+ network ecosystemsnetwork ecosystems
+ research infrastructureresearch infrastructure
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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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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…

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