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  • Mahadeo Sukhai

    Mahadeo Sukhai

    Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai is the world’s first congenitally blind geneticist. Currently the Chief Operating Officer of IDEA-STEM, an organization dedicated to improving the accessibility of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and healthcare education, research, training and work, Mahadeo has more than 20 years’ experience as an accessibility and inclusion professional, and as a researcher within this…

  • Marta Kryven

    Marta Kryven

    Dr. Kryven is an Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University where she leads the Cognitive AI lab, and a Research Affiliate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Kryven has joined Dalhousie in 2024, after a post-doc at MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences department. Her research integrates AI, cognitive science and experimental psychology to understand human perception…

  • Alexander Baker

    Alexander Baker

    Dr. Alexander Baker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Dalhousie University (July 2023). He pursued undergraduate studies (B.Sc.) as a combined Honors in Chemistry, Biochemistry at Dalhousie University, before proceeding to a PhD in Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry with a Collaborative Specialization in Biomedical Engineering. The focus of his research…

  • Corey Smith

    Corey Smith

    Researcher in the field of ophthalmology and vision sciences with over 12 years of experience in basic and clinical research.

  • Jibran Khokhar

    Jibran Khokhar

    Dr. Khokhar completed his undergraduate training at Queen’s University, and his PhD in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Toronto and CAMH, under the supervision of Dr. Rachel Tyndale. He then completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry at Dartmouth College with Dr. Alan Green. Dr. Khokhar was recently…

  • Rhona Sinamtwa

    Rhona Sinamtwa

    Over the past three years, I’ve focused on strategy, research, and collaboration in sustainability initiatives, particularly in sustainable consumption, production, and building resilient communities. My experience spans think tanks, the financial industry, and educational institutions, where I’ve contributed to impactful projects and honed my ability to deliver actionable insights. As I explore opportunities, my focus…

  • Marc Shenouda

    Marc Shenouda

    Nearly a decade of drug development expertise in neurodegeneration

  • David Brooks

    Dr. David Brooks is a Senior Scientist in the Tumor Immunotherapy Program at the Princess Margaret Cancer Center (PMCC), and a Professor in the Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Toronto. Dr. Brooks’ laboratory is focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms and cellular interactions that regulate immune responses in chronic infections…

  • Landon Edgar

    Landon Edgar

    Dr. Edgar is a chemical immunologist with expertise in single cell analysis technologies. He completed both a BSc (chemistry and pharmacology, 2011) and PhD (chemistry, 2016) at the University of Toronto. As a graduate student, Dr. Edgar was a member of an interdisciplinary team that developed a series of chemical probes that enabled visualization of…

  • Emmanuelle Cordat

    Emmanuelle Cordat

    Dr. Cordat joined the Department of Physiology at the University of Alberta in 2007 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. degree at the University of Nice/Sophia-Antipolis (France). She is a member of the American Society of Nephrology, the American Society of Cell Biology, the Canadian Society of Nephrology…