Anny Fortin

Anny Fortin is an Adjunct Member of the Department of Biochemistry at McGill University and the Director of Research at Dafra Pharma R&D in Belgium, a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development and sales of drugs against infectious diseases on the African market. She holds a doctorate in Biochemistry from McGill University, during which she specialized in host response to infections and the study of complex genetic diseases. Her Ph.D. work was attributed the Governor General's Gold medal for most outstanding McGill graduate receiving a Ph.D. in Natural Sciences and Engineering in 2002-2003, and the Thomas Haliburton Henry Award. Dr. Fortin has now accumulated 10 years of experience in the corporate sector in the field of genetics, drug target identification and anti-infectious drug development. She is also present on the academic scene through numerous publications, presentations and training of graduate students. Since 2008, Dr. Fortin is a board member of the Canadian Gene Cure foundation where she is works at promoting research in the field of genetics.