Dr. Caroline Tait, Synapse Mentor Profile
Present
Dr. Caroline Tait
Professor, Department of
Women and Gender Studies
University of Saskatchewan
- 2003 Receives PhD in Medical Anthropology from McGill University
- 1993 Is the first person in her family to receive a bachelor's degree
- 1986-1987 Travels to South Africa, witnesses apartheid, finds it similar to troubles of Canada's Aboriginal peoples
- 1970s Grows up in Saskatchewan with no phone or running water
Future
Kara Nadeau
High-school Student, Fannystelle, Manitoba
- 2006 Enters Sanofi-Aventis Biotech Challenge for first time
- 2005 Starts kids summer camp with older sister, Jenelle, on family farm
- 2005 Passes exam for first classical ballet class
- 2000 Enters project on genetically modified organisms in province-wide science symposium
The Future - It's yours to change
Who was your first mentor? Will you be someone's mentor?
CIHR wants you to become a role model and mentor for high-school students interested in health research. Join CIHR's youth outreach initiative, known as Synapse - CIHR Youth Connection.
Synapse is a meeting place, a junction that brings together young Canadians with health researchers.
CIHR's Synapse program helps match Canadian health researchers who want to talk to young people about science and technology with science literacy organizations skilled at reaching high-school students. Synapse partners include Let's Talk Science, ACTUA and Youth Science Foundation Canada.
Mentors help
- spark the interest and enjoyment of health research, science and technology for young people;
- give young people of all backgrounds the chance to imagine themselves as health researchers, scientists or engineers;
- provide young Canadians with a positive and supportive learning environment, helping them set long-term career goals and short-term learning
objectives; and - make health research part of everyday life.
If you're interested in joining the program or would like more information, please e-mail synapse@cihr-irsc.gc.ca or call us at 613-952-9709. You can also learn more online on the Synapse website.