September/October
Dasman Diabetes Institute, founded by Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), recently hosted Mohammed Al-Onaizi, PhD’16. He presented at the Institute; a research-based scientific lecture titled, ‘Elucidating mechanisms underlying cognitive dysfunction in Type 2 diabetes.’
Dr. Gregory Bailey, MD’81, is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Juvenescence Limited, a privately. Held company focused on the development of therapies for ageing and age-related diseases. He sits on the Board of Directors for AgeX Therapeudics Inc. and was Chairman from 2018-2022.
Ricardo Baltazar, PhD’13, Associate Vice President, Innovation Lab at Canadian tire Corporation presented the retail giant’s journey and success in scaling AI using DataRobot at the Big Data & AI Conference.
Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Davies, MD’20, will be starting her family practice in Woodstock, ON later this month.
Dr. Carol Herbert, former dean of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
Jacqueline Kueper, PhD’22, received the Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal for academic excellence at the graduate level.
Saman Maleki, PhD’14, has been appointed to join IMV Inc.’s Board of Directors. Saman is an Assistant Professor of Oncology, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Medical Biophysics at Western university and a seasoned international expert in the field of immuno-oncology.
Dr. Janice Pasieka, MD’83, receives the Oliver Cope Meritorious Achievement Award of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons.
Dr. Gaurav Puri, MD’09, Chief of Emergency Medicine at Southlake Regional Health Centre joins Cloud DX’s board of directors.
Dr. Meghan Reale, PhD’13, is seeking election to the Conseil Scolaire Catholique Providence (French Separate School Board).
Dr. Joseph Spohn, MD’20, has moved to Gananoque and will practice at Community and Primary Health Care (CPHC) clinic.
Jennifer Trowbridge, PhD’06, has been appointed as the inaugural Dattels Family Chair. Jennifer is an associate professor whose laboratory at the lab’s Bar Harbor campus focuses on the study of cellular changes that can lead to leukemia.
Dr. Jacob Van Dyck, SC.D’14, is the editor of True tales of medical Physics: Insight into a Life-Saving Speciality, the book features an all-star cast of award-winning scholars to introduce the general public to medical physics.
Hemanth Varghese, PhD’04, has been appointed to the position of President & Chief Business Officer at Venus Concept Inc., a global medical aesthetic technology leader.
Andrew Wiles, PhD’09, has been appointed as Vice President of Research and Development at High Q Technologies Inc.
