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SUMMARY:Meet the Executives: Eliane Ubalijoro
DESCRIPTION:Eliane Ubalijoro PhDGlobal Hub Director\, Canada\, Future Earth and Executive Director\, Sustainability in the Digital AgeThe Career Campus series is designed to provide trainees with an opportunity to meet with executives directly and gain new insight into potential career trajectories. \nShort bio: Éliane Ubalijoro\, PhD\, is the Executive Director of Sustainability in the Digital Age and the Future Earth Montreal Hub. Eliane is a Professor of Practice For Public-Private Sector Partnerships at McGill University’s Institute for the Study of International Development\, where her research focuses on innovation\, gender\, sustainable development for prosperity creation and her teaching has focused on facilitating leadership development. She is a Research Professor at Concordia University in the Department of Geography\, Planning and Environment. She is a member of Rwanda’s National Science and Technology Council and Presidential Advisory Council. Eliane is a member of the Impact Advisory Board of the Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet. She is a member of the Expert Consultation Group on the Post COVID-19 Implications on Collaborative Governance of Genomics Research\, Innovation\, and Genetic Diversity. Eliane is a member of the African Development Bank’s Expert Global Community of Practice on COVID-19 Response Strategies in Africa. She is a member of the Capitals Coalition Supervisory Board as well as the Crop Trust Executive Board. Eliane is a former member of WWF International’s Board of Trustees. She was the principal investigator on a Gates Grand Challenges Phase I grant looking at Innovations in Feedback & Accountability Systems for Agricultural Development. Eliane was the project manager and an investigator on a Gates Foundation Grand Challenges in Global Health project led by Professor Timothy Geary\, the director of McGill’s Institute of Parasitology from 2009 to 2014. As a result of this work\, she has been a reviewer for the Grand Challenges Canada Stars in Global Health program since 2012. Eliane is a co-editor of the 2021 book Building Resilient African Food Systems after COVID-19. She is on the boards of the Science for Africa Foundation\, Genome Canada and is a member of the Advisory Board of ShEquity. \nDownload BioClick the button below to register for this event.Register Here
URL:https://sciencepolicy.ca/event/meet-the-executives-eliane-ubalijoro/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Career Campus,Meet the Executives,Virtual Session
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SUMMARY:Meet the Executives: Remi Quirion
DESCRIPTION:Remi Quirion\, OC\, PhD\, FRSC\, CQ\nProfessor Rémi Quirion is the inaugural Chief Scientist of Quebec since July 2011\, and has been elected President of the International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA) in 2021. As McGill Full Professor\, Psychiatry and outgoing Scientific Director at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute\, he served as Vice-Dean\, Faculty of Medicine at McGill University\, as well as\nSenior University Advisor (Health Sciences Research) in addition to being the CIHR Executive Director\, for Alzheimer’s Diseases\, from 2009 to 2011. Prof. Quirion was the inaugural Scientific Director of the Institute of Neurosciences\, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA) until March 2009. Since 2011\, he is the President of the three Board of Directors of the Fonds de recherche du Québec. \nIn addition to being on the Advisory Board of over 15 journals in Psychiatry\, Pharmacology\, and Neurosciences\, he has published 5 books\, more than 650 scientific papers and articles. Rémi Quirion has received many awards and recognitions including Officer of the Order of Canada in 2007. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada\, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, a Knight of the Ordre national du Québec and a Knight of the Ordre de la Pléiade. He is a member of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame\, the Académie Nationale de Médecine de France and the International Council of Science. \nDownload BioClick the button below to register for this event.Register Here
URL:https://sciencepolicy.ca/event/meet-the-executives-remi-quirion/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Career Campus,Meet the Executives,Virtual Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210908T130000
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SUMMARY:Meet the Executives: Roseann Runte
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Rosann O’Reilly Runte\nPresident and CEO\, Canada Foundation for Innovation \nRoseann O’Reilly Runte is President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation.  She has led a number of universities in Canada and the U.S. and has served on many boards including the National Bank of Canada\, LifeNet\, the Club of Rome\, Jean Coutu\, and as President of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO\, the Foundation for International Training\, the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Foundation. She has received a number of academic and civic honors and awards from several countries and has a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas.
