Colin Whaley & Liam Taylor Ralph

Two Canadians, educated and trained at Canadian universities and medical schools, writing for the next generation of Canadian premeds.

Colin Whaley

Physician, researcher & educator

Colin Whaley is a physician, researcher and educator. He completed internal medicine residency at the University of Toronto, followed by subspecialty training in respirology at the University of Ottawa. He earned his MD at McMaster University and his BSc in honours science and MSc in pharmacy at the University of Waterloo.

Broadly, Colin's interests sit at the intersection of research, education, technology and patient care. He's passionate about helping people manage illness in ways that let them return to what matters most in their lives. A TEDx speaker and community leader, he has been recognized nationally for his research and has published widely in peer-reviewed journals.

Beyond the wards, he has mentored more than one hundred students on their journeys to professional and graduate programs, focusing on the stories, motivations and lived experiences that inspire people to pursue careers in health care.

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Liam Taylor Ralph

Researcher & artist

Liam Taylor Ralph is a Canadian researcher and artist. He trained as a postdoctoral researcher at the Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto, where he studied molecular mechanisms driving aberrant synaptic plasticity in brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and autism spectrum disorder.

He earned his BSc in honours Health Studies at the University of Waterloo and went on to complete his PhD at the University of Toronto, under the supervision of Professor Graham L. Collingridge. Liam aims to identify novel pharmacological strategies to mitigate synaptic dysfunction to preserve memory and cognition in neurological diseases.

He has presented his findings at several national and international conferences and has published in journals including Nature and Hippocampus.

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