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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
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
Chitra Rangan: Profile Photo

Chitra Rangan

Over 20 years of experience as (a) a researcher in quantum control, quantum information processing,…

+ Quantum Control & Quantum Info…Quantum Control & Quantum Information Process…
+ Ultrafast Light-Matter Interac…Ultrafast Light-Matter Interactions
+ NanoplasmonicsNanoplasmonics
Costin Antonescu: Profile Photo

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
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
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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)
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
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
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
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…
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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Paul Boutot

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+ Model-Driven Software Engineer…Model-Driven Software Engineering
+ Internet of ThingsInternet of Things
+ Virtual RealityVirtual Reality
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
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
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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
Linda Chelico: Profile Photo

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
Sylvie Mader: Profile Photo

Sylvie Mader

After training at the École normale supérieure de Paris, the Université de Paris VI and at the In…

+ CancerCancer
+ TranscriptionTranscription
+ Ubiquitination, SUMOylationUbiquitination, SUMOylation
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
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
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
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…
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
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…
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

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