I’m fascinated by how people are shaped by their environment.
As a scientist and journalist I want to tell those stories.
My background
I am a professor at the University of Toronto in the Departments of Physiology and Biochemistry and a senior scientist at the Research Institute at the Hospital for Sick Children. My research work focuses on understanding the basis for respiratory disease and how this develops through a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
After visiting Iqaluit, Nunavut a couple of years ago, I learned a little about Inuit culture and fell in love with the natural environment. I realized, that I wanted to write about their stories of resilience as they face climate change in the Arctic and how they are adapting.
I graduated with a Fellowship from the Munk School of Global Journalism, University of Toronto (conferred 2019) and now, write articles about biology, human development, health and the environment. Through my writing, I aim to capture the curiosity and imagination of people who are not professional scientists but want to discover more about the world around them.
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Professor
at the University of Toronto
Scientist
at the Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Co-Director
Program for Individualized Cystic Fibrosis Therapy (funded by SickKids Hospital and Cystic Fibrosis Canada)
Freelance Journalist former Fellow of the Munk School of Global Journalism (conferred 2019)
Education
Doctorate Degree, University of Toronto (1984)
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