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RTC Annual Report 2015 - 2016
Trainee Alumni – Where are They Now?
Baycrest and the Rotman Research Institute are fertile training grounds for futur e leaders
across diverse environments including academia, industry, government, and the not - for -
profit sector. In 2015 - 2016, a number of RRI alumni moved on to prestigious positions
across North America. They include:
• Dr. Babak Afshin - Pour (formerly
Strother Lab) - Senior Data Scientist,
Real Time Solutions
• Dr. John Anderson (formerly Hasher &
Grady Labs) – Post - doctoral Fellow,
York University
• Dr. Erin Dickie (formerly Paus Lab) –
Research Analyst, Centre for Addiction
& Mental Health
• Dr. Zainab Fatima (formerly McIntosh
Lab) – Visiting Scholar, Northwestern
University, Chicago
• Dr. Leon French (formerly Paus Lab) –
Scientist, Centre for Addiction &
Mental H ealth
• Courtney Gray (formerly Paus Lab) –
Game Designer & User Researcher,
Company & Co.
• Dr. Stephanie Hutka (formerly Alain
and McIntosh Labs) – Neuroscientist,
DAQRI Computer Software,
California
• Dr. Jake Kurczek (formerly
Rosenbaum Lab) – Assistant
Pr ofessor, Loras College, Iowa
• Dr. Rosanna Olsen (formerly Ryan
Lab) – Scientist, Rotman Research
Institute
• Dr. Melissa Pangelinan (formerly
Paus Lab) – Assistant Professor,
Auburn University, Alabama
• Dr. Cristina Saverino (formerly
Grady Lab) – Clinical Fellow,
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
• Dr. Marie St - Laurent (formerly
Buchsbaum Lab) – Manager, BRaIN
program, Research Institute of the
McGill University Health Centre
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