This event was organized by the CAN Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee chairs Jenn Murray and Derya Sargin and hosted and moderated by Dr. Paul Sheppard (postdoctoral fellow, UWestern) and Dr. Olivia Reshmi Ghosh-Swaby (Postdoctoral fellow, UWestern).
It started with a presentation by Support Our Science Representative Shalini Iyer, and was followed by a panel discussion about economic barriers trainees face today.
We are grateful for the open discussion and shared perspectives from all panelists
- Dr. Sam Weiss, Professor at UCalgary, Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
- Dr. Sarah MacFarlane, Professor at UCalgary,Director of the REALISE Career Development Program
- Dr. Maithe Arruda-Carvalho, Associate Professsor at UofT, mid-career researcher
- Dr. Annemarie Dedek, Assistant Professor at University of Waterloo, early-career researcher
- Dr. Haley Vecchiarelli, Postdoctoral fellow (Trembley lab, UVic)
- Adiia Stone, CGSD-holding PhD student, (Murray lab, UGuelph)
We are also grateful to IBRO, the International Brain Research Organization, for sponsoring this important event.