Mona NemerWIKIMEDIA, PHILLIP JEFFREYYesterday (September 26), Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Mona Nemer, a cardiology researcher and vice president of research at the University of Ottawa, as the nation’s chief science advisor, Science reports.
The science advisor, who will report to both Trudeau and Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan, is charged with advising government ministers on scientific matters, making government-funded science accessible to the public, and “protecting government scientists from being muzzled,” Science reports.
“I intend to conduct my work in an objective, impartial and open manner to provide the best possible advice,” Nemer tells The Globe and Mail. “I understand the credibility of the position and the benefit that it can provide to Canadians depends on how independent I am going to be.”
Nemer is a recipient of the Order of Canada, a national honor, and has won numerous awards for her research, which focuses on heart development and function, according to The Globe and Mail.
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