INSPIRE Program 2026

INSPIRE Banner June 15-26, 2026

 

“INSPIRE is an excellent venue for students to be exposed to state-of-the-art modern biophysics along with careers in industry that the broader field applies to. And it provides them with a playground to delve deeper into exciting experiments.” 

Ruby Sullan, Biophysical Chemist, UTSC

 

 

 

Faculty Instructors


Mark Currie

Dr. Mark Currie

Department of Cell & Systems Biology, UTM

 

Amanda Hargrove

Dr. Amanda Hargrove

Department of Chemistry, UTM

Visit the Hargrove Lab

Josh Milstein

Dr. Josh Milstein

Department of Physics, UTM

Visit the Milstein Lab

Nguyen Ba

Dr. Alex Nguyen Ba

Department of Cell & Systems Biology, UTM

Visit the Nguyen Ba Lab

Sarah Rauscher

Dr. Sarah Rauscher

Department of Physics, UTM

Visit the Rauscher Lab

 

 

 

 

Faculty Guest Speakers


Head shot of Aiden Brown

Dr. Aidan Brown

Department of Physics, Toronto Metropolitan University

Head shot of Iva Zovkic

Dr. Iva Zovkic

Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, UTM

Head shot of Haissi Cui

Dr. Haissi Cui

Department of Chemistry, U of T St. George

Heat shot of Yu Shi

Dr. Yu Shi

Department of Physics & Astronomy, Western University

Head shot of Jumi Shin

Dr. Jumi Shin

Department of Chemical & Physical Sciences, UTM

 

 

 

 

 

Entrepreneurship Talks


Head shot of Martin Croteau

Dr. Martin Croteau

President and CEO, Aventis Consulting Group Inc.

Conrad Neil Canoneo

Conrad Neil Canoneo

Activator Director, Nucleate Canada

 

 

 

 

Meet the INSPIRE Team


Head shot of Sherif El Tawil

Sherif El Tawil

Director, Partnerships & Innovation, UTM

Faisal Halabeya

Faisal Halabeya

Lead Instructor & Program Coordinator

Josh Milstein

Dr. Josh Milstein

Associate Professor,
Dept of Physics, U of T | Dept of Chemical & Physical Sciences, UTM

 

 

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