Announcing the 2026 – 2027 GCI Trainee Committees!

Scroll through to meet the trainees leading this year’s committees and learn what they’re most excited for:

  • Trainee Research Day Committee
  • Knowledge Translation Committee
  • Professional Development Committee

Arabella Helgason

MSc Student, Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences (UBC)

Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Aline Talhouk

Research Coordinator, Dawson Lab

BSc, Biology (UBC)

Tessa Woodside

MSc Student, Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences (UBC)

Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Aline Talhouk

BScH, Life Sciences (Queen’s University)

Sofia Serrano

BSc Student, UBC Biochemistry and Health & Society

Nimmy Sebastian

BSc, UBC Integrated Sciences

Clinical Research Coordinator, Uterine Health Research Lab

Ann Yang

BSc Student, FNH (Food, Nutrition, Health) at UBC

Research Assistant, CoHeaRT Lab

Alice Mei

BSc Student, Neuroscience at UBC

Research Assistant, Hanley Lab

These committees play an important role in cultivating a collaborative trainee research environment through events, initiatives, and opportunities that support capacity development, networking, and professional development.

Congratulations to the incoming leadership team. We look forward to seeing all that you achieve in the year ahead!


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