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Soapbox Science Toronto - 2026

is a global public outreach platform for promoting women and non-binary scientists and the science that they do. Our 2026 event will be held at the festival in September at David Pecault Square, 215 King St. W., Toronto, on Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27.

Saturday Soapbox Speakers

Sept. 26, 12:00 - 3:00 pm

Our speakers are expersts in their fields and will be able to answer your burning questions.

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G枚zel Atakgayeva

Toronto Metroppolitan University

Host-pathogen interactions

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Liv Engel

University of Toronto

Neuroscience

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Tai Odeyemi

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Cybersecurity and trustworthy digital systems

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Dr. Monika Schmidt

University Health Network

Emergency medicine, health equity

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Kerenza Cheng

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Computational biology

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Spandana Chereddy

University of Guelph

Computational biology, AI

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Dr. A. W.. Peet

University of Toronto

Theoretical physics

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Ishita Shreshtha

Toronto Metropolitan Unviersity

Cancer diagnostics

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Dr. Chenielle Delahaye

De La Enzie Essentials

Biotechnology

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Denny Maranga

ROM, University of Toronto

Vertebrate paleontology

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Mads Rose

University of Toronto

Evolutionary anthropology

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Wan Wang

University of Toronto

Evolution and ecology

Sunday Soapbox Speakers

Sept. 27, 12 - 3 pm

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Dr. Reema Kumar

York University

Organic waste fermentation

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Sinthuja Sugathas

University of Guelph

Sustainable agriculture and climate change

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Yubing Chen

University of Waterloo

Sex differences in immunology

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Nowreen Sarwar

University of Waterloo

Nutrition

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Dr. Adebola Adeleye

University of Waterloo

Antimicrobial resistance

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Eleanor Cloves

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Cancer biology

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Cicely Henderson

Univeristy of Waterloo

Mathematics

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Emily Wedde

University of Waterloo

Nanoscience and materials chemistry

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Dr. Jennifer Williams

Women's cardiovascular health

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Ericka De Oliveira

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Environmental and analytical chemistry

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Alexx Riemenschneider

University of Toronto

Chidlren's brain tumours