Imogen Coe
{{short description|British-born biochemist}}
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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Imogen Coe
| birth_name = Imogen Ruth Coe
| image = Imogen Coe, Ryerson University crop.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1962|11|30}}
| workplaces = Toronto Metropolitan University
| alma_mater = University of Exeter
University of Victoria
| doctoral_advisor = Nancy Sherwood
| known_for = Equilibrative nucleoside transporters
| website = {{official URL}}
}}
Imogen Ruth Coe (born 30 November 1962) is a British-born biochemist. Educated in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, Coe has taught at York University in Canada. She is a professor of biochemistry and founding dean of the Faculty of Science at Toronto Metropolitan University (previously Ryerson University) in Toronto.
Early life and education
Coe grew up near Cambridge, and attended the Perse School for Girls. She completed her BSc (hons) at the University of Exeter in 1984, and then moved to the University of Victoria for her postgraduate studies.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cdnsciencepub.com/blog/women-in-science-dr-imogen-coe.aspx|title=Women in Science: Dr. Imogen Coe|website=cdnsciencepub.com|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220092218/http://www.cdnsciencepub.com/blog/women-in-science-dr-imogen-coe.aspx|url-status=live}} She earned an MSc with George Mackie and a PhD in comparative molecular neuroendocrinology in 1992 under the supervision of Nancy Sherwood. Next, she joined the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Centre at the University of California, San Francisco, working as a postdoctoral fellow working on the role of adenosine transporter (membrane transport proteins) with Adrienne Grant and Ivan Diamond.{{Cite journal|last1=Coe|first1=Imogen R.|last2=Yao|first2=Lina|last3=Diamond|first3=Ivan|last4=Gordon|first4=Adrienne S.|date=1996-11-15|title=The Role of Protein Kinase C in Cellular Tolerance to Ethanol|url=http://www.jbc.org/content/271/46/29468|journal=Journal of Biological Chemistry|volume=271|issue=46|pages=29468–29472|doi=10.1074/jbc.271.46.29468|issn=0021-9258|pmid=8910614|doi-access=free|access-date=19 February 2018|archive-date=2 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602200215/http://www.jbc.org/content/271/46/29468|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}} In 1994 she was awarded an Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship to work with Carol Cass in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Alberta.{{Cite web|url=http://www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-imogen-coe/|title=381: Dr. Imogen Coe: Studying Drug Transport Proteins for Use in Novel Therapies and Supporting Diversity in STEM – People Behind the Science Podcast|website=peoplebehindthescience.com|date=23 January 2017|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033538/http://www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-imogen-coe/|url-status=live}}
Career
In 1997, Coe was recruited to York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as an assistant professor.{{Cite web|url=http://biology.gradstudies.yorku.ca/faculty/i-coe/|title=Imogen Coe {{!}} Biology {{!}} Faculty of Graduate Studies {{!}} York University|website=biology.gradstudies.yorku.ca|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320043836/http://biology.gradstudies.yorku.ca/faculty/i-coe/|url-status=live}} There she established her research lab, which is focused on understanding the structure, function and regulation of nucleoside transporters. In 2005 she was the first woman to chair the Department of Biology, and subsequently promoted to Associate Dean, Research and Partnerships for the Faculty of Science in 2011.
