Dr. Saverio Stranges is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics within the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. He also holds a cross-appointment as Professor in the Department of Family Medicine. His research interests include Cardio-metabolic disease epidemiology and prevention, Quality of life and aging research, and global health. He answers the question of “has the COVID-19 pandemic increased or decreased the general public's trust in science?"