RTC Team

Dr. Gaspard Montandon is the Director of the Research Training Centre. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology at the University of Toronto and a Senior Scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital – Unity Health Toronto. His research combines neuroscience, pharmacology, and respiratory physiology to elucidate the mechanisms underlying opioid-induced respiratory depression and overdose.

More information about Dr. Montandon’s research can be found here: www.gasplab.com

Dr. Sofiia Ivantsiv, PhD, is the Research Training Centre Specialist at St. Michael’s Hospital. Prior to joining the Research Training Centre, Sofiia has supervised and improved the educational experience of graduate students as a Project Associate – Team Lead at the Centre for Graduate Professional Development at the University of Toronto, as well as students from grades 1 to 12 in Toronto as a Senior Science Outreach Coordinator at SciHigh, LTRI.

Amani Mirza is a 4th year Public Health Undergraduate student at the University of Waterloo. Over the coming months, Amani will be assisting the RTC, supporting ongoing projects and initiatives.