= Research =
Coe is recognised around the world for her research on the family of proteins that is important in cellular homeostasis, purinergic signaling and the clinical important uptake of drugs involved in cancer, viral and parasitic infections.{{Cite web|url=https://watersummit.ca/speaker/imogen-coe/|title=Imogen Coe – Canadian Water Summit|website=watersummit.ca|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152039/https://watersummit.ca/speaker/imogen-coe/|url-status=live}}
Current research interests include understanding the underlying structure of Equilibrative nucleoside transporters (ENTs) and whether novel chemotherapies, such as nucleoside analog drug in combination with ultrasound microbubble treatments, can enhance drug efficacy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ryerson.ca/coe/|title=Homepage – Imogen Coe – Ryerson University|website=ryerson.ca|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033111/https://www.ryerson.ca/coe/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ryerson.ca/coe/dean-s-lab/whatwedo/|title=What We Do, Coe Lab|website=ryerson.ca|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033526/https://www.ryerson.ca/coe/dean-s-lab/whatwedo/|url-status=live}}
In 1998 she won a Banting Research Foundation Biochem Pharma Award.{{Cite web|url=http://bantingresearchfoundation.ca/2017/06/16/imogen-coe-2/|title=Imogen R Coe, PhD – Banting Research Foundation|website=bantingresearchfoundation.ca|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220041927/http://bantingresearchfoundation.ca/2017/06/16/imogen-coe-2/|url-status=live}} She won Ontario's Premier's Research Excellence Award in 2000. In 2012 she was recruited to Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) as the founding Dean of the newly formed Faculty of Science.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research//stocks/private/person.asp?personId=302915346&privcapId=4277546&previousCapId=8939129&previousTitle=Guardian%20Capital%20Advisors%20L.P.|title=Imogen Coe: Executive Profile & Biography|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152043/https://www.bloomberg.com/research//stocks/private/person.asp?personId=302915346&privcapId=4277546&previousCapId=8939129&previousTitle=Guardian%20Capital%20Advisors%20L.P.|url-status=live}} At Toronto Metropolitan University, she is appointed within the Department of Chemistry and Biology and is also an affiliate scientist in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Keenan Research Centre at St. Michael's Hospital.
Coe is a member of the board of directors of the Michael Garron Hospital.{{Cite news|url=https://crowesoberman.com/events/women-4-women-stem/|title=Women for Women 2016: Investing in women in STEM|work=Crowe Soberman|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=26 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826080741/https://crowesoberman.com/events/women-4-women-stem/|url-status=live}} She is also a member of the Canadian Mining Innovation Council.
= Public engagement and science advocacy =
File:Ryerson University Dean of Science, Professor Imogen Coe.jpg Coe is known in Canada, and internationally, for her advocacy in support of equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM, particularly within education. Coe has contributed to HuffPost, The Globe and Mail and Womanthology.{{Cite news|url=http://www.womanthology.co.uk/bringing-science-streets-removing-barriers-full-inclusivity-professor-imogen-coe-founding-dean-faculty-science-ryerson-university-toronto/|title=Bringing science to the streets and removing barriers to full inclusivity – Professor Imogen Coe, Founding Dean of the Faculty of Science at Ryerson University in Toronto – Womanthology|date=2017-05-17|work=Womanthology|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152035/http://www.womanthology.co.uk/bringing-science-streets-removing-barriers-full-inclusivity-professor-imogen-coe-founding-dean-faculty-science-ryerson-university-toronto/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/how-we-can-finally-put-an-end-to-manels/article36921084/|title=How we can (finally) put an end to 'manels'|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=27 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127132456/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/how-we-can-finally-put-an-end-to-manels/article36921084/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/dr-imogen-coe|title=Dr. Imogen Coe {{!}} HuffPost|website=HuffPost|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=28 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528182653/https://www.huffpost.com/author/dr-imogen-coe|url-status=live}} In 2016, Coe delivered a TEDx talk at Ryerson University "Change the Numbers: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity in STEM".{{Citation|last=TEDx Talks|title=Change the Numbers: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity in STEM {{!}} Imogen Coe {{!}} TEDxRyersonU|date=2016-08-24|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63xTTTYWEQ8|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=22 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422023803/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63xTTTYWEQ8|url-status=live}} She is a vocal supporter of gender equity in STEM.{{Cite news|url=http://www.industryandbusiness.ca/insight/women-in-tech-there-is-no-limit|title=Women in Tech: There Is No Limit|work=Industry and Business|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033424/http://www.industryandbusiness.ca/insight/women-in-tech-there-is-no-limit|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/author/dr-imogen-coe/|title=Dr. Imogen Coe|website=HuffPost|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033416/http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/author/dr-imogen-coe/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://cspc2017.sched.com/event/B7lr/the-next-150-years-of-science-in-canada-embedding-equity-delivering-diversity-les-150-prochaines-annees-de-sciences-au-canada-integrer-lequite-promouvoir-la-diversite|title=CSPC 2017: The Next 150 years of Science in Canada:...