A conversation with the women and men involved in our foundation. Today we introduce you to Viveka Parameswaran, B.Eng, MS, PMP, CSM AC: Can you describe your professional background? Viveka : I’m a mechatronics engineer by education with specialization in robotics and automation. I have worked as a project manager...
Today, we introduce you to Antoine Gervais, Development Coordinator, Nature Conservancy of Canada. AC: Can you present your professional background? AG: I have a background that could be considered atypical, since it takes place in several disciplines and above all reflects my passions: culture, hospitality and, now, social involvement through...
A conversation with the women and men involved in our foundation. Today we introduce you to Nicolas Theberge, Board Member at Ataxia Canada. AC: Can you describe your professional background? NT: I work for a medical technology company. For 10 years, I’ve been educating clinicians and physicians all about diagnosing...
Help us reach our first goal of 100 followers on LinkedIn! Our objective with this platform is to raise corporate awareness and get more visibility towards potential partners who would consider supporting our research projects and activities aimed at a better quality of life for people with familial ataxia. Like this...
Following my last article, I will continue to tell you my story. Last time around, I talked about my childhood and mentioned what was “wrong” with me. Today you are going to find out what is “wrong” there. So here we go! For 11 months, I had all kinds of...
The story I am going to tell you today is mine and how Friedreich’s ataxia came into my life. First, what is Friedreich’s ataxia? It is an incurable degenerative disease caused by genetics that affects the neuromuscular system and coordination. It all started when I was about 10 years old....
Hello, I will start by introducing myself : Dominique Ruiz-Courcelle, 50% Québécoise , 50% Salvadorian , 24 years old, speaks French, English and Spanish, lives in Gatineau, likes traveling, cinema, traveling , series , traveling, reading, traveling, eating, traveling, seeing shows, traveling… and traveling too! Meanwhile, I live with Friedreich’s Ataxia since my diagnosis at the age of 13. I say that I live in a shared apartment because I refuse...