Show Notes
Today I’m speaking with Dr. Gregory Anderson, one of the founding professors of the Biotechnology program at Georgian College and a staunch advocate for developing research programs at his institute. He joined the faculty in 2015 after spending 12 years as a Researcher at both Sunnybrook and Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. While there, his research focused on using high-resolution, high-throughput physics imaging techniques to try to understand the roles that various genes played in the development of the cardiovascular system and ultimately their contribution to the development of cardiovascular disease. This work required the collaboration of various scientific teams from around the world, which helped foster in Dr. Anderson the idea that truly great research cannot be done without great teamwork skills.
Dr. Anderson holds both an MSc and a PhD degree from the University of Toronto in Medical Biophysics, as well as a BSc from the University of Waterloo in Biology and Chemistry. Dr. Anderson is well versed in the scientific method, as he’s published 13 peer-reviewed papers on his research, most recently in 2020. Today, Dr. Anderson continues to contribute to research at Georgian College as the Research Lead for Health and Wellness Sciences.
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