|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=28 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528182652/https://cspc2017.sched.com/event/B7lr/the-next-150-years-of-science-in-canada-embedding-equity-delivering-diversity-les-150-prochaines-annees-de-sciences-au-canada-integrer-lequite-promouvoir-la-diversite|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ryerson.ca/edistem/about/|title=About Dr. Imogen R. Coe|publisher=Ryerson University|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033545/https://www.ryerson.ca/edistem/about/|url-status=dead}}{{Citation|last=Ryerson Social Innovation|title=Ryerson #IMACHANGEMAKER Spotlight Series: Imogen Coe, Dean, Faculty of Science|date=2015-08-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yfFHGHhPKY|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=19 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519004228/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yfFHGHhPKY|url-status=live}} Coe is focussed on challenging gender stereotypes, increasing accessibility and promoting representation and inclusion for all members of under-represented groups.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fighting-gender-stereotypes-stem-1.4354302|title='We're missing out': Canada urgently needs diversity in STEM fields, report says|publisher=CBC News|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=19 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219142130/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fighting-gender-stereotypes-stem-1.4354302|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/newly-unveiled-research-chairs-take-aim-at-diversity-gap-in-canadian-science/article37312603/|title=Newly unveiled research chairs take aim at diversity gap in Canadian science|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=15 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215032116/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/newly-unveiled-research-chairs-take-aim-at-diversity-gap-in-canadian-science/article37312603/|url-status=live}} She was recognised as one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the TrailBlazer category by Women's Executive Network in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wxnetwork.com/wxn-unveils-2016-canadas-most-powerful-women-top-100-to-celebrate-and-inspire-female-leaders/|title=WXN Unveils 2016 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 to Celebrate and Inspire Female Leaders|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=28 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528182652/https://wxnetwork.com/404.aspx?404;http://www.wxnetwork.com:80/wxn-unveils-2016-canadas-most-powerful-women-top-100-to-celebrate-and-inspire-female-leaders/|url-status=live}}
Coe is on the advisory board of non-profit hErVOLUTION, a group developing education and employment for young women in STEM, and the Executive Advisory Council of FIRST Robotics Canada.{{Cite web|url=http://informedopinions.org/view-expert-profile/?expert-id=894&wpv_view_count=21457&wpv_paged=3|title=Imogen Coe – Dean, Faculty of Science, Ryerson University|website=Informed Opinions|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220151847/http://informedopinions.org/view-expert-profile/?expert-id=894&wpv_view_count=21457&wpv_paged=3|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.hervolution.org/category/science/page/2/|title=Science {{!}} hEr VOLUTION {{!}} Page 2|website=www.hervolution.org|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152105/http://www.hervolution.org/category/science/page/2/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstroboticscanada.org/about-us/girls-in-stem-eac/|title=GIRLS in STEM Executive Advisory Council – FIRST Robotics Canada|website=firstroboticscanada.org|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033511/http://www.firstroboticscanada.org/about-us/girls-in-stem-eac/|url-status=live}} She is one of the spokespersons for ScienceUpFirst, a science communication initiative aiming at reducing the impact of COVID-19 misinformation online.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Who are ScienceUpFirst|url=https://www.scienceupfirst.com/en/who|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127014846/https://www.scienceupfirst.com/en/who|archive-date=27 January 2021|access-date=26 January 2021|website=ScienceUpFirst}}
While Ryerson University's Dean of Science (2012–2018), Coe gave many conference keynotes and plenaries, as well as giving university lectures and speaking at workshops. On 26 October 2015, she delivered the inaugural International Ada Lovelace Day Lecture at York University, Toronto.{{Cite web|url=https://www.http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2015/10/20/faculty-of-science-and-the-york-libraries-host-events-honouring-ada-lovelaces-legacy/|title=York University celebrates Ada Lovelace's legacy}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In May 2017, Coe brought Soapbox Science to North America for the first time.{{Cite web|url=http://soapboxscience.org/soapbox-science-2017-toronto/|title=Soapbox Science 2017 Toronto|date=2 February 2017|access-date=2018-12-08|archive-date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209170655/http://soapboxscience.org/soapbox-science-2017-toronto/|url-status=live}}
File:Imogen Coe at Soapbox Science Toronto May 2017.jpg
She was a keynote speaker at the 2017 Canadian Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.physics.mcmaster.ca/ccuwip/speakers/|title=CCUWiP 2017 @ McMaster|website=physics.mcmaster.ca|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=3 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703020705/http://www.physics.mcmaster.ca/ccuwip/speakers/|url-status=live}}
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