David Manly has an Honours Bachelor’s degree in biology/Zoology and a Master’s in journalism, and has been a science writer, presenter, editor, and educator for over 15 years. David has had an eclectic series of jobs, from a children’s birthday party scientist, writer about chickens and biofuels for an agricultural publication, and a copyeditor for a pharmaceutical advertising company. He’s been at SickKids since 2014 as the Research Program Coordinator of Kids Science, a science outreach and communication program, which works with patients at SickKids and students across Toronto and the GTA. The program runs a variety of events, including workshops, demonstrations, lab visits, in-patient programming, collaborations with the PACT & Child Life teams, and internship and mentorship programs for high school students during the summer. David also has an identical twin names Daniel, and never tires confusing people! He also loves learning and speaking about science, specifically animals, pop culture, anything nerdy related, video games, and more!