Health Sciences in action:

STEM CELL & CANCER SUMMIT

April 3, 2018

PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto

Jennifer is a part of the Zandstra Lab where she is developing a platform to count rare blood stem cells in samples by examining mRNA signatures. She completed her Bachelors Degree in Engineering Sciences with a specialization in Biomedical Engineering. She is the co-founder of STEAMotype, an initiative that blends arts and science on Instagram that showcases beautiful calligraphy. An avid champion of the importance of combining the Arts and Science, her work both scientifically and artistically are a true representation of STEAM.

Jennifer Ma

PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto

Samantha is currently researching brain development and stem cell biology at the Derek van der Kooy lab. She also holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree with a specialist in Neuroscience and major in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Toronto. She is a Teaching Assistant for introductory genetics and neuroscience classes at the University of Toronto and is also a prominent science communicator on social media--advocating for science communication and public accessibility to the scientific world. She is involved in a project to research the impact to the public from scientists using social media platforms like Instagram. You can learn more about her work from her website.

Samantha Yammine

PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto

Stanley received his Honours Bachelors of Science degree with a double-major in Cell and Systems Biology and Human Biology: Health and Disease in 2015. In December 2015, Stanley joined Dr. Mathieu Lupien at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre to study cancer genomics and epigenomics. Specifically, Stanley is investigating how changes in the three-dimensional organization of DNA inside a cell can alter the expression of various genes to drive prostate cancer progression.

Fun fact: Stanley studied at Campbell for his high school career, and is extremely excited to give back to Campbell in this upcoming event!

Stanley Zhou

A