Student Association
President
Hussein Elkhatib
Hometown : Ottawa, ON
Favourite Lab Technique : Microscopy
Honours Project : Dr. Mary Ellen Harper
Favourite Part About TMM : In class active learning
Email: pretmmsa@uottawa.ca
VP Bilingualism
Danika Maisonneuve
Hometown: Chelsea, QC
Favourite Lab Technique: Microscopy
Honours Project: Dr. Diane Lagace
Favourite Part About TMM: I love the hands-on laboratory experience that TMM offers but the best part is the small class sizes which allows us to build a great sense of camaraderie within the program.
Email: biltmmsa@uottawa.ca
VP External
Mahdi Ahsan
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Favourite Lab Technique: IF
Honours Project: Dr. Rebecca Auer
Favourite Part About TMM: The people
Email: exttmmsa@uottawa.ca
VP Finance
Radhika Prabhune
Hometown: Mississauga, ON
Favourite Lab Technique: Cell/tissue culture
Honours Project: Dr. Mireille Ouimet
Favourite Part About TMM: That we all work together really well while still being friends
Email: fintmmsa@uottawa.ca
VP Internal
David Jung
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Favourite Lab Technique: Tissue culture (I'm in love with growth media)
Honours Project: Dr. David Lohnes
Favourite Part About TMM: Having the opportunity to work with professors closely in their biomedical research and network with many researchers in the Faculty of Medicine
Email: inttmmsa@uottawa.ca
Outreach Coordinator
Casey Wong
Hometown: Dartmouth, NS
Favourite Lab Technique: Protein structure homology-modelling
Honours Project: Dr. Seung-Hwan Lee and Dr. Juthaporn Cowan
Favourite Part About TMM: Our Timmies runs in between lab experiments!
Email: outtmmsa@uottawa.ca
Promotion Coordinator
Sneha Gupta
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Favourite Lab Technique: Surgeries
Honours Project: Dr. Steffany Bennett’s Neural Regeneration Laboratory
Favourite part About TMM: Pool night!
Email: protmmsa@uottawa.ca
Recruitment Coordinator
Priya Sarwal
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Favourite Lab Technique: Immunofluorescence
Honours Project: Dr. Steffany Bennett’s Neural Regeneration Laboratory
Favourite Part About TMM: When we ordered two large pizzas right before a class presentation and played mini pizza box basketball – that’s how you know you’re a family!
Email: rectmmsa@uottawa.ca
Social Media Coordinator
Stephanie Shuai
Hometown: Stouffville, ON
Favourite Lab Technique: Bone marrow isolation
Honours Project: Dr. Katey Rayner
Favourite Part About TMM: Being able to build close relationships with one another
Email: soctmmsa@uottawa.ca
Research and Careers Coordinator
Gapisha Karunakaran
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Favourite lab technique: Protein crystallization/fluorescence, microscopy
Honours Project: Dr. Jean-François Couture
Favourite Part About TMM: The TMM crew! Morning banter, incubation pool games, library work sessions (I probably have crashed asleep if you’ve worked with me), and all of us being memes are just a part of what makes TMM great to me.
Email: rnctmmsa@uottawa.ca
Third Year Representative (EN)
Mays Abu Sheikh
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Favourite lab technique: CRISPR technology
Why I Joined TMM: I joined the TMM program for the opportunity to learn the latest advancements in various fields of research and science, and integrate myself in a research-oriented environment where I can then apply the knowledge I acquire. I also joined for the chance to work closely and collaboratively with my peers and professors and strengthen my communication, networking, and problem-solving skills!
Email: mabus071@uottawa.ca
Third Year Representative (FR)
Yasmine Elmi
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Favourite lab technique: PCR
Why I Joined TMM:I want to learn the theories and directly apply them in the lab, therefore gaining valuable lab skills.
Email: yelmi025@uottawa.ca