Unit A: Living Systems Respond to Their Environment

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Daria Iskakova (she/her)

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Senior Laboratory Technologist

I work in a genomics lab to identify plants and animals using DNA samples.
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Nicole Redvers (she/her)

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Associate Professor and Director of Planetary Health

I carry out Indigenous health research and support Indigenous communities and organizations in their health research needs.
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Ayo Bolaji

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Computational Biologist

I assist in the monitoring of microorganisms, bacteria and viruses that may have an effect on our health.
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Meghana Munipalle (she/her)

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Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering

I am a graduate student working towards my PhD in biological and biomedical engineering.
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Olivia Ivany

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Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

I perform different kinds of ultrasounds on different parts of the body.
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Using Plants to Make Medicines

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Learn how plants can be used to make vaccines.

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How Likely Is It?

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Learn about probability, a branch of mathematics that helps us predict if something might happen.

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Rhiannon Cooper (she/her)

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Epidemiologist

I monitor the patterns and trends of infectious diseases across the province.
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Let's Talk Misinformation: Resources

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Discover a set of resources to get you thinking about misinformation and its spread in advance of the symposium Let's Talk Misinformation.

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Dr. Harpreet Kochhar

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President, Public Health Agency of Canada

I am the head of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
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Yetong Dong

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Research Assistant/Graduate Student

I am studying to become a scientific researcher.
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Karen Fleming (she/her)

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Simulation Educator

I help create education and training experiences that contribute to safer environments for patients.
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Marcia Anderson (she/her)

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Physician and Vice-Dean Indigenous Health, Social Justice and Anti-Racism

I am a medical doctor and I work to help create culturally safe healthcare that is free of racism.
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Isha Berry

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Epidemiologist

I look for patterns in disease outbreaks and health outcomes in populations across the world.
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Jasmin Chahal

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Assistant Professor

I teach in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at McGill University.
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