2019-2020 Cohort of Parex Innovation Fellows
Dr. Peter Facchini
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science
Dr. Facchini’s research is aimed at understanding the biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, and physiology of high-value metabolite biosynthesis in plants, with a focus on the production of pharmaceutical alkaloids and cannabinoids in opium poppy and cannabis respectively.
Dr. Joel Reardon
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science
Dr. Reardon’s research focuses on cybersecurity, an area in which he holds extensive domain knowledge, particularly as it relates to smartphones.
Dr. Kristina Rinker
Professor, Centre for Bioengineering Research and Education and Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering
Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine
Dr. Rinker’s biomedical engineering research focuses on science and technology development for the advancement of diagnostics and therapeutics in cancer and cardiovascular disease. For over 20 years, she has investigated how the dynamic nature of the body affects how cells function in health and disease and respond to therapeutic treatments.
Dr. George Shimizu
Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary
Dr. Shimizu’s research focuses on the preparation and characterization of novel porous solids, and has applications to carbon capture and energy management.
Dr. Marc Strous
Professor, Department of Geoscience, Faculty of Science
Campus Alberta Innovation Program (CAIP) Chair in Energy Bioengineering
Dr. Strous’ research focusses on the development of an economically feasible bioprocess for large scale CO2 conversion.
Dr. Orly Yadid-Pecht
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering
iCORE Chair in Integrated Sensors and Intelligent Systems
Dr. Yadid-Pecht’s work focusses on the development and transfer of CMOS (active pixel sensor) based imaging technologies into the academic and business communities.