Christian Smith holds a doctorate in the molecular and cellular biology of cancer from the University of Toronto, has over two decades of experience as a research scientist, and since 2006, has held the position of Manager of Research Operations at the world-renowned Brain Tumour Research Centre in Toronto. Compelled by an insatiable drive to learn new things and challenge himself, Christian returned to graduate studies and completed an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University of King's College in 2017. With luck and an incredible writing community at his back, Christian published his debut nonfiction book, The Scientist and the Psychic: A Son’s Exploration of His Mother’s Gift, with Penguin Random House Canada in December 2020.