The Canadian Science Policy Centre Volunteer Program

Meet the CSPC 2026 Volunteers!

Conference Program Committee

For any inquiries, please reach out to:

The Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families, Engagement Strategy and Francophone communities Lead

Co-Chair

Cathy Yan

PhD Candidate, Genome Science and Technology, University of British Columbia

Co-Chair

Event and Workshop Planning Committee

For any inquiries, please reach out to:

Kim Santerre

Coordinator, Québec cell, tissue and gene therapy network (ThéCell)
PhD in Clinical and biomedical sciences, Laval University

Co-Chair

Project Coordinator, Canadian Science Policy Centre

Co-Chair

Event and Workshop Planning Committee Volunteers:

Science Meets Parliament Committee

For any inquiries, please reach out to:

Matt McTaggart headshot

Assistant Professor
Office of the Vice Principal-Research
Royal Military College of Canada

Co-Chair

Wendi Zhou headshot

Policy Analyst, Health Canada
PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto

Co-Chair

Science Meets Parliament Committee Volunteers:

Editorial Committee

For any inquiries, please reach out to:

Postdoctoral researcher, McGill University

Co-Chair

Anirban Kundu headshot

Postdoctoral researcher, Geomicrobiology & Energy storage, University of Calgary
Adjunct research professor, Geography & Environmental studies, Carleton University

Co-Chair

Shahana Chatterjee headshot

Materials Scientist, Make Materials, Canada
PhD, Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Co-Chair

Comité des francophiles

For any inquiries, please reach out to:

Élodie Benoit-Bélanger headshot

Senior Analyst, Abbott, Canada
M.Sc., Biochemistry, University of Montreal

Co-Chair

Kim Santerre

Coordinator, Québec cell, tissue and gene therapy network (ThéCell)
PhD in Clinical and biomedical sciences, Laval University

Co-Chair

Comité des francophiles Volunteers:

Grant Writing and Research Committee

For any inquiries, please reach out to:

Climate Data Scientist, MSc in Environmental Sciences, University of Cologne, Germany

Co-Chair

Program Officer, Research Manitoba,

PhD in Microbiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Co-Chair

Innovation Strategy Committee

For any inquiries, please reach out to:

Project Coordinator, Canadian Science Policy Centre

Co-Chair

CEO, Omphalos Lifesciences Inc
PhD, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Co-Chair

Innovation Strategy Committee Volunteers:

Evaluation and Reports Committee

For any inquiries, please reach out to:

Élodie Benoit-Bélanger headshot

Senior Analyst, Abbott, Canada
M.Sc., Biochemistry, University of Montreal

Chair

Evaluation and Reports Committee Volunteers:

Science Policy Awards Committee

For any inquiries, please reach out to:

Maryam Taheri headshot

Research and Development Scientist, CES Energy Solutions Corp,
General Associate, University of Calgary,
PhD, Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brock University,
PDF, University of Calgary

Co-Chair

Project Manager, PhD in Molecular Biology, University of Montreal

Co-Chair

Science Policy Awards Committee Volunteers:

Thanks to our many volunteers for making these programs possible!