In February 2018, Carrie-Lynn Keiski became the new Krembil Research Strategy Development Specialist. In her new role, Carrie will support strategic research initiatives at Krembil, including the development of institutional grant applications and award nominations. She will also manage the Krembil newsletter and annual report.
Carrie has been a member of UHN’s Strategic Research Initiatives Development team for more than four years. During this time, she supported the development of a variety of grant applications for the Ontario Research Fund, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Canada Research Chairs program and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. She has worked with scientists across UHN and has written grants and news stories in different research areas, such as rehabilitation for spinal cord injury, the role of immune cells in cardiovascular disease and health services research.
Carrie benefits from a strong and diverse background in the life sciences. As an undergraduate, she took classes in a wide range of topics including genetics, brain and behaviour, microbiology and epidemiology. She completed a PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Toronto, and then subsequently worked at the bench for a few years at the University’s Department of Chemistry. Throughout her academic and professional career, Carrie has also taken several classes in writing, editing and scientific communication.
Carrie is looking forward to working more closely with Dr. Weaver, the Krembil Directorate team and the rest of Krembil’s research community.