We are so excited to welcome our first guest to KBP: Dr. Martha Lyon! After completing two bachelor's degrees (a B. Ed. and a B Sc.) at Queen’s University in Ontario, she continued on to complete a masters degree in the Dept of Pharmacology & Toxicology, and a PhD in the Dept. of Pathology at her alma mater. Currently, she’s a Clinical Biochemist and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine. In the course of her successful career as a clinician, educator, mentor, & researcher, Dr. Lyon has lent her talents to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, the Universities of Washington, Calgary, & Saskatchewan, and the Saskatoon Health Authority. A few highlights of her publication history include: feeding pigs blueberries in the pursuit of healthier hearts (Kalt et al. 2008), investigating how electronic medical records can help create a better experience for transgender patients (Patel, Lyon, & Luu 2021), evaluation of point-of-care devices for accurate glucose detection (Lyon et al. 2019), and planning how to optimize Saskatoon laboratories for surges in COVID testing (Lyon et al. 2020).

Not only is Martha an incredible scientist and pioneer in her field, but she also fuels her accomplishments outside of the lab as an avid x-country skier, powerlifter and documentary-film maker. We cannot wait for you to meet her and hear her story!

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