Larissa Moniz

Larissa Moniz is a highly accomplished professional in the field of research and knowledge translation, currently serving as the Director of Research and Mission Programs at Fighting Blindness Canada since December 2019. Prior experience includes leadership roles at Prostate Cancer Canada, where Larissa held the positions of Director of Evidence and Knowledge Translation and Manager of Research and Knowledge Translation, as well as a Senior Knowledge Officer at Prostate Cancer UK. Larissa's extensive research background includes positions as an Evidence Officer at Macmillan Cancer Support and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the UCL Cancer Institute. Larissa completed a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and an Hon. B.Sc. in Zoology at the University of Toronto, where Larissa's research contributed to a first-author publication regarding the NEK10 kinase role in the DNA damage response to UV radiation, alongside the establishment of enzymatic techniques and novel reagents.