In addition to being a Canada Research Chair in Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Professor Abouheif is the recipient of various grants, fellowships and awards such as the distinguished Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship as well as the NSERC, FQRNT and Canadian Foundation for Innovation grants. He spoke and moderated workshops in numerous conferences, symposiums and seminars in Canada, USA, Jordan, Germany, France, Spain, Austria and Sweden. Mr. Ahmad Ashkar - Moderator (Entrepreneurship and Scientific Innovation)