Strand E: Science and Public Health Issues
Daniel Meister
Career Profiles
Master's Student, Kinesiology
Dure Butt (she/her)
Career Profiles
Operations Associate
I work in a team that helps streamline the processes used to create support materials for healthcare professionals and patients.
Nevicia Case (she/her)
Career Profiles
Postdoctoral Fellow
I do research on how to make stem cell therapies more accessible, while also making sure they're safe and effective in treating diseases.
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Backgrounders
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Corey Nislow (he/him)
Career Profiles
Professor and Genomics Research Chair
I study how drugs work and how an individual’s genetic makeup can affect their response to drug treatment.
Rhiannon Cooper (she/her)
Career Profiles
Epidemiologist
I monitor the patterns and trends of infectious diseases across the province.
Khashayar Farzam (he/him)
Career Profiles
Emergency Medicine Doctor
As an ER doctor, I take care of any patient who comes through the hospital door for literally anything!
Megan Coles
Career Profiles
Pediatric Nurse
I care for the inpatients admitted to the medical-surgical units at my local children's hospital.
Xin Yi Dong (she/her)
Career Profiles
Medical documentation Specialist
I review and analyze medical and insurance data to make sure it is accurate.
Bukola Salami (she/her)
Career Profiles
Professor, Faculty of Nursing
I do research with Black communities and teach undergraduate and graduate students.
Dr. Paula Littlejohn (she/her)
Career Profiles
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
I research problems that affect peoples’ health, specifically in children.
Nicole Redvers (she/her)
Career Profiles
Associate Professor and Director of Planetary Health
I carry out Indigenous health research and support Indigenous communities and organizations in their health research needs.
Ayo Bolaji
Career Profiles
Computational Biologist
I assist in the monitoring of microorganisms, bacteria and viruses that may have an effect on our health.
Meghana Munipalle (she/her)
Career Profiles
Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering
I am a graduate student working towards my PhD in biological and biomedical engineering.
Olivia Ivany
Career Profiles
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
I perform different kinds of ultrasounds on different parts of the body.
