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Our Featured Speakers 2025

Daphne Jiang: University of Toronto medical student and co-founder of URSA

Taha Malik: Pharmacology & Molecular Genetics Undergrad, neurobiology researcher, and mentor

Franco Miguel Valencia: Computer Science, Neuroscience, Psychology Undergrad and Stanford data science intern 

Aryan Regmi: University of Toronto medical student 

Aksshatt Bariar: Computer Science Specialist undergrad, computational biology researcher, start-up co-founder 

Ethan Tang: University of Toronto surgical robotics masters graduate (PCIGITI lab at SickKids)

Research Database

Research Database

Unlock research opportunities tailored to your interests. Browse our curated database of faculty-mentored projects, internships, and independent research positions. Find the experience that matches your academic goals and launch your research career today.

Unlock research opportunities tailored to your interests. Browse our curated database of faculty-mentored projects, internships, and independent research positions. Find the experience that matches your academic goals and launch your research career today.

Demystifying Careers in

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Demystifying Careers in Biotech Seminar

Demystifying Careers in Biotech Seminar

Demystifying Careers in Biotech is an annual seminar designed for students interested in entering the biotechnology field and exploring career directions across academia, entrepreneurship, and industry. The event features a panel of distinguished speakers with backgrounds spanning academic research, startup leadership, and the translation of scientific discoveries into industry, commercialization, and strategy.

Through keynote talks and discussion, the seminar offers attendees the opportunity to learn from professionals shaping the sector, understand the skills and preparation needed to break into the biotechnology sector.

Demystifying Careers in Biotech is an annual seminar designed for students interested in entering the biotechnology field and exploring career directions across academia, entrepreneurship, and industry. The event features a panel of distinguished speakers with backgrounds spanning academic research, startup leadership, and the translation of scientific discoveries into industry, commercialization, and strategy.

Through keynote talks and discussion, the seminar offers attendees the opportunity to learn from professionals shaping the sector, understand the skills and preparation needed to break into the biotechnology sector.

Demystifying Careers in Biotech is an annual seminar designed for students interested in entering the biotechnology field and exploring career directions across academia, entrepreneurship, and industry. The event features a panel of distinguished speakers with backgrounds spanning academic research, startup leadership, and the translation of scientific discoveries into industry, commercialization, and strategy.

Through keynote talks and discussion, the seminar offers attendees the opportunity to learn from professionals shaping the sector, understand the skills and preparation needed to break into the biotechnology sector.

Our Featured Speakers 2025

Dr. Leo Chou: Assistant Professor at U of T’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine by Design Investigator, pioneering programmable self-assembling materials for drug delivery, cell screening, and precision medicine


Santiago Plata: Biotech innovator and co-founder of a MIT VMS-supported startup, with experience in synthetic biology, medtech strategy at Tenomix, and award-winning ventures like Plasmid.AI


Nhien Dinh: U of T student in Medicinal & Biological Chemistry, with research spanning industry (Sanofi), academia, and biotech entrepreneurship through her start-up Osteo360.


Dr. Kevin Kuang: Chief of Staff at Manhattan Genomics, with a background working for McKinsey & Company and Loblaw Companies Ltd

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