Zoya Retiwalla

Zoya Retiwalla joined Ontario Genomics is 2020.
In her current role, she is responsible for developing and executing Ontario Genomics communications and marketing strategy and supporting sustainability through targeted stakeholder management.
Zoya helps develop resources through mission-driven government partnerships.
Additionally, she helps maximize the sustainable growth of Genome Canada and Ontario Genomics programs.
Before joining Ontario Genomics, Zoya worked as a communication, marketing, and recruitment coordinator at the TRP, University of Toronto.
Zoya has also held a genetic data analyst and communications executive position at Jatropha Wellness.
She honed her business & communications acumen as a partner at sustainable landscape solutions firm in Mumbai, Urban Gardens.
During her graduate studies at the University of Mumbai, Zoya worked at NIRRH to develop a serological testing kit against Aspergillus fumigatus, a virulent fungus rampant in India.
She brings a diverse mix of scientific and genomic knowledge, communications, stakeholder engagement, and business experience to her role at Ontario Genomics.
Zoya received her B.Sc.
and M.Sc.
Honours specializing in Biotechnology from the University of Mumbai and completed her research dissertation at the National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, India.
She recently earned her Masters of Health Science in Medical Genomics from the University of Toronto.