Shawn Rhind, PhD

Defence Scientist, Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)
Associate Professor, University of Toronto

Dr. Shawn Rhind earned his doctorate in Immunobiology from the University of Toronto. He completed an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Defence & Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine (DCIEM) and US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), examining biomolecular interactions between neuro-endocrine-immune systems under severe physiological stress and environmental extremes and their impact on health and performance. Today, Dr. Rhind is a senior Defense Scientist in the military Operational Health Group at DRDC Toronto and an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, where he leads an integrative – molecular to systemic – translational research team. His research spans basic laboratory science to human clinical trials, and is currently focused on elucidating the biological basis and therapeutic interventions for combat-related psychological and physical trauma, including PTSD and battlefield care after traumatic shock and brain injury.