Windsor, Ontario-born and raised, Jillian (Hatnean) Murray received both her B.Sc. Hon. Biochemistry with Thesis (2006) and her PhD in Chemistry (2011) from the University of Windsor, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship (2013) at the University of Toronto. Jillian has been with Mitacs since 2013 and is currently an Account Manager supporting the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas specializing in helping companies to develop research projects in biomanufacturing, life sciences, cannabis, and finance/risk management.