Sciences

Dr. Trevor Charles

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TweetProfessor, Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, ON. Born: British Columbia. Professor Trevor Charles is the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies at the University of Waterloo’s Department of Biology. He teaches courses in microbiology and molecular genetics, and runs a research lab with a focus on environmental genomics and bacterial-host interactions. Dr. Charles joined the Department of [...]

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Arnold Minors

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TweetCo-ordinating Associate, Arnold Minors and Associates, Toronto, ON. Born: Bermuda. Arnold Minors is Co-ordinating Associate of Arnold Minors and Associates, which he formed in 1984. The company provides organization effectiveness consulting services, mediation services for couples and groups, and training in negotiation and dispute resolution. Background: Arnold has been a manager of a moving company in Bermuda; [...]

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Dr. Janet Panford

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TweetIndustrial Technology Advisor, National Research Council of Canada, Saskatoon, SK. Born: Ghana. Dr. Janet Panford spent over 20 years in food research before joining the Industrial Research Assistance Program of the National Research Council of Canada in 1998. Her work involves provision of technical advice and research funding to small and medium-sized enterprises in the food and [...]

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Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila

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TweetDirector / Associate Professor, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC. Born: Nigeria. Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila has been the Director of the UBC Fisheries Centre since 2008, and Director of the Fisheries Economics Research Unit at the University of British Columbia since its founding in 2002. He specializes in marine ecosystem valuation, bio-economics [...]

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Dr. Daniel Pauly

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Tweet(Originally posted Jan. 18/2011. Re-posted today as part of our special Black History Month tribute highlighting 28 of Canada’s top influencers & trailblazers.) Professor, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC. Born: Paris, France. Dr. Daniel Pauly is an international expert in the management of fisheries and the assessment of their effects on marine [...]

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Dr. Constantine Campbell

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Tweet(Originally posted on Jan. 13, 2011. Re-posted today as part of our special Black History Month tribute highlighting 28 of Canada’s top influencers & trailblazers.) Soil Research Scientist Emeritus / Consultant, Eastern Cereal & Oilseed Research Centre, Ottawa, ON. Born: Jamaica. Dr. Constantine Campbell is recognized worldwide as one of the foremost specialists in research on [...]

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Dr. Donald Holness

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TweetDefence Scientist (Retired), Department of National Defence, Research & Development Branch, Ottawa, ON. Born: Jamaica. After completing his Doctorate in Physiology with a major in Neurophysiology, Dr. Holness’s research interests branched into the field of diving and aerospace medicine. During his career, scientific research in the fields of diving and aerospace medicine led to the [...]

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Dr. Juliet Daniel

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TweetAssociate Professor, Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON. Born: Barbados. Dr. Juliet Daniel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at McMaster University, where she has taught since 1999. Dr. Daniel teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on molecular and cell biology. Dr. Daniel’s interest is in cancer biology, with a focus on [...]

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Dr. Leonard Wosu

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TweetScientific Evaluator, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON. Born: Nigeria. Dr. Leonard Wosu is a Scientific Evaluator in the fungicide and herbicide toxicological evaluation section at Health Canada (since 2002). He participates in the review of submissions (data) from industry conducting toxicology evaluations and exposure assessments of pest control products (pesticides) in the protection of human health and the environment. Background: Earlier [...]

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Dr. Kwesi Ampong-Nyarko

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Tweet(Originally posted Oct. 8/2010. Re-posted today as part of our special Black History Month tribute highlighting 28 of Canada’s top influencers & trailblazers.) Research Scientist, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Edmonton, AB. Born: Ghana. Dr. Kwesi Ampong-Nyarko was born in a small village in Ghana where his parents were subsistence farmers practicing shifting cultivation and [...]

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Myrtha Lapierre

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Tweet(English translation to follow.) Professeure en Sciences Infirmières (Retraitée), Nepean, ON. Née: Haiti. Myrtha Lapierre est arrivée au Canada depuis la fin d’août 1956, afin de débuter ses études post-secondaires. Elle est détentrice d’un diplôme en Nursing (1959), d’un bac en Ed. des Infirmières (1961) et d’une Maîtrise en Éducation (Psychopédagogie, 1975), les trois de l’Université [...]

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Victor E. Gooding

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TweetSenior Satellite Systems Specialist, Telesat Canada, Ottawa, ON. Born: Barbados. Dr. Victor Gooding is a Senior Satellite Systems Specialist at Telesat Canada, a global satellite operator and communications service provider based in Ottawa. Victor joined the company in 1980 and, since 1997, has been responsible for R&D relating to advanced satellite systems and applications. This [...]

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Francis Jeffers

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TweetFounder / Executive Director, Visions of Science Network for Learning, Toronto, ON. Born: Dominica. Francis Jeffers created, Visions of Science Network for Learning to promote the awareness of achievements in sciences, and to encourage Black and other under-represented youth to aspire to careers in science, mathematics and technology. Since 1991, youth in Grades 6-12 in [...]

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