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Dr. Stephanie Ferguson

Obstetrician/Gynecologist | Guelph General Hospital / McMaster University

Obstetrics, Gynecology, Women's Health, IUD, Postpartum Care, Technologies in Women's Health, Health Journalism, Femtech

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Jeanette Bicknell

Conflict Resolution Specialist | Principled Dispute Resolution & Consulting

Less Conflict. Better Results.

Michelle Faubert

Associate Professor | University of Manitoba, Romantic Literature & Visiting Fellow, Northumbria University

Associate Professor in the Department of English, Film and Literature

Dr. Jen Gommerman

Professor | University of Toronto, Department of Immunology

Immunology, Multiple Sclerosis, gut-brain axis, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine

Dr. Anna Metaxas

Professor, Department of Oceanography | Dalhousie University

Oceans, Marine ecology, Marine protected areas, Deep sea, Deep water, Coastal ecosystems, Deep-water corals, Conservation, Near coast, Offshore