Alumni Profiles
Meet Our Alumni
Apr 2, 2026
When Connie Putterman joined U of T’s Translational Research Program as a mature student with a deep interest in autism, she wasn’t sure she belonged. But what she lacked in traditional research credentials, she made up for in lived experience — and the program showed her just how valuable that could be.
Feb 27, 2026
Across roles as an entrepreneur, scientist, engineer and strategic leader, Temerty Medicine alumnus Liam Kaufman has built a career focused on translating advanced AI and clinical research into real‑world health care tools.
Feb 18, 2026
Halfway through her one-year term as Ontario Medical Association president, Temerty Medicine alumna Zainab Abdurrahman (MD '07) discusses her educational and career journey as well as her hopes for the future.
Jan 22, 2026
The Big-Canoe Chair in Indigenous Health will honour the late John Big-Canoe, a Temerty Medicine alumnus and trailblazing physician from the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation whose professional mission was deeply rooted in patient-centred care and service to Indigenous communities before his life was tragically cut short at age 33.
Dec 9, 2025
Temerty Medicine pharmacology & toxicology alumnus Arda Minocherhomjee acknowledges the privilege of his higher education and generously supports the institutions that helped shape him and his career. We talked to him about his life, work and philanthropy.
Dec 1, 2025
Vanessa Gonçalves is an assistant professor in the departments of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Psychiatry, and an associate member of the Institute for Medical Science (IMS) at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. Goncalves is also an independent scientist in the molecular brain sciences department at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
She leads the MitoNeuroLab at CAMH’s Tanenbaum Centre for Pharmacogenetics. The lab’s team investigates how mitochondrial dysfunction contributes ageing in mental illnesses and the onset and progression a variety of mental health conditions.