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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
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 …
Dominique Bérubé: Profile Photo

Dominique Bérubé

Senior leader in research and innovation, known for challenging the status quo and delivering system…

+ Research and innovation strate…Research and innovation strategy
+ equity diversity and inclusion…equity diversity and inclusion
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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
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
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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…
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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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…
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…
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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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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
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
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
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
Marc Shenouda: Profile Photo

Marc Shenouda

Nearly a decade of drug development expertise in neurodegeneration

+ Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeurodegenerative Diseases
+ Drug DevelopmentDrug Development
+ Protein AggregationProtein Aggregation
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Richard Lachman

Richard Lachman is a Professor in the RTA School of Media at Toronto Metropolitan University, where…

+ Digital Culture and SocietyDigital Culture and Society
+ AIAI
+ Social MediaSocial Media

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