Yonkman, Amanda

  Amanda Yonkman is a PhD student at Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Health Sciences. Under the supervision of Dr. Elizabeth King, Amanda is training to become an epidemiologist in the field of women’s health. She began her research career with an MSc in Health Sciences, where she used machine learning to study the impacts […]

Conti, Julieta

  I am a Clinical Fellow in Neonatal Perinatal Medicine at BC Women’s Hospital. My research interests are infant nutrition and intestinal insufficiency.

Lunken, Genelle

  Dr. Genelle Lunken is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is also a registered dietitian and the translational research lead at the IBD Centre of BC (https://ibdcentrebc.ca/lunkenlab/). She has over ten years of dietetic experience specializing in the care of patients […]

Odobas, Lauren

  Lauren is a Master of Nursing Student studying Indigenous Wellness at UVic. She is a junior investigator engaged in community-based research for her thesis. She works as a Certified Practice Registered Nurse at First Nations Health Authority in a provincial role serving all First Nations communities in BC, and as a frontline abortion and […]

Puterman, Eli

  Eli is a Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in Physical Activity and Health and a Michael Smith Scholar for Health Research. His research seeks to understand the benefits of exercise on stress pathways of disease. Eli is currently developing new intervention trials and laboratory-based studies to disentangle the extent to which both acute and […]

Farrell, Colleen

  I am a Registered Dietitian interested in maternal nutrition, micronutrients, and global health. I have worked as a dietitian in both research and clinical settings in Ontario (The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto) and British Columbia (Island Health, Victoria). Currently, I am pursuing my PhD in Human Nutrition at the University of British Columbia, […]

Cheng, Vienna

Galvan, Maxine

  As a fourth-year Applied Biology student at the University of British Columbia, I am deeply committed to advancing women’s health through research, clinical work, and community engagement. Growing up in Benicia, California, in a multicultural household with immigrant parents from Taiwan and the Philippines, I developed a profound appreciation for the intersections of culture, […]

Mohammadi, Zahra

  From an early age, I was drawn to the world of biology. As a high school student, I actively participated in research projects and biology competitions, earning top grades and national recognition for both scientific and literary contributions. This passion led me to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology–Genetics, where I […]