Uzma Urooj, PhD

Uzma has a Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroimaging from the University of York, UK, and BSc Honors in Neuroscience and Linguistics from the University of Toronto, Canada. A science policy practitioner with experience in research management, technology transfer, and strategy development/implementation, Uzma is currently working as the Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister of Science Innovation and Industry at the Government of Canada. She is intimately involved at the interface of science and policy and serves on the Canadian Science Policy Centre’s strategic advisory committee. Uzma also chairs the Young Professional Network at Innovation Science and Economic Development (ISED and regularly participates in mentoring and career development events to impart whatever she has learned to those coming behind her.

Uzma is the inaugural chair of the ladies wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Research Association (AMRA) that aims to connect Canadian researchers and scientists belonging to the jumaat. She also serves on the translation team struck by Huzoor-e-Anwar (aba) tasked to translate Khalifa Saani (ra)’s sermons and books. She has the humble honour to represent Jumaat’s views at interfaith symposiums on multiple occasions. On local jumaat level, she is serving on the talim team and regularly shares Islam Ahmadiyya’s teachings on various religious and contemporary topics.