In facing death, Concordia neuroscientist Nadia Chaudhri built a lasting legacy and inspired thousands
CBC
Updated Oct. 6, 2021.
Nadia Chaudhri, who was renowned for creating awards for underrepresented young scientists and raising awareness about ovarian cancer amid her terminal diagnosis, has died. She was 43.
Chaudhri's friend and colleague, Krista Byers-Heinlein, tweeted confirming her death Wednesday afternoon, saying she had died the previous evening.
"She leaves behind her Sun and Moon, a loving extended family, colleagues and students, friends around the world, and so many others who have been touched by her and her story," Byers-Heinlein wrote, referring to Chaudhri's six-year-old son and husband.
"Nadia wanted the end of her life to be marked with a celebration of everything she brought to the world, rather than a mourning of what we have lost."
CBC wrote about Chaudhri's work to fundraise for underrepresented students in palliative care last month.
The original story on Chaudhri appears below:
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