Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Honoree
2021
Neurosurgeon & Entrepreneur
KHSC & Cerebelly
Teresa is a neurosurgeon, scientist, entrepreneur and mom-of-3. While pursuing her PhD at Stanford, she employed a multidisciplinary approach to identify a novel drug target in medulloblastoma, the most common pediatric brain tumor. She went on to repurpose a drug based on her work and launched a multi-institutional first-in-child trial for the management of medulloblastoma in collaboration with the PBTC. She also co-founded Cerebelly, veggie-first baby food that provides 16 brain-supporting nutrients. Cerebelly is the 1st shelf stable baby food to earn the Project Purity Award.
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