Sybersma, Annika

Ng, Michelle

  Dr. Michelle Ng is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Marco Marra at the Michael Smith Laboratories and BC Cancer Research Institute. Her work centers on genome structure and regulation in human papillomavirus (HPV) associated cancers, in particular cervical and vulvar cancers.

Fitzpatrick, Erin

  Originally from Nova Scotia, Erin graduated with an Honours degree in Psychology from Dalhousie University in 2020 and a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from UBC in 2023. She is now a PhD Candidate in the Clinical Psychology program at UBC. Her MA research in the SWell Lab research used complex dyadic longitudinal and […]

Acosta Bedon, Ana

  Ana Acosta Bedón is an MSc student from the Medical Genetics program at the University of British Columbia. She plans to transfer to the PhD program to continue her research on genomic variation, improving its interpretation in both population-level newborn screening and rare disease contexts. She is originally from Ecuador and earned her Honors […]

Lang, Evelyn

  Evelyn Lang is a PhD student in Human Nutrition in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and a dietitian under the supervision of Dr. Michael Zulyniak. Her research focuses on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), maternal metabolism, and postpartum health. She is particularly interested in postpartum weight […]

Laksman, Zachary

  Zachary Laksman is a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a clinical focus on cardiogenetics, clinical electrophysiology, sports cardiology, stem cell disease modeling and drug screening, biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence and innovation. He is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Medicine and the School […]

Hohman, Leah

  Leah is a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Lisa Osborne’s lab at the University of British Columbia. Her work aims to elucidate mechanisms between age-related alterations to the microbiome, intestinal immune populations, and the central nervous system during neuroinflammatory disease.

Waliwitiya, Thunuvi

  Thunuvi is a medical student with a strong passion for women’s reproductive health and wellness. Deeply committed to patient education and advocacy, she is interested in bridging the gap between complex medical knowledge and everyday understanding. Her goal is to make health information more accessible, approachable, and empowering for women at every stage of […]

Wang, Qi