Members

Current Members

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Kimmelman received the 2006 Maud Menten New Investigator Prize (Institute of Genetics), a CIHR New Investigator Salary Award (2008), a Friedrich Bessel-Humboldt Fellowship (2014), and was elected as a Hastings Center Fellow (2018). He has been a commentator in numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, Globe and Mail, and BBC World Service. He also has served in an advisory capacity for the World Medical Association, FDA, and the Canadian Institute of Health Research. Kimmelman formerly chaired the ethics and public policy committee of the International Society of Stem Cell Research, where he led revisions of the society’s ethics guidelines for stem cell research and clinical translation. He has served as a member on three National Academy of Medicine Committees – including one advising NASA on Health Standards for Long Duration and Exploration Spaceflights. He is a deputy editor at Clinical Trials, and an associate editor at PLoS Biology.

When not writing grants or responding to referee comments, Kimmelman can be found wandering through industrial ruins, or listening to contemporary classical music.

Benjamin “Murph” Carlisle

Benjamin Carlisle earned his MA and PhD in the Biomedical Ethics Unit of McGill University. His master’s thesis was a critique of phase IV drug studies, and his doctoral thesis was an analysis of the moral efficiency of clinical trials in anti-cancer drug development. Prior to coming to McGill, he studied philosophy and medical science at the University of Western Ontario. Murph’s side-interests include gardening, fiddle music and sewing.

Charlotte Ouimet

Charlotte is a PhD student in Experimental Medicine at McGill University. She previously graduated from the same institution with a B.Sc. in Biochemistry and an M.Sc. in Experimental Medicine with a specialization in Bioethics. During her undergraduate degree, she worked as a research assistant in the STREAM lab, leading a project empirically examining the clinical impact of post-approval clinical trials of anti-cancer drugs. This project assessed the medical impact of post-approval research efforts. She also participated in multiple projects, including one about the patient burden of developing neurology drugs and one that evaluated success rates and timelines for viral vaccine development. Her Masters research focused on the patient burden of repurposing an anti-cancer drug. Besides her research, Charlotte co-created the Graduate Certificate in Translational Biomedical Science Research at McGill University. The program offers graduate students from various disciplines the opportunity to obtain training in translational science and clinical exposure to help break down knowledge silos and facilitate the flow of innovation and knowledge from bench to bedside.

Selin Bicer

Selin recently graduated from McGill with a B.Sc. in Anatomy and Cell Biology. Before joining STREAM, she worked in various steps of the drug development pipeline, from mice to men. Currently she is focused on a project exploring the differences and difficulties in developing anti-cancer drugs for children as they compare to developing those for adults. In her free time, she enjoys Russian literature, Scandinavian cinema and Sephardic music.

Nicolas Diaz de Leon

Nicolas Diaz de Leon is currently finishing up their master’s degree in medical sociology while conducting their thesis research at STREAM. Prior to landing in McGill’s Sociology program, Nico received an undergraduate degree in neuroscience and philosophy, informing their interdisciplinary trajectory towards science and technology studies. In STREAM, Nico is working alongside Dr. Kimmelman and Dr. Carpier, conducting a qualitative research project on the interface of science and ethics in the neuro-oncology clinical trial context. Specifically, they are interested in the social, cultural, and cognitive forces at play during early phase trial development.

Chuyuan (Eric) Niu

Chuyuan (Eric) Niu is an undergraduate student in Biochemistry at McGill University. He joined the STREAM lab as a student research assistant. His current work focuses on evaluating “long-tail benefit” in clinical trials, examining the frequency with which a subset of patients experience exceptional survival outcomes beyond median estimates, which may inform decision-making, informed consent, and assessments of risk and benefit in clinical trials.

Jenna Johnston

Jenna Johnston is a master’s student in bioethics and philosophy at McGill University. She currently works as the lab coordinator for STREAM. Before joining STREAM, she received an undergraduate degree in philosophy and international relations. Jenna is currently interested in ethical clinical trial recruitment processes, and research ethics more broadly.

Alumni

Post-Doctoral Researchers

PhD Students

Charlotte Ouimet | Renata Iskander | Carole Federico

Master’s Students

Undergraduate Students