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Academic title(s): Associate Professor School of Physical and Occupational Therapy Associate Member Department of Biomedical Engineering Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Consciousness and Personhood Technologies Dr. Stefanie Blain-Moraes is the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Consciousness and Personhood Technology (2019-2024). Since starting at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University in 2016, she has been principal or co-applicant on 29 successfully funded grant proposals that have brought a total of $9.6M to Canadian researchers; including $3.3M in operating funds awarded directly to her lab. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of her research program, she has been a Principal Investigator on grants awarded from all three branches of the Canadian Tri-Council (NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC). She has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers on the detection of consciousness and the development of technologies to maximize the personhood of non-communicative individuals. Her inventions are protected under one US Patent, and several Notices of Invention. Dr. Blain-Moraes’ research was recognized with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University’s Principal’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers in 2022, and has been featured in National Geographic, STAT news, the New Scientist and CTV National News. To date, Dr. Blain-Moraes has trained 51 highly qualified personnel (5 postdoctoral fellows, 4 PhD, 11 MSc and 24 BSc thesis students), and supervised an additional 56 undergraduate students for their capstone design projects. Collectively, her students have been awarded over $1.3 million through 33 scholarships and fellowships, and have received national and international recognition for their research and contributions to academia. The excellence of Dr. Blain-Moraes’ teaching and training was recognized with the 2020 Faculty of Medicine Teaching Innovation Award from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University and by the 2023 Carrie M. Derrick Award for Graduate Teaching and Supervision.

Academic title(s): Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry Associate Member Department of Biomedical Engineering

Academic title(s): Assistant Professor Department of Medicine Associate Member Department of Biomedical Engineering

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Academic title(s): Assistant Professor Department of Oncology Associate Member Department of Biomedical Engineering

Academic title(s): Professor Canada Research Chair in Brain Plasticity and Development Departments of Physiology, Psychology, Neurology and Neurosurgery Associate Member Department of Biomedical Engineering

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Academic title(s): Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Academic title(s): Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine Canada Excellence Research Chair in Lung Regenerative Medicine Faculty, Meakins-Christie Laboratories (Meakins) Scientist, Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program (RESP) at the Research Institute of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) Principal Investigator, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Regenerative Medicine Network (MRM Network)