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URL:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/events/mar-3-2022-science-comm
 unication-career-workshop/
SUMMARY:Science Communication Career Workshop
DESCRIPTION:\n\nAre you interested in science communication as a career 
 but aren’t sure how to make it happen? Join the Women’s Health Researc
 h Cluster and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health on March 18th
 \, from 12-1pm to learn more! This event will feature a panel of three sci
 ence communicators\, all with diverse backgrounds\, who will be sharing th
 eir insights and experience in their science communication journey. This 
 event is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about a career 
 in scicomm.\n\nThis event will be held online\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nKate Shin
 gler\n\nKate Shingler is a skilled communications professional with a penc
 hant for strong espresso and Irish mystery novels. Kate began her career a
 s a journalist at the Sherbrooke Record before moving to the broadcast rea
 lm as a local television reporter in Quebec City. She spent a decade at Gl
 obal TV\, covering daily news\, as a show producer for the noon and evenin
 g news and as assistant news director of Global Montreal before moving on 
 to work in public relations for non-profits close to her heart. She led th
 e digital communications team at the McGill University Health Centre Found
 ation\, where she worked to support the hospital’s priorities and raise 
 funds for compassionate patient care\, excellence in teaching and innovati
 ve research.\n\nIn 2020 Kate joined Brain Canada Foundation as Director 
 of Marketing and Communications\, where she uses impact storytelling\, cre
 ative team building and community engagement to underline the critical nee
 d for investment in brain research in Canada. One in three Canadians will 
 experience a brain disorder in their lifetime\, and one in five will exper
 ience a mental illness or addiction concern. With Brain Canada’s one bra
 in-one community approach\, Kate is a proud member of a dedicated group of
  individuals committed to accelerating neuroscience across the country for
  global impact.\n\nKate is an active community volunteer with a commitment
  to supporting children in underserved populations. She sits on the boards
  of the Fraser-Hickson Institute and the Weredale Foundation\, and lives i
 n Montreal with her husband\, their three children and a small dog named C
 harlotte.\n\n\n\nNoeen Malik\n\nNoeen Malik\, PhD\, is the nuclear medicin
 e scientist (specialization: drug discovery and PET/CT imaging)\, a publis
 hed author (The PET Method: Tracer Principle\, Radiochemistry and Medical 
 Applications)\; business strategist (specialization: Theragnostics)\, Exec
 utive Director of Public Affairs at GIANT (Global Immunization Action Net
 working Team\; with WHO-UN)\, California\, and Research Scientist in MIPS\
 , Stanford School of Medicine.\n\nShe also volunteers as a human rights ac
 tivist (Amnesty International\, IRC (International rescue committee)\, and
  IYC-UN) and fundraiser (SOS Children’s Village). She has also started a
  philanthropy program under Scientudio’s umbrella\, “Endorse Hope“\,
  with focusing especially on under-developed countries to help in strength
 ening the internal personnel-capacities. She is also a cartoonist (Science
  Myths Playing Deck: Concept and artwork) and science illustrator and co
 mmunicator.\n\n\n\nAarthi Gobinath\n\nAarthi Gobinath is currently a Senio
 r Medical Writer at MedThink SciCom\, supporting medical communications fo
 r pharmaceutical companies developing therapeutics for infectious diseases
  and rare diseases. Previously\, she worked as a Science Writer for the me
 dical device company Ava Women and as a freelance writer. She completed he
 r PhD in Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia\, where she in
 itially began gaining experience and interest in science communication.\n\
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