CHRIM Graduate Professional Development presents a talk by Dr. Jean-Eric Ghia.

Topic

Science Communication: Lab to Life

Speaker Details

Dr. Jean-Eric Ghia is a Professor at the University of Manitoba, where he heads the Basic Gastrointestinal Biology Research Section of the Manitoba Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Clinical Research Centre. His Neurogastroenterology lab is a local hub for innovative colitis prevention strategies targeting chromogranin-A and the brain-gut axis, and his research is notably funded by NSERC, CCC and the part of the CHIR Spor Imagine. He is also a science communicator who has served as co-producer, columnist, host, scientific director, co-author, and curator of over 245 radio segments, magazines, exhibitions, and web series in Canada. He is the founder and director of the Microdiploma in Science Communication at the University of Manitoba. He is a member of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, the Chair of the Publications and Archives Committee of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, and the Research Advisory Committee of Research Manitoba. He is Vice-President of Acfas-Manitoba and President of the Alliance française du Manitoba. In recognition of his scientific leadership, he has received numerous distinctions and awards of excellence, including the Platinum Jubilee Medal from Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 and the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes académiques from the French government.

Details

Tuesday, October 7, 12:00 – 1:30 PM
JBRC 500