Roman Szumski

Roman Szumski is a Canadian pathologist and public servant based in Toronto, Ontario. He currently serves as special advisor to the Vice President of Research and Innovation at McGill University.[1] He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.[2]

History

Szumski attended McGill University from 1977-1980, graduating with honours with his Bachelor of Science in immunology. He then studied at Queen's University from 1981-1984 for his Doctor of Medicine before completing medical internships and training from 1984-1989.[3]

Career

Szumski was founding CEO of Calgary Laboratory Services (CLS), which "brought together public and private laboratory services in the Calgary Regional Health Authority into a novel PPP public-private partnership." He worked there from 1996-1999.[1:1]

From 1999-2003, Szumski worked as Vice President of Science & Technology at MDS.[1:2] While at MDS, he "led the development of new business initiatives in cancer therapeutics and personalized medicine."[2:1]

He joined National Research Council Canada (NRC) in 2005 as Vice-President of Life Sciences.[2:2]

COVID-19

From June 2020 to May 2021, Szumski served as Senior Vice President of COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), working closely with Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) to "select and acquire COVID-19 vaccines for the Canadian population."[1:3]


  1. Roman Szumski. LinkedIn. Retrieved November 4, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.11.04-044448/https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-szumski-b6179586/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. Biography: Roman Szumski. National Research Council Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20211204051212/https://nrc.canada.ca/en/corporate/corporate-overview/biography-roman-szumski ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. Experience | Roman Szumski. LinkedIn. Retrieved November 5, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.11.05-174420/https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-szumski-b6179586/details/education/ ↩︎

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Liam Sturgess

Liam Sturgess

Liam Sturgess is a Canadian writer, researcher and investigative reporter focused on issues of human rights and civil liberties, with a particular interest in the COVID-19 pandemic. He is the founder of White Rose Intelligence.

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