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Rebecca Lackman

Rebecca Lackman PhD
Program Officer

Rebecca Lackman is a Program Officer with Grand Challenges Canada. Dr. Lackman leads the Point-of-Care Diagnostics portfolio (Grand Challenge 2) and supports the development and implementation of other Grand Challenges Canada initiatives.

Before joining Grand Challenges Canada, Dr. Lackman worked as a Senior Consultant at SHI Consulting Inc., where she supported the strategic and business planning needs of a spectrum of academic/hospital, industry, not-for-profit and government clients across the global health and life sciences.

Dr. Lackman completed her BSc In biochemistry (Honours, with Great Distinction) at Concordia University’s Institute for Cooperative Education, completing work terms at a start-up biotech, a multinational pharmaceutical company and a government research institute. Dr. Lackman earned her PhD in cell biology and immunology from Yale University and currently serves as a Member of the neWCHapter Executive Committee, Women’s College Hospital Foundation.