Bioscience Education Canada appoints Program Director
June 24, 2010 by admin
The Board of Directors of the Bioscience Education Canada (BEC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Legault as Program Director, effective June 21, 2010.
Mr. Legault has worked at BEC as the program coordinator for the Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge in the greater Toronto area since 2003. He served as chair of the
2nd Annual National Bioscience Educators’ Conference (NBEC) is 2008 and as co-chair for NBEC 2009. He has also been responsible for organizing the annual lecture series
sponsored by The Biotechnology Initiative and Merck Frosst’s “Exploring Minds” workshops.
“We are delighted that Tony has agreed to take on additional responsibilities as program director at BEC,” said Mr. Jeff Graham, Chair of the Board. In his new role, Tony will be responsible for directing BEC’s current programs and developing new initiatives to interest more young Canadians in careers in biotechnology.
Tony is a retired high school biology teacher with a background in kinesiology, neuroscience and developmental biology. Prior to joining BEC, he served as a Biotechnology Research Analyst with the Ontario Government. He also serves on the Animal Care Committee for Sanofi Pasteur Limited. Tony is a member of the National
Association of Biology Teachers and holds a B.Sc. from the University of Guelph, an M.Sc. from Simon Fraser University and a B.Ed. from the University of Toronto.
BEC is the only national non-profit charitable organization with a mandate to develop and operate science outreach programs in biotechnology for students, teachers and
the general public. It is the founder and longstanding national program coordinator of the Sanofi Aventis BioTalent Challenge, a science competition for high school students across Canada begun in 1994.
For more information, please contact BEC at 416-640-0206 or at info@bioscienceeducation.ca