URL:https://sciencepolicy.ca/event/meet-the-executives-roseann-runte/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Career Campus,Meet the Executives
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210812T120000
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SUMMARY:Career Campus: Working in a Not-For Profit Organization
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Bonnie Schmidt\, CM\, FRSC\, ICD.D\, Founder & President\, Let’s Talk Science\n@BMSchmidt  \nDr. Bonnie Schmidt is the founder and president of Let’s Talk Science\, a national education charity that she started in 1991 while completing her graduate studies in Physiology. Let’s Talk Science supports youth engagement in science\, technology\, engineering and mathematics (STEM) engagement. The organization serves youth\, educators and volunteers\, engaging an estimated million people since its inception.  An active volunteer herself\, Bonnie currently serves on the Genome Canada Board of Directors. She is also a member of the Federal Government’s AI Public Awareness Working Group and committees for several national and international organizations. For her efforts in education and youth development\, Bonnie has received more than a dozen awards\, including an Honorary Degree from Ryerson University. She was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2015 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2018. \nDr. Naveed Aziz\, CEO\, CGen\n@DNAziz_ \nDr. Naveed Aziz serves as CEO of CGEn\, Canada’s national platform for genome sequencing & analysis\, with nodes at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)\, McGill University (Montréal) and Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre (Vancouver). Dr. Aziz leadership has enabled CGEn to fuel Canadian research and innovation\, playing a key role in the advancement of technological developments within the field of genomics. He is passionate about the development of powerful and efficient solutions for big data generation\, storage and deposition to “open-science” databases\, enabling high-speed data exchange at national and international scale. Dr. Aziz is servers on numerous national & international scientific advisory committees. Dr. Aziz holds a PhD in Gene Targeting from University of Dundee\, UK\, in addition to an MPhil in Biotechnology and an Executive MBA from Bradford School of Management\, UK. His previous roles include serving as the Director of Technology programs at Genome Canada\, Head of Genomics at University of York\, UK and as Research Fellow at the Noble Research Institute\, USA. \nRachael Maxwell (she/her)\, Executive Director\, Evidence for Democracy\n@RachAelCMaxwell \nRachael Maxwell joins Evidence for Democracy with a deep knowledge of the science landscape in Canada and a strong track record of success working at national not-for-profit research organizations. From 2018-21 she held progressively responsible roles at Genome Canada\, working across the organization on key priorities in communications\, public affairs and strategic planning. Previously\, Rachael worked at Mitacs on the Canadian Science Policy Fellowship where she managed the design and delivery of the program from its inception through its first three cohorts. Rachael is also a member of the Board of the Directors at the Science and Policy Exchange. Rachael is passionate about working at the intersection of science\, society and policy. She speaks to diverse audiences at home and abroad about the need to improve the mechanisms that connect science and policy. Rachael also brings years of experience working in arts management and an academic background in cultural studies. \nDr. Shawn McGuirk. Internal Director and Past President\, Science & Policy Exchange \n@ShawnMcGuirk \nShawn McGuirk is a Senior Policy Advisor at the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)\, and is an alumnus of both the Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowship program and the Recruitment of Policy Leaders program of the Public Service Commission of Canada. During his PhD at the Goodman Cancer Research Centre of McGill University\, his research centered on the role of metabolism in cancer progression. As a long-standing director and past president of the student-led non-profit organization Science & Policy Exchange\, Shawn is committed to capacity building in science policy and to elevating the voices of the next generation as key stakeholders in policy discussions. He is also a member of the board of directors of Acfas\, a non-profit organization that promotes research\, innovation\, and scientific culture in the francophone community.
URL:https://sciencepolicy.ca/event/career-campus-working-in-a-not-for-profit-organization/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Career Campus
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SUMMARY:Career Campus: Government Advisors
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sarah Gallagher \nProfessor\, Physics and Astronomy\, Western University \nScience Advisor to the President of the Canadian Space Agency \nDr. Sarah  Gallagher is the Science Advisor to the President of the Canadian Space Agency where she is the liaison to the space science community and the Chief Science Advisor of Canada.  She has been a professor of physics and astronomy at Western University since 2008\, and her research focuses on supermassive black holes and galaxies.  Dr. Gallagher teaches first-year physics and regularly talks to the public about astronomy and space science. \nDr. Pascal Michel \nChief Science Officer\, Official languages champion\, Office of the Chief Science Officer\, Public Health Agency of Canada \nDr. Pascal Michel is the Chief Science Officer of the Public Health Agency of Canada. In this role\, he is mainly responsible for overseeing and leading excellence and innovation in Agency science as well as to provide corporate leadership on science-policy issues. \nPrior to his current responsibilities\, Dr. Michel completed a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine (University of Montreal)\, a Master in Preventive Veterinary Medicine (University of California) and a Ph.D. in epidemiology (University of Guelph). He joined the federal public service in 1997 as a senior epidemiologist and then directed the Public Health Risk Sciences division of the National Microbiology Laboratory before serving