CDTRP New Research Manager: Katie Bain
The CDTRP is pleased to announce that Katie Bain has accepted the role of Research Manager for Themes 3, 4 and 5. We welcome her expertise in the field of research and are excited to work with her on the team!
Katie’s bio
Katie Bain lives, works and plays in London, Ontario.
She is a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®, a graduate of the Honours Bachelor of Applied Technology – Biotechnology Program at Fanshawe College. She has completed the McMaster Health Forums Masterclass in Patient-Oriented Research.
She started my career managing research labs in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Western University. Afterward, she joined the ICES Kidney Dialysis and Transplantation Program, where she coordinated their grants and patient engagement program. Now, she is here with us and is excited to be CDTRP’s new research manager for Themes 3, 4, and 5. You can reach her at katie.bain@cdtrp.ca.
Some fun facts about Katie:
- I can’t whistle.
- Pre –pandemic I worked part-time at a comedy club.
- I turn old broken jewelry into art.
- I practice yoga at least 3x a week.
- I have 91 house plants in my one-bedroom apartment and, therefore, the cleanest air ever.
ity of Alberta and has received training in patient-oriented research through the University of Calgary’s PACER (Patient and Community Engagement Research) Program. He is the Patient, Family, and Donor Partnerships & Education Manager with the Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program. In this role, Manuel builds relationships patient partners with investigators and strengthens capacity among CDTRP patient partners.
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Sherrie is the Founder of Ashley’s Angels, a 3rd party fundraising initiative supporting The Hospital for Sick Children transplant program, which she formed following her daughter’s liver transplant in August 2009. She is responsible for overseeing and leading the organization’s strategies and overall direction.
born and raised in Edmonton, AB. With a degree in Music Performance (saxophone performance) and Education, Lindsey has taught for over a decade in the Edmonton Public School system. When she is not teaching, she is very involved in the music community, performing in the Edmonton Winds, conducting her own community ensemble (The Beer League Band) and on numerous musical boards across the province. For the past 5 years, Lindsey has had to take a break from teaching after having her amazing son, George. Maternity leave did not goes as expected as George was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy at 5 months old and required 2 heart transplants before the age of 4. During this time, Lindsey has also began to dedicate her time building and expanding her charity: Big Gifts for Little Lives, where they raise money to fund Pediatric Heart Transplant research at the Stollery.
Okonofua’s bio
Dr. Caigan Du is a scientist at the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and an assistant professor in the Department of Urologic Sciences at the University of British Columbia. He received a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry in UK and postdoctoral training in Immunology in USA. He is interested in the pathogenesis of kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury and transplant rejection, and molecular control of urinary malignancies. He has been studying the impact of kidney donor-derived factors on renal allograft rejection, and the molecular pathways of kidney injury and regeneration in experimental models. He is also interested in developing medical solution including drugs made from natural compounds for all kinds of health problems, including immune disorders, organ preservation, kidney failure and urinary cancer. He is the PI of many grant supports from the Kidney Foundation of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Heather Badenoch is a non-directed living liver donor and communications strategist. As the president of Village PR, she provides strategic communications direction and training to not-for-profit clients in community and health. An active transplant volunteer, Heather helps transplant candidates find living donors by running their public appeals, small and large, pro-bono. She also mentors potential living donors on the path to living donation. Heather is a volunteer with the UHN Centre for Living Organ Donation and the Canadian Donation and Transplant Research Program. She and her spouse adopt rescue dogs and volunteer together with Community Veterinary Outreach, a group providing free veterinary care to the pets of people who are homeless.
Sean Dicks is a clinical psychologist who has 20 years’ experience supporting both families of organ donors and transplant recipients. While it is rare for him to have contact with a donor family and recipient linked to the same organ donation-transplantation event, his contact with families who have lived experience with organ donation on the one hand, and patients who have received transplants on the other hand has provided opportunities to explore how their journeys become linked when they attempt to make sense of and find meaning in their respective crises.
Terri Hansen-Gardiner is a Cree speaking Metis woman from Northern Saskatchewan as well as a 10 year Breast Cancer Survivor. Her tireless spirit and dedication to her community is undeniable. Terri is a cancer survivor who travels around the province to provide assistance, information, and support to Indigenous patients who are trying to access and navigate the cancer care system.
