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Alba Guarne: Profile Photo

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
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
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
Ayush Kumar: Profile Photo

Ayush Kumar

Ayush is a professor in the Department of Microbiology and the Associate Dean of Strategic Initiativ…

+ Antimicrobial Resistance in Ba…Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria
Philippe P. Roux: Profile Photo

Philippe P. Roux

Dr. Philippe Roux is a Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology, a Principal Investigator, and Scient…

+ Cancer cell signalingCancer cell signaling
+ Protein kinases and protein ph…Protein kinases and protein phosphorylation
+ ProteomicsProteomics
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
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…
Michael Fish: Profile Photo

Michael Fish

Researcher at the interface of biophysical chemistry and plant molecular biology with +6 years of ex…

+ TOC159 Receptors and TOC compl…TOC159 Receptors and TOC complexes
+ Chloroplast Outer Membrane Pro…Chloroplast Outer Membrane Proteins
+ Membrane Protein Targeting, St…Membrane Protein Targeting, Structure and Fun…
Aaron Schimmer: Profile Photo

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
Eleanor Fish: Profile Photo

Eleanor Fish

Dr. Fish’s research focuses on understanding host-pathogen interactions, specifically in the conte…

+ antiviralsantivirals
+ immunologyimmunology
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
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
Solmaz Karamikamkar: Profile Photo

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
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
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
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
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
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
Claire M. Brown: Profile Photo

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
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
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
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
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
Marc Therrien: Profile Photo

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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