Mary Vyas

Discipline: Not Applicable

Institution: PSC Partners Seeking a Cure Canada

Email: mary@pscpartners.ca

Biography

Mary Vyas - Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, PSC Partners; President, PSC Partners Canada Mary Vyas joined PSC Partners in 2024 as the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. She leads the development and execution of key strategies that align with the organization's long-term goals. Mary oversees the patient registry team, is a member of the research team, and represents both PSC Partners and PSC Partners Canada externally, for example at the PSC Forum through the Center for Collaborative Research, as well as at professional conferences across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. She is the patient-partner Principal Investigator on a team research grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative aimed at clarifying the cellular mechanisms of pediatric PSC and identifying potential cellular targets for effective therapies. Mary's commitment to the organization stems from the profound impact PSC has had on her family's life (as a full-time volunteer 2015-2023). She is the Co-Founder and President of the Canadian affiliate PSC Partners Seeking a Cure Canada. Mary and her husband Jay are proud parents of two young adults. They spend their time between their home in Toronto, Canada, and their home away from home in San Francisco, California. (Full-Time)