Soapbox Science Junior 2018
We hosted our first-ever Soapbox Science Junior event on May 15-16, 2018, at the Festival of Trees at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.
Soapbox Science Junior followed the same engaging format as the traditional Soapbox Science events, but with a specific focus on children and youth aged 4 to 18. This event stood out in two significant ways:
- It was part of a children’s literacy festival open to school classes, but not the general public. In contrast, official Soapbox Science events aim to engage people of all ages.
- While Soapbox Science speakers are typically PhD candidates or holders, Soapbox Science Junior featured presenters at all education levels, from high school students to PhD scholars.
Soapbox Junior Speakers
The Festival of Trees - May 15th, 2018
Project Manager
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
Pathology for kindies
PhD Candidate
University of Toronto
Unraveling Hidden Hunger - Fortification to the Rescue
Graduate Student, Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto
#ScienceofSequencing: how your DNA can help unravel the genes behind rare neurodisorders
Graduate Student, Biomedical Physics
Ryerson University
Incredibubble!
Marine Ecologist
LGL Limited Environmental Research Associates
What makes marine mammals some of the coolest animals on earth?
Research Assistant
University of Toronto
What do craters on the Moon have to say about dinosaurs on Earth?
PhD Student
University of Toronto
Attack of the killer sperm! Discovering why sperm and eggs of different species cannot communicate
Undergraduate Student, Chemistry
Ryerson University
#RationallyReduce: the fate of plastics in our environment
PhD Candidate
University of Toronto
No Sugar Coating - Is Your Pancreas Sweet?
Graduate Student, Biomedical Physics
Ryerson University
Blasting Bubble for Better Health!
PhD Candidate, Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto
Microbes: friend or foe?
Graduate Student, Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto
Finding a Needle in the Haystack: How We Discover New Medicines
The Festival of Trees - May 16th, 2018
Undergradute Student, Medical Physics
Ryerson University
Treating cancer with protons (Proton therapy)
PhD Candidate
Ryerson University
From the outside in: How we can stop cancer cell growth
Graduate Student, Biomedical Physics
Ryerson University
If I could listen to your blood, what would it tell me?
PhD Student
University of Toronto
Can you see your stem cells? [Eye] can see!
PhD Candidate
University of Toronto
How can medicine fix mistakes in our genes?
PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Toronto
MATH EXTINCTION! What can math tell us about our impact on biodiversity?
Co-Founder
STEM Kids Rock
STEM Kids Rock's Time Machine
Graduate Student, Cardiovascular Science
University of Toronto
Using Bubbles to Carry Medication & Treat Cardiovascular Diseases
Medical Physicist
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Radiotherapy Medical Physicist? Who is that?
Undergraduate Student, Biomedical Science
Ryerson University
Making Baby Coco Puffs in Wastewater!
Research & Education Consultant
BeSpatial Consulting
Using pictures from space to tour our solar system
PhD Student, Molecular Science
Ryerson University
Cells that eat nasty bugs
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