Dr. Mulu Geletu Heye, senior research associate in the Gunning Lab at University of Toronto Mississauga, came to Canada was to work as a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of microbiologist Leda Raptis at Queen’s University. Full article from the UTM here.
From the article: "The opportunity to come to Canada was to work as a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of microbiologist Leda Raptis at Queen’s University. A cancer survivor and brilliant academic, Raptis is someone that Geletu Heye describes as embodying resilience.
“Professor Raptis has played a huge role in my career and work ethics,” says Geletu Heye, noting that Raptis held a spot for Geletu Heye until after her second child was born and she was ready to join the lab.
“I learned a lot from her and definitely intend to support other scholars in whatever way I can in the ways I have been supported.” "