Meet Our Team
The passionate individuals behind Connecting Young Minds, dedicated to showcasing undergraduate research and fostering academic collaboration.
Presidential Team
Maxime Laniel
President
Honours Bachelor of Science in Physics-Mathematics
Sara Justinico
Co-President
Honours Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Kiana Gholizadeh Vazvani
Co-President
B.Sc. spécialisé sciences biomédicales, Honours Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Design Team
Nuha Khan
VP Design
Honours Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Aziz Guesmi-Mekki
Director of Design
Honours BSc in Biomedical Sciences (Co-op) and Minor in Entrepreneurship
Reem Jaweesh
Director of Design
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences
Natalie Youhanna
Director of Design
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences
Bilingualism Team
Una Bilcar
VP Bilingualism
Honours BSc Biomedical Science
Chloé Hajjar
Director of Bilingualism
Honours Bachelors of Health Sciences
Finance Team
Gabrielle Yuen
VP Finance
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences and Minor in Biochemistry
Diana Ariana
Director of Finance
Honours BSc in Biomedical Sciences and Minor in Psychology
Media Production Team
Omid Yeganeh
VP Media Production
Honors Bachelor of Health Sciences Specialization in Technology and Innovation (BHSc)
Diana Munteanu
Director of Media Production
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences
Avanish Maniyan
Director of Media Production
Honours BSc Biomedical Science
Sadra Ghaderpanah
Director of Media Production
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences (Co-op)
Marketing Team
Lona Kandil
VP Marketing
Honours Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (Co-op)
Maggie Divok
Director of Marketing
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences (Co-Op)
Kani Osiagwu
Director of Marketing
Honours Bachelor of Health Science, French as a Second Language
Tiana Yuen
Director of Marketing
Honours BSc Biochemistry and BASc Chemical Engineering (Biotechnology)
Kirsten Harper
Director of Marketing
Honours Bachelor of Science in Translational and Molecular Medicine
Aanreen Reza
Director of Marketing
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences
Priyanka Azad
Director of Marketing
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences
Website Development Team
Aarya Bhatt
VP Web Development
Honours Computer Engineering (Co-op)
Zhenrui Zhang
Director of Website Development
Honours Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Logistics Team
Haider Ikram
Co-VP Logistics
Honours Bachelor of Science in Translational and Molecular Medicine (BSc)
Duncan Tong
Co-VP Logistics
Honours Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Rebecca Santhosh Babu
Director of Logistics
Master of Science in Microbiology and Immunology
Viola Wibowo
Director of Logistics
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences
Serena Khouri
Director of Logistics
Honours Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Tomi Opapeju
Director of Logistics
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences Specialization in Integrative Health Biosciences (BHSc)
Sofie Cultrera
Director of Logistics
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences
External Affairs Team
Anika Joseph
VP External Affairs
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences (Co-op) and Minor in Law
Uchechukwume Dogo
Director of External Affairs
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences
Maya Rodrigues
Director of External Affairs
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences and Minor in Psychology
Aaron Ngameni
Director of External Affairs
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences
Meena Ibrahim
Director of External Affairs
Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences
Research Team
Samantha Sutherland
VP Research
Honours BSc Biomedical Science
Alé Rivés
Director of Research
Honours Bachelors of Health Sciences
Michael Song
Director of Research
Honours Bachelors of Health Sciences
Advisory Council
Grace Tongue
President Emeritus & Chief Strategic Advisor
Rachel Pang
Senior Advisor Emeritus
Jordan Yin
Senior Advisor Emeritus
Tai Adewoye
Senior Strategic Advisor, Logistics
Jean-Paul Azzi
Senior Strategic Advisor, External Affairs
Majd Al-Aarg
Senior Strategic Advisor, External Affairs
Faculty Advisors
Dr. Alain St-Amant
Vice-Provost at uOttawa
Academic Affairs
Joanne Benoit
Manager at uOttawa
Communications and Marketing