Dr. Tara Gomes is a Scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital, Scientific Director of Urban and Community Health at Unity Health Toronto, and Program Director of the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network. She is also an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto and holds a Canada Research Chair in Drug Policy and Substance Use. Her research program focuses on drug safety and policy research, with a specific interest in developing evidence to inform policies that address the ongoing drug toxicity crisis across Canada and that integrate perspectives of impacted communities.