Alumni Profile: Colleen Doyle

Colleen Doyle

BSc ’10, Honours Science
MSc ’14, Chemistry

Colleen Doyle is the Director of Canadian Research at the ALS Society of Canada (ALS Canada). She earned her BSc from the University of Waterloo in 2010, with minors in chemistry and psychology. Colleen continued her studies at the University of Waterloo, earning a MSc degree in 2014. Her graduate research focused on better understanding the misfolding and aggregation of the ALS-associated protein superoxide dismutase (SOD1). In 2017, she joined ALS Canada and has been a member of the Research Team ever since. Over the past several years, Colleen has led the national research granting program while also managing the day-to-day operations of the Canadian ALS Research Network (CALS). In her current role, Colleen oversees the strategic direction of ALS Canada’s research efforts across the country, working to strengthen the Canadian ALS research community, foster connections between ALS Canada and Canadian researchers and support research initiatives that drive meaningful progress toward a world free of ALS.