Lisa Varano

Senior Communications Specialist, MA
Staff

upstreamlab.comms@unityhealth.to

About

Lisa Varano joined Upstream Lab as a Senior Communications Specialist in 2025 to help the scientists share their research with the public and partners. She brings a journalism background to her new role, having been the Deputy Editor of The Conversation Canada (a collaboration between journalists and academics) and a News Writer at CTV News Toronto. Lisa has a BA in political science from McGill University and an MA in journalism from Western University. She is originally from Montreal and lives in Toronto.

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