as a senior science advisor to the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Branch. \nDr. Michel held various cross-appointments with the academia and developed a publications record as author and editor of many scientific communications along with strong collaborations across Canada and internationally. In that regard\, he cofounded a multi-sectoral research centre on zoonotic diseases and decision sciences\, and built long lasting relationships at the United Nations in relation to the role of space technologies to improve global health outcomes. \nDr. Vik Pant \nChief Scientist and Chief Science Advisor\, Natural Resources Canada \nVik is responsible for providing strategic direction to build capacity within NRCan’s scientific community\, promoting a departmental vision for S&T and assessment of future needs. This involves leadership in developing and advancing S&T priorities\, providing strategic policy advice on horizontal science issues and opportunities to ensure strong linkages between science and policy communities\, and promoting effective engagement of S&T activities. \nVik earned a doctorate from the Faculty of Information (iSchool) in the University of Toronto\, a master’s degree in business administration with distinction from the University of London\, and a master’s degree in information technology from Harvard University\, where he received the Dean’s List Academic Achievement Award. \nVik joined NRCan from the MaRS Discovery District\, a technology start-up accelerator in Toronto\, where he was a Senior Technical Advisor of Applied Artificial Intelligence. Prior to that\, he held progressively strategic positions in leading software enterprises including Oracle\, SAP and Open Text. \nDr. Shawn Marshall \nProfessor\, Department of Geography\, University of Calgary \nDepartmental Science Advisor\, Environment and Climate Change Canada \nShawn Marshall is a glaciologist and climatologist at the University of Calgary\, where he held the Canada Research Chair in Climate Change from 2007-2017. His research examines glacier-climate processes and glacier response to climate change\, including implications for water resources and global sea level rise. Dr. Marshall currently represents Canada as the Cryosphere Working Group lead to the International Arctic Science Committee and as a member of the Science Leadership Council of the international Mountain Research Initiative. Since 2019\, Dr. Marshall has been seconded with the federal government\, where he is serving as the Departmental Science Advisor at Environment and Climate Change Canada.
URL:https://sciencepolicy.ca/event/career-campus-scientific-advisors/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Career Campus
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SUMMARY:Meet the Executives: Alejandro Adem
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HEREDr. Alejandro Adem\nPresident\, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) \nProfessor Alejandro Adem recently started in a new role as President of NSERC. As a highly accomplished researcher in the field of mathematics and a faculty member at the University of British Columbia\, he has significant leadership experience in research and innovation. Before joining NSERC\, he was CEO and Scientific Director of Mitacs. \nAt Mitacs\, Professor Adem oversaw an unprecedented expansion of its programs\, with the goal of delivering 10\,000 internships annually across Canada and abroad. He worked closely with stakeholders to launch the Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowship in 2016 and established an Indigenous engagement initiative. \nHe has served on a variety of scientific\, editorial\, and governance boards for the worldwide mathematical sciences community\, including the Advisory Board for the Association for Women in Mathematics and the International Mathematical Union’s Committee for Women in Mathematics.
URL:https://sciencepolicy.ca/event/career-campus-alejandro-adem/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Career Campus: Working for the Federal Government
DESCRIPTION:Olga Pena\, PhD – Science Specialist at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency \nSimon-Pierre Demers\, PhD – Senior Advisor\, Program Delivery\, Official Language Community Development Bureau\, Health Canada\, Government of Canada \nAnu Shukla-Jones\, PhD – Senior Policy Analyst at Privy Council Office \nEmmanuel Mongin\, PhD – Director\, Performance and Partnerships at Innovation\, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) \nEdna Matta-Camacho\, PhD – Assessment Officer\, Therapeutic Products Directorate at Health Canada
URL:https://sciencepolicy.ca/event/career-campus-working-for-the-federal-government/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Career Campus
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SUMMARY:Meet the Executives: Rob Annan
DESCRIPTION:Rob Annan\, President and CEO\n\nAs President and CEO of Genome Canada\, Dr. Annan drives an overarching strategy that promotes the value and potential of genomics in Canada to key stakeholders\, while raising the public profile of Genome Canada both nationally and internationally. He previously served as Genome Canada’s Vice-President of Public Affairs and Communications.  \nAs an innovation strategist and a strong communicator\, Dr. Annan consults with governments\, organizations\, and institutions across Canada on research strategy and speaks regularly with public and private audiences across Canada. As Fellow of the Public Policy Forum\, he has led projects and convened discussions around Canadian research and innovation policy. During seven years at Mitacs\, Dr. Annan helped build a Canadian success story in the development and delivery of policy-driven innovation programs in his role as Chief Research Officer. \nFor several years\, Dr. Annan volunteered on the Board of Directors for Let’s Talk Science\, a national charity dedicated to increasing STEM literacy among K-12 students. He has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from McGill University and undergraduate degrees in English from Queen’s University and in Biology from the University of Victoria.
URL:https://sciencepolicy.ca/event/meet-the-executives-rob-annan/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Career Campus,Meet the Executives
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