Dr. Todd Duhamel is a Red River Métis citizen, a professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba and a Principal Investigator at the St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre. His research is primarily centered on the role of physical activity in cardiovascular health, with a focus in people with different levels of frailty who experience cardiac surgery. Dr. Duhamel also serves as the Associate Vice-President (Indigenous) - Research and Academic (AVPI-RA) at the University of Manitoba.