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Carsten Krauss: Profile Photo

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
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…
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Melissa Valdez

Melissa Valdez is a physicist-turned-technology consultant helping businesses apply artificial intel…

+ Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence
+ PhysicsPhysics
+ Science OutreachScience Outreach
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
Kevin Hewitt: Profile Photo

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…
Kateryna Metersky: Profile Photo

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
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
Marc Shenouda: Profile Photo

Marc Shenouda

Nearly a decade of drug development expertise in neurodegeneration

+ Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeurodegenerative Diseases
+ Drug DevelopmentDrug Development
+ Protein AggregationProtein Aggregation
Stephanie MacQuarrie: Profile Photo

Stephanie MacQuarrie

Dr. MacQuarrie is the Dean of Science and Technology and Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at Cape…

+ Biomass conversionBiomass conversion
+ Biochar and materials function…Biochar and materials functionalization
+ equity, diversity and inclusio…equity, diversity and inclusion in chemistry
Lisa Porter: Profile Photo

Lisa Porter

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

+ CancerCancer
+ Research communicationsResearch communications
+ HealthHealth
Stacey Wetmore: Profile Photo

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
Sadaf Mustafiz: Profile Photo

Sadaf Mustafiz

Sadaf Mustafiz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Toronto Metropolit…

+ Model-Driven EngineeringModel-Driven Engineering
+ Software EngineeringSoftware Engineering
+ Internet of Things (IoT)Internet of Things (IoT)
Robert Boily: Profile Photo

Robert Boily

Robert Boily is a Canadian scientist and long-time (>35 years) Senior Science Advisor to the Gove…

+ Electronics, Photonics, Nanote…Electronics, Photonics, Nanotechnology
+ High-Speed Imaging, Laser Visi…High-Speed Imaging, Laser Vision, 3D Vision, …
+ Electrical Energy, Photovoltai…Electrical Energy, Photovoltaics, Wind Energy…
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
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
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
Mark Green: Profile Photo

Mark Green

Professor of civil engineering who is interested in the structural performance in fire of concrete s…

+ Fire engineeringFire engineering
+ Concrete structuresConcrete structures
+ Indigenous research in enginee…Indigenous research in engineering
Landon Edgar: Profile Photo

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
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
Xavier Fernando: Profile Photo

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
Liudmyla Polyvana: Profile Photo

Liudmyla Polyvana

I am a Candidate of Economic Sciences (PhD) and Associate Professor with over 20 years of teaching a…

+ AccountingAccounting
+ Managerial AccountingManagerial Accounting
+ International Research and Aca…International Research and Academic Collabora…
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 …

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