Mottaghi, Mahdieh

  I am Mahdieh Mottaghi, and I received my MD from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) in Iran, class of 2022. I am deeply committed to addressing health disparities and providing care for underserved populations. Following a 1.5-year internship, I worked as a general practitioner (GP) in the emergency department of university district hospitals. […]

Shack, Avram

  Dr. Shack is a clinical fellow in the Division of Neonatology, with a broad training background including graduate studies in the social sciences, global health, and hospital and community pediatrics. As a clinical fellow in the BC Women’s NICU he has been an active contributor to quality improvement and research initiatives, with a particular […]

Mutasa, Ashley

  Ashley Mutasa obtained her Bachelor of Science (Honours), specializing in Neuroscience with a minor in Statistics, from University of Toronto as a Lester B. Pearson Scholar. She is now a medical student at University of British Columbia. Her research seeks to investigate how procedures performed on preterm neonates that induce pain and stress affect […]

Ali, Jane

  Dr. Jane Ali is an Educational Leadership Consultant and Faculty Leader with a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and extensive experience in curriculum development, academic governance, and graduate-level instruction. She specializes in designing and delivering innovative, learner-centred programs aligned with institutional strategy and accreditation standards. She has served as an Assistant Professor within an MBA […]

Romanowski, Christian

  I am a Graduate Student Researcher in Dr. Brad Nelson’s lab at BC Cancer and the University of Victoria. My research focuses on the creation of novel cancer immunotherapies for ovarian and other difficult-to-treat cancers. Specifically, I engineer immune cells which leverage the body’s natural response against these tumours to improve cancer therapy.

Brandson, Kaela

  Kaela Brandson is in her final year of her double-major in Psychology and Sociology at UBC. Her research interests include (but are not limited to) sexual well-being/dysfunction, relationship/health dynamics, and religious/LGBTQ+ intersections with sexual well-being. She takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding how diverse experiences shape mental and sexual health- and will pursue graduate […]

Shill, Isla

  Dr. Isla Shill is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the UVic Concussion Lab (Christie Lab) within the School of Medical Sciences and the Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health at the University of Victoria supervised by Dr. Brian Christie. Her research focuses on the prevention and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and sport-related […]

Perkins, Lucy

Waugh, Shay

  Dr. Shay Alexandria Waugh completed her PhD research at the University of Victoria with Dr. Caroline Cameron where she investigated how Treponema pallidum (the causative agent of syphilis) crosses the blood-brain barrier. Currently, she is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia studying Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2) in the laboratory of […]