This week, RCIScience lost one of our most devoted supporters, Dr. Deborah Zamble. Deborah served initially on the Royal Canadian Institute’s Council and then Board for many years, starting in 2006. She was a valued member of the Program Committee, working to advance our mission to connect Canadians with science. Deborah was passionate about making science available to everyone, particularly people outside of the scientific and academic community, and especially kids. She was always available to help ensure everything went smoothly at our events, often bringing her own young family. At our family programs in particular, Deborah made sure that all of the children attending found something fun and interesting to do. In her quiet but incisive way, Deborah was a great sounding board for ideas, always ready with an honest opinion and generously extending invitations to her network on behalf of RCIScience.

Deborah was also a very accomplished scientist working at the intersection of biology and chemistry at the University of Toronto. You can read more about her work at the Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto.

We send our deepest sympathies to her family, friends, students and colleagues.

RCIScience is planning formal recognition of Deborah’s service and contributions to RCIScience. Details will be announced in the Fall.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Sunnybrook Neurology Division may be made at https://donate.sunnybrook.ca/sleep.