Our People
Meet the Team
The Student Research Initiative is powered by dedicated students and mentors. Explore the executive team leading programs, research, and community.
Co-President
Kohan Ketch
U3 Neuroscience (B.Sc.)
From: Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada
Research interest
Visual attention and sepsis
Co-President
Joyce Gerges
U4 Psychology (BA)
From: Gatineau, Canada
Research interest
Developmental psychopathology
Co-VP Events
Arshita Malik
U2 Economics (BA)
From: Montréal, Canada
Research interest
Neuroeconomics, specifically loss aversion and risk
Co-VP Events
Evelyn Yu
U1 Anatomy & Cell Biology (B.Sc.)
From: Ottawa, Canada
Research interest
Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology
VP Internal
Brigitta Chan
U1 Microbiology & Immunology (B.Sc.)
From: Toronto, Canada
Research interest
Infectious pathogens (viruses, bacteria, prions)
VP External
Skyla Dorcas
U3 Bio-Organic Chemistry (B.Sc.)
From: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Research interest
Organic chemistry, especially total synthesis and medicinal chemistry
VP Research
Jeffrey Sun
U2 Microbiology & Immunology (B.Sc.)
From: Ottawa, Canada
Research interest
The role of the microbiome in allergy development
VP Finance
Ben Marks de Chabris
U2 Finance (BCom)
From: Toronto, Canada
Research interest
Healthtech research
Science Coordinator
Sofia Castellana
U2 Microbiology & Immunology (B.Sc.)
From: Montréal, Canada
Research interest
Preventative medicine and immunological responses to disease
Science Coordinator
Cole Gandhi
U2 Anatomy & Cell Biology (B.Sc.)
From: Toronto, Canada
Research interest
Mental health and learning
Arts Coordinator
Ellie Griffiths-Barnhart
U3 Psychology & English Literature (BA)
From: Vancouver, Canada
Research interest
Neurodegenerative disease progression from a neurochemical perspective
Engineering Coordinator
Izabela Junqueira
U3 Bioengineering (B.Eng.)
From: Brasília, Brazil
Research interest
Genetic engineering and bioinformatics for cancer research and drug development
U0 Representative
Vicky Lam
U0 Biological, Biomedical & Life Sciences (B.Sc.)
From: Richmond Hill, Canada
Research interest
Neural mechanisms of long-term memory encoding
U1 Representative
Silvia Giordano
U1 Linguistics & Psychology (BA)
From: Philadelphia, USA
Research interest
Child language acquisition
VP IT
Aditya Ranjan
U0 Biological, Biomedical & Life Sciences (B.Sc.)
From: Toronto, Canada
Research interest
Neurodegeneration and neurosurgical interventions