1. Imogen Ruth Coe was born on 30 November 1962 and is a British-born biochemist.
20 Facts About Imogen Coe
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Imogen Coe is a professor of biochemistry and founding dean of the Faculty of Science at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto.
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Imogen Coe grew up near Cambridge, and attended the Perse School for Girls.
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Imogen Coe completed her BSc at the University of Exeter in 1984, and then moved to the University of Victoria for her postgraduate studies.
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Imogen Coe earned an MSc with George Mackie and a PhD in comparative molecular neuroendocrinology in 1992 under the supervision of Nancy Sherwood.
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In 1997, Imogen Coe was recruited to York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as an assistant professor.
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Imogen Coe is recognised around the world for her research on the family of proteins that is important in cellular homeostasis, purinergic signaling and the clinical important uptake of drugs involved in cancer, viral and parasitic infections.
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Imogen Coe won Ontario's Premier's Research Excellence Award in 2000.
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Imogen Coe is a member of the board of directors of the Michael Garron Hospital.
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Imogen Coe is a member of the Canadian Mining Innovation Council.
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Imogen Coe is known in Canada, and internationally, for her advocacy in support of equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM, particularly within education.
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Imogen Coe has contributed to HuffPost, The Globe and Mail and Womanthology.
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In 2016, Imogen Coe delivered a TEDx talk at Ryerson University "Change the Numbers: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity in STEM".
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Imogen Coe is a vocal supporter of gender equity in STEM.
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Imogen Coe is focussed on challenging gender stereotypes, increasing accessibility and promoting representation and inclusion for all members of under-represented groups.
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Imogen Coe was recognised as one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the TrailBlazer category by Women's Executive Network in 2016.
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Imogen Coe is on the advisory board of non-profit hErVOLUTION, a group developing education and employment for young women in STEM, and the Executive Advisory Council of FIRST Robotics Canada.
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Imogen Coe is one of the spokespersons for ScienceUpFirst, a science communication initiative aiming at reducing the impact of COVID-19 misinformation online.
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In May 2017, Imogen Coe brought Soapbox Science to North America for the first time.
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Imogen Coe was a keynote speaker at the 2017 Canadian Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics.