Careers Beyond Academia, January 17, 2024

On January 17, 2024, SCN hosted a Careers Beyond Academia session with Christa Studzinski, Director, Business Development & Partnerships, Ontario Brain Institute, and Paul Nagy, Medical Director, Specialty Care and Oncology, GSK Canada

Christa Studzinski, Director, Business Development & Partnerships, Ontario Brain Institute
Christa Studzinski has spent the last 12 years working at the Ontario Brain Institute, where she creates partnerships that help get evidence-based solutions into the community, where people are living with and receiving care for their brain disorders. As the Director of Business Development and Partnerships, she is engaging patient and community groups in the co-development and real-world validation of neurotechnologies; and working with multinationals to help them de-risk their investments into neurotech. In her previous role at OBI, she helped launch the Integrated Discovery Programs, which bring together researchers, clinicians, industry partners and patient groups. Prior to joining OBI, she completed post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Kentucky and the University of Toronto. While completing her PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Toronto, she also co-founded a contract research organization and participated in research that led to the FDA approval of a medical food for Alzheimer’s disease.

Paul Nagy, Medical Director, Specialty Care and Oncology, GSK Canada
Paul Nagy is the Medical Director for the Specialty Care and Oncology therapeutic areas at GSK Canada, a company that aims to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030. Paul leads a team of approximately 20 individuals who are responsible for the strategic and operational execution of scientific engagement, evidence generation and medical education across several disease areas. Finding ways to inspire and empower teams to deliver their best is a true passion. Prior to this role, Paul has worked at several pharmaceutical companies in Clinical Operations, Medical Science Liaison and Medical Science Liaison Management roles. Before joining industry, Paul received his BSc in Biochemistry from Carleton University and received his PhD from the Faculty of Medicine (LMP) at the University of Toronto. Paul is inspired daily by his wife and two sons, who are 7 and 10 years old. In our free time, we enjoy hiking and ski trips, listening to and making music, attending any sporting event we can.