What’s your background?
Born in India and raised in Toronto. I’m a microbiologist-turned-cancer researcher specializing in molecular biology, cancer pathology, genomics and biostatistics/informatics.
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Why science?
I enjoy learning through hand-on experiments.
Do you have any advice for someone interested in a career in research?
Have total confidence in your ideas, but total skepticism in your results.
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What do you like to do for leisure?
The Leafs and Raptors games are at the top of my list. Followed by movies, music and some binge-worthy tv-shows.
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Any song or book recommendations?
Recommended books for people with scientific curiosity:
•On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
•The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
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Recommended books for everyone else:
•Comics books! (Especially Batman – The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller)
•The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
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If someone were to make a movie about your life, what would the title be?
The Outlier
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