Moderators
Youth Advisory Council, Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (CIHR-IHDCYH)
Eki is highly skilled and experienced in youth engagement, community advocacy and empowerment, and working directly with marginalized communities. She is committed to improving outcomes related to the social determinants of health for vulnerable families, children, and youth. An avenue...
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Speakers
Chief Science Advisor's Youth Council, M.A.Sc. Aerospace Engineering
Max King, from Edmonton, Alberta, is an engineer currently working on the next generation of space exploration with MDA in Toronto. Max completed his undergraduate degree in Materials Engineering from the University of Alberta, and has a Master’s in Applied Science from the University...
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Patient Partner and Clinical Research Coordinator, The Hospital for Sick Children
Vina has lived with chronic pain for the last 12 years and copes with her pain by turning it into her purpose. Vina’s pain began in her teenage years after an injury that led to trigeminal neuralgia and chronic migraine. She also experiences chronic back pain from a spinal cord...
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Youth Advisory Council, Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (CIHR-IHDCYH)
Sarah is currently earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at MacEwan University, and finishing her training as a Patient and Community Engaged Researcher at the University of Calgary. Living with chronic health conditions, Sarah became passionate early on about healthcare...
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Doctor E.P. Scarlett High School
Rachel Simantov is a high school student in Calgary AB. She received an NSERC Young Innovator grant to support her ‘Framework for Optimal Pandemic Management’ school project which won first prizes in the Calgary Youth Science Fair and took her project to the national competition...
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