Sejane, Kristija

Almansoori, Noof

Mwakisimba, Fainess

Fainess Mwakisimba earned her B.Sc. in Biochemistry from the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on the barriers university students in Eastern Africa face when accessing sexual and reproductive health information. Fainess is particularly interested in understanding the social, cultural, and systemic factors that influence health education and decision-making, aiming to develop strategies to […]

Reiter, Tasha

Tasha is a graduate student based in Kelowna, BC with a passion for elevating women’s health. She is particularly interested in pre & postnatal populations and the physiological changes that come along with those life events.

Lane, Pierre

Pierre Lane is Senior Scientist at the BC Cancer Research Institute, Associate Professor at Simon Fraser University (School of Engineering Science), and Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia (School of Biomedical Engineering). His research interests include fluorescence and reflectance imaging for early detection of lung, oral, and gynecologic cancers, optical signal and […]

Malholtra, Nisha

Dr. Nisha Malhotra is a senior researcher at the Birthplace Lab within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC), where she leads a research team dedicated to addressing inequities in perinatal care across the United States and Canada. With over 20 years of academic experience, her interdisciplinary research focuses on health […]

Leung, Peter

Dr. Peter Leung is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (Academy of Science), Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and Foreign Member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology. He is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Leung has received numerous awards and honours, […]

McGinnis, Justin

Sebbag, Ilana

Dr. Sebbag completed her MD (2004) and Residency in Anesthesiology (2009) at the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil), where she subsequently worked as a staff anesthesiologist for 3 years, as well as an official instructor for the AHA ACLS courses. In 2005, she served as a military physician (2nd Lieutenant) at the Brazilian Air Force. […]