I didn’t start out wanting to translate research. I started by doing it.

As a biochemistry student, I worked in research labs across Germany and Montréal, and later completed my master’s degree at the University of Victoria, where I studied Rett syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental condition. Like many researchers, I spent years generating data, writing reports, and contributing to discoveries that mostly lived in academic journals.

It wasn’t until I joined the University of British Columbia through the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute that something became impossible to ignore. I worked closely with researchers, trainees, and clinical teams, helping organize studies, support projects, and communicate findings, while knowing that much of this work depended on patients and families who would likely never hear the results.

I began to notice a pattern: important discoveries were being made, but they weren’t reaching the people who mattered most. Research that could inform everyday health decisions often stayed behind paywalls, technical language, or institutional boundaries.

That gap is where Knowledge in Practice began.

Today, my work focuses on bringing health research out of academic silos and into public understanding. I believe people shouldn’t need scientific training to know what research is happening, why it matters, or how it might affect them or their loved ones. When research is shared clearly and honestly, it builds trust, improves participation, and makes evidence part of everyday life.

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