IWS Montreal Leaders (City LEaders)
Betty Kassa - IWS City Leader
Catherine D’Aguiar - IWS City Leader
Catherine D’Aguiar - IWS City Leader
Born in Ethiopia and raised in the Netherlands. After finishing my BSc at the VU University in Amsterdam, I was yearning to do my MSc abroad. Luckily, I received a scholarship to study at the biotechnology campus INRS-Institut, Armand Frappier where I completed my MSc in experimental health sciences in 2019. The campus was intimate and sm
Born in Ethiopia and raised in the Netherlands. After finishing my BSc at the VU University in Amsterdam, I was yearning to do my MSc abroad. Luckily, I received a scholarship to study at the biotechnology campus INRS-Institut, Armand Frappier where I completed my MSc in experimental health sciences in 2019. The campus was intimate and small, but remarkably diverse. There, I learned to communicate and collaborate with people from different backgrounds.
After graduating, I held different jobs in customer service and inventory control. These jobs enhanced my skills in communication and administration. I am now excited to join this great initiative to unite international and immigrant women in science. I hope to contribute in ways that will connect the individual members and the leaders even more, where we can help each other out in any way possible.
Beside science and education, I enjoy physical workout. Nowadays I am also interested in acrylic painting and blog writing.
Catherine D’Aguiar - IWS City Leader
Catherine D’Aguiar - IWS City Leader
Catherine D’Aguiar - IWS City Leader
My father is native to Georgetown, Guyana and my mother is from St. Andrew, Jamaica. The year with the "Storm of the Century,” they moved to Montreal, Quebec. I grew up enjoying numerical and strategic games, which was the beginning of my analytical interest, as I later on completed my undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Psychology at
My father is native to Georgetown, Guyana and my mother is from St. Andrew, Jamaica. The year with the "Storm of the Century,” they moved to Montreal, Quebec. I grew up enjoying numerical and strategic games, which was the beginning of my analytical interest, as I later on completed my undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Psychology at McGill University in Montreal. I decided to continue to work in academia, by managing multiple research projects related to stress, aging and neurodevelopment. One of my primary goals has always been to enhance my managerial skills and thus I earned a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration and obtained the Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)®. I presently support the production of clinically concentrated training programs in the Life Sciences sector. I believe in life-long learning and I enjoy reading materials on finance, success habits, and, more recently, neuroplasticity.
Sumedha Sachar - IWS City Leader
Catherine D’Aguiar - IWS City Leader
Sumedha Sachar - IWS City Leader
I started my career in science by chasing Microbes (Bsc in Microbiology), exploiting them (MSc in Biotechnology) and going after them (Ph.D. in Nanobiotechnology), before coming to Canada in 2014, to expand the horizon of my research, at first as a Postdoc at University of Montreal and later at CHU-St Justine. As much as I like working on
I started my career in science by chasing Microbes (Bsc in Microbiology), exploiting them (MSc in Biotechnology) and going after them (Ph.D. in Nanobiotechnology), before coming to Canada in 2014, to expand the horizon of my research, at first as a Postdoc at University of Montreal and later at CHU-St Justine. As much as I like working on the bench, I believe Science without communication is trivial. Currently, with science at heart and a pen in hand, as a science writer, I am trying to connect the dots and learn every day. I am also involved in a number of local policy initiatives and working at an interface of Science and Policy.
Born and raised in the heart of India (New Delhi), I am proud of the vibrant and diverse culture I belong to and while Canada welcomed me with open arms, I had my share of struggles in the foreign land, like many immigrant women, before finding my niche. My utmost desire to connect with my peers, not only to exchange ideas but to hear different perspectives and experiences, brought me to IWS and I stand with its mission to support Women in Science across Canada.