Name: MaryLena Bleile Current Job: Ph.D Student Scientific Discipline/Field: Statistics Country: Canadian (U.S. Foreign National) Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): B Website: MLenaBleile.tech Twitter or other social media handle: @ML_does_ML What does your job involve? Machine Learning (AI), Applied Math, programming How did you get to this job (education etc.)? B.S. (statistics) & B.Mus. (cello... Continue Reading →
Name: Vincenzo Coia Current Job: Lecturer Scientific Discipline/Field: Data Science Country: Canada Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): G Website: https://vincenzocoia.com/ Twitter or other social media handle: @VincenzoCoia What does your job involve? I develop material and teach as part of UBC’s Master of Data Science program, as well as two graduate level courses in exploratory... Continue Reading →
Name: Landon John Getz Current Job: Ph.D. Student Scientific Discipline/Field: Microbiology Country: Canada Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): G Website: http://landongetz.com Twitter or other social media handle: @landongetz What does your job involve? I am currently studying how a group of ocean bacteria (called Vibrio) survive in the environment. By understanding the genetic regulation of their... Continue Reading →
Name: Chloe Scientific Discipline/Field: Genomics/Environmental DNA Country: Canada Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): L Website: http://www.batacea.com Twitter or other social media handle: @cvrobinson92 What does your job involve? Coordinating community groups in collecting environmental samples (river sediment) and analysing samples using DNA metabarcoding to assess river health through the assemblages of invertebrates present. How did... Continue Reading →
Name: Laura Siracusa Current Job: Researcher Scientific Discipline/Field: Pathobiology Country: Canada Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): L Website: NA Twitter or other social media handle: lsiracusa What does your job involve? I test therapeutic pharmaceutical drugs on cell cultures How did you get to this job (education etc.)? I was offered this job by my... Continue Reading →
Name: Julia Brown Current Job: Manager, Geotechnical Engineering Scientific Discipline/Field: Geotechnical Engineering Country: Canada Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): LTQ Website: NA Twitter or other social media handle: NA What does your job involve? I manage a group of about 30 Geotechnical Engineers and staff at a mulit-national consulting firm. We provide all types of... Continue Reading →
Name: Devyani Kumari Current Job: PhD Candidate Scientific Discipline/Field: Climate Policy, Energy Access, Environmental Finance Country: Canada Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): L Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devyanisingh/ Twitter or other social media handle: @Kumari_Devyani What does your job involve? I work with local communities to work on energy access issues, and climate policy. Currently, I am investigating the impact of woodfuel extraction on forest... Continue Reading →
Current Job: Senior Conservation Scientist, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scientific Discipline/Field: Ecology & Conservation Biology Country: UK Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q etc.): G Website? labandfield.wordpress.com / alexanderbond.org What does your job involve? I do research to support conservation efforts in the UK Overseas Territories, and build capacity with local partners. Right now, this means supporting our efforts on Tristan... Continue Reading →
Current Job: PhD Student Scientific Discipline/Field: Population Genetics Country: I'm from the US but live/work in Canada Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q etc.): G and Q I suppose. I’m also fond of Å, because who doesn’t like tiny circles? Website? http://www.genomicconflict.com What does your job involve? I do primarily computational research, analyzing genomic sequences and simulating... Continue Reading →
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