Meet the 2024-2025 Council
President and VPs
President
Lia Morton
Honours Project: In Dr. Pineault's lab, I study hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC).
Why I joined TMM: Smaller class sizes, amazing research opportunities, and a great group of like-minded people!
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Fun fact: I'm a huge sports fan!
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Favourite food: Rice
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Email: pretmmsa@uottawa.ca
VP Finance
Josh Zeldin
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Honours Project: Identifying potential GLUT1 upregulators to treat GLUT1 deficiency
Why I joined TMM: To get more exposure to biomedical research, take more focused and informative courses than what was offered downtown, and meet like-minded individuals
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Fun fact: I took three years of ancient Latin in high school!
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Favourite food: Sushi
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Email: fintmmsa@uottawa.ca
VP Bilingual
Julianne Morin
Honours Project: My current research project in Dr. Lalu’s lab aims to explore the potential of extracellular vesicles derived from regulatory T-cells (Treg EVs) as a treatment for acute lung injury.
Why I joined TMM: Joining TMM gives you unique research opportunities, and the small class sizes make it easy to connect with your peers and professors.
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Fun fact: I've swum with pink dolphins in the Amazon River!
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Favourite food: Sushi
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Email: biltmmsa@uottawa.ca
VP Internal
Maryam Yassin
Honours Project: Pre-clinical investigation of signaling pathways of GLUT1 upregulating therapeutic leads through pathway inhibitors to treat GLUT1DS.
Why I joined TMM: Amazing group of peers, invaluable research opportunities and relationships with mentors!
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Fun fact: I collect Jellycats
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Favourite food: Shawarma
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Email: inttmmsa@uottawa.ca
VP External
Jordan Yin
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Honours Project: to understand the immunomodulatory properties of exosomes derived from SMAC Mimetics and Type I Interferons in cancer cells
Why I joined TMM: For the opportunity to learn the latest advancements in various fields of research and science, and integrate myself in a research-oriented environment where I can then apply the knowledge I acquire. I also joined for the chance to work closely and collaboratively with my peers and professors and strengthen my communication, networking, and problem-solving skills!
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Fun Fact: I love teaching lifesaving and lifeguarding!
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Favourite food: Sushi​
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Email: exttmmsa@uottawa.ca
VP Academic
Abha Ranjitkar
Honours Project: This summer I’ve been screening a glycogene cas9 library to see if knocking out any of those genes will improve CAR-NK cell’s anti-tumour function in tumour micro environments.
Why I joined TMM: I was very curious about TMM3009 (phage lab)!
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Fun fact: I have a tiny extra hole on my ear
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Favourite food: I love any and all noodles
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Email: acatmmsa@uottawa.ca
Coordinators
Social Media Coordinator
Emily Schraeder
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Honours Project: Optimizing the differentiation of pericytes into newborn neurons to enhance post-stroke recovery
Why I joined TMM: To be involved in and learn about cutting-edge biomedical research, as well as to be a part of a supportive community, with smaller class sizes and like-minded people:)
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Fun Fact: I've lived in 6 different countries!
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Favourite food: Vietnamese spring rolls
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Email: soctmmsa@uottawa.ca
Promotions Coordinator
Tracy Xie
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Honours Project: Using CRISPR-Cas9 to engineer phage genomes in the Rudner lab
Why I joined TMM: The people and the valuable mentorship opportunities
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Fun fact: I enjoy running and weight lifting in my free time!
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Favourite food: Scallion pancakes
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Email: protmmsa@uottawa.ca
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Outreach coordinator
Serena George
Research and Careers Coordinator
Sahib Moga
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Honours Project: Investigate the effect of chemotherapeutic drugs on cancer stem cells in triple-negative breast cancer cell lines
Reason to join TMM: The tightknit community, the hands-on learning, the interconnectedness of course content.
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Fun Fact: I can solve a Rubik's cube in under a minute!
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Favourite food: Korean BBQ
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Email: rnctmmsa@uottawa.ca
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Coordinator
Omar Moghrabi
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Honours Project: Analyzing gene expression data on bulk and single-cell levels for biomarker identification in tumors for drug response prediction
Why I joined TMM: The tightknit community, the hands-on learning, the interconnectedness of course content
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Fun Fact: I can identify just about any country's flag
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Favourite food: Sushi​
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Email: editmmsa@uottawa.ca
Recruitment coordinator
Daniel Nguyen
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Honours Project: Working under Dr. Emilio Alarcón, focusing on synthesizing photoactive collagen-like peptides and assembling them into hydrogels as a material that promotes scarless wound closure.
Reason to join TMM: Joining TMM allowed me to discover my passion for chemical biology research. I enjoyed making new friends and building strong connections with researchers and professors through our small class sizes and research programs. Join TMM!
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Fun Fact: I love organic chemistry!
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Favourite food: Shawarma / Ramen
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Email: rectmmsa@uottawa.ca
Advisors
Senior Advisor
Ayesha Syed
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Research project: BSc. in TMM and MSc. in CMM. In Dr.Wiper-Bergeron, where my research focuses on uncovering the secretomes of seven cancer cell lines in the context of cancer cachexia.
Reason to join TMM: Check out the pinned video's in our IG :)
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Fun Fact: I love writing poetry!
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Favourite food: Chai<3
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