Organizing Committee

Main Organizing Committee

Chair
Mehrdad Hariri, DVM, MSc
Postdoctoral Fellow
McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health
mehrdad.hariri@sciencepolicy.ca
(in alphabetical order)

Shiva Amiri, PhD
Science and Innovation Officer
British High Commission
shiva.amiri@sciencepolicy.ca
Marcius Extavour, Ph.D
Quantitative Risk Analyst, Enterprise Risk Management
Ontario Power Generation
marcius.extavour@sciencepolicy.ca

Eleanor Fast, MSc
Program Director
Council of Canadian Academies
eleanor.fast@sciencepolicy.ca
Curtis Forbes
PhD Student, IHPST
University of Toronto
curtis.forbes@sciencepolicy.ca
Minnie Kim
Program Administrator
Centre for Research Education and Training, University Health Network
minnie.kim@sciencepolicy.ca

Jeffrey Kinder
Manager, Science &
Technology Strategy
Natural Resources Canada
jeffrey.kinder@sciencepolicy.ca


Odile Nelly Legacé, M.Sc.
Candidate in Biochemistry
University of Toronto
odile.legace@sciencepolicy.ca
Trevor McKee, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ontario Cancer Institute/University Health Network
trevor.mckee@sciencepolicy.ca
Robin McLernon, MSc
Healthscreen Solutions Inc.
robin.mclernon@sciencepolicy.ca
Anton Neschadim, MSc
PhD candidate
Department of Medical Biophysics
University of Toronto
anton.neschadim@sciencepolicy.ca

Jeff Sharom
PhD candidate
University of Toronto
jeff.sharom@sciencepolicy.ca
Mahadeo Sukhai, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ontario Cancer Institute
/University Health Network
mahadeo.sukhai@sciencepolicy.ca
Ilia A. Tikhomirov
Associate Director of Science
YM Biosciences Inc.
ilia.tikhomirov@sciencepolicy.ca

Masoud Yeganegi
, M.A.Sc.
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (University of Toronto), Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital
masoud.yeganegi@sciencepolicy.ca

Christine Zhang
PhD Candidate
Laboratory of Dr.James Booth
Department of Immunology, University of Toronto
christine.zhang@sciencepolicy.ca