Speaker
Senior Advisor, Science Policy branch, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Nicola Lauzon, MSc
Nicola Lauzon is a Senior Advisor, Science Policy branch at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. In this role, Nicki seeks to understand the ways in which CIHR policies and programs may reinforce systemic barriers, biases, and inequities and supports CIHR in efforts to achieve an equitable, diverse and inclusive health research funding system. Nicki holds a M.Sc. Health Studies from the University of Waterloo, is a proud mom of humans and dogs, and is eagerly awaiting the day when the pandemic will allow her to leave her basement office and return to her CIHR office and colleagues.