Unit A: Living Systems Respond to Their Environment
Li Tan (Video)
Career Profiles
Molecular Lead
I coordinate the day-to-day operations in the DNA Extraction Lab.
Zoë Ehlert (Video)
Career Profiles
Manager, Marker Assisted Breeding
I lead a team that develops canola crops by breeding plants with traits we are looking for.
Daniel Meister
Career Profiles
Master's Student, Kinesiology
Zoë Ehlert
Career Profiles
Manager, Marker Assisted Breeding
I lead a team that develops canola crops by breeding plants with traits we are looking for.
Dure Butt (she/her)
Career Profiles
Operations Associate
I work in a team that helps streamline the processes used to create support materials for healthcare professionals and patients.
Derek So
Career Profiles
Ph.D. Candidate (Human Genetics)
I research and study the ethics of genetically modifying humans.
Nevicia Case (she/her)
Career Profiles
Postdoctoral Fellow
I do research on how to make stem cell therapies more accessible, while also making sure they're safe and effective in treating diseases.
Let's Talk Health and Wellbeing Resources
Backgrounders
Discover a set of resources that will give you the background information you need for the Let's Talk Health and Wellbeing Visionary Symposium.
Corey Nislow (he/him)
Career Profiles
Professor and Genomics Research Chair
I study how drugs work and how an individual’s genetic makeup can affect their response to drug treatment.
Rhiannon Cooper (she/her)
Career Profiles
Epidemiologist
I monitor the patterns and trends of infectious diseases across the province.
Khashayar Farzam (he/him)
Career Profiles
Emergency Medicine Doctor
As an ER doctor, I take care of any patient who comes through the hospital door for literally anything!
Megan Coles
Career Profiles
Pediatric Nurse
I care for the inpatients admitted to the medical-surgical units at my local children's hospital.
Xin Yi Dong (she/her)
Career Profiles
Medical documentation Specialist
I review and analyze medical and insurance data to make sure it is accurate.
Bukola Salami (she/her)
Career Profiles
Professor, Faculty of Nursing
I do research with Black communities and teach undergraduate and graduate students.
Dr. Paula Littlejohn (she/her)
Career Profiles
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
I research problems that affect peoples’ health, specifically in children.
