SNEHA DAS

(she/her/hers)

I work as a Program Officer at Research Manitoba, a provincial funding agency dedicated to advancing Manitoba's research and innovation ecosystem. In this role, I lead the Innovation Proof-of-Concept grant program, which supports the commercialization of discoveries and innovations, and the Strategic Partnership Program, which supports collaborative research projects of strategic importance to the province.

Before that, I was a Research Development Manager at the Center for Social and Behavioral Science (CSBS), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). I facilitated CSBS’s strategic interdisciplinary research initiatives, provided proposal development support, and managed the internal seed grant program.

My background includes a PhD in microbiology and extensive undergraduate teaching experience. During graduate school, I interned with the Office of Proposal Development at UIUC, where I worked on several large-scale interdisciplinary proposals and managed the weekly research funding opportunities newsletter. This experience was crucial in my career exploration journey and learning about non-academic career paths for researchers.

Science communication is not just a hobby but a genuine passion. I write articles on various scientific topics for different science communication platforms in my free time. I discovered my interest in communicating science as a teaching assistant for an undergraduate molecular genetics discussion course. Since then, I have actively participated in science communication outreach and written articles to promote science literacy. I aspire to make science accessible to everyone. Explore my science communication portfolio and learn more about my work!

Outside of work, I stay active in science writing and in several science outreach and policy initiatives. I volunteer with the Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC) as co‑chair of the Grants and Research Committee, mentor for the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST)’s Quantum Leaps program, and regularly contribute science news articles to ASBMB Today, the member magazine of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).

Beyond my professional and volunteer roles, I enjoy spending time with my husband and puppy, traveling and exploring nature, collecting fridge magnets, and playing board games.

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