All CBSN Members are invited to join us for the first CBSN Career Chat of the year

January 8, 2025

4pm ET

Topic: Mobilizing science through careers in policy and communication

with

Victoria Kyeyune

Senior Policy Analyst and GBA Plus Focal Point at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

&

Danielle Nadin

Senior Medical Writer & Learning Solutions Designer at Metrix

Bio:

Victoria Kyeyune

Victoria (pronouns: she/her|elle) describes herself as an integrative systems thinker with an affinity to detailed analysis while also enjoying zooming out to consider the big picture view of our biggest societal challenges. She is a dedicated public servant. A lifelong learner. A scientist. A language artist. A food justice advocate.

Victoria is currently a Senior Policy Analyst and GBA Plus Focal Point at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, in the Indigenous and Sector Diversity Policy Division. With over 20 years of experience as a federal public servant, she has assumed various roles – most recently, as a Policy Advisor to agriculture portfolio organizations, and a Policy Analyst engaged in developing and implementing Canada’s first-ever Food Policy and Canadian Food Policy Advisory Council. Victoria has enjoyed an interesting career journey from science to policy, including: research program support at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), regulatory scientist conducting human health risk assessments and dietary exposure evaluations at Health Canada for agricultural pesticides, natural health products and foods (food additives, contaminants, processing aids, supplemented and novel foods). Pausing her day job to pursue a MA in Human Geography at McGill University, Victoria found the perfect integration of science, policy and justice studying the livelihood impacts of agricultural biotechnology among upland ethnic minorities in rural northern Vietnam. Victoria has a BSc. in Biology from the University of Ottawa, and a post-graduate Certificate in Food Security from Ryerson University.

Danielle Nadin

Danielle Nadin is a Senior Medical Writer & Learning Solutions Designer at Metrix, where she collaborates with pharmaceutical clients to craft impactful training and marketing solutions.

Danielle is passionate about mobilizing science in accessible ways to positively impact peoples’ lives, whether they’re a patient, a health care provider, or a learner looking to grow. Previously, Danielle served as Science Strategy Lead at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Gender and Health. In this role, she translated research on sex, gender, and health into educational resources and provided strategic scientific advice for funding opportunity and policy development. With over 4 years of clinical research experience in neuroscience, Danielle earned her MSc in Neuroscience from McGill University in 2021. Beyond her professional endeavors, Danielle is the co-founder of Black In Neuro and SciComm Collective, nonprofit organizations committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice in STEM.

Please contact the CBSN Project Administrator if you are a member looking for the registration link!

• Second Wednesday of each month
• October 2024 to May 2025
• 4pm ET

This series is open to CBSN Members and to contributors who will be invited by the program committee. 

Register once and we will remind you each month.

Watch this space for future session announcements!

• Feburary 12
• March 12
• April 9
• May 14