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Asrar led a team of #NASA and European Space Agency #ESA experts that included NASA’s Dana Bolles, an #engineer working with NASA for 30 years. Bolles is a #DisabilityAmbassador in space and Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths ,#STEM, and was part of the first crew of #DisabledProfessionals that flew in zero-gravity under #MissionAstroAccess (an organization that promotes #disability in STEM and space). The other co-author is Dr. Thu Jennifer Ngo-Anh from the European Space Agency (ESA), who has served as Team Leader for ESA’s Human and #Robotic Exploration, responsible for coordinating ground-based and space-based science activities.

Asrar is also a national mentor for #Equity, #Diversity, #Inclusion, and #Accessibility #EDIA in primary care through an initiative under the Equity in #Health Systems Lab and College of Family #Physicians of #Canada. 

https://voiceonline.com/toronto-universitys-dr-farhan-asrar-leads-nature-publication-on-unique-disability-inclusion-and-diversity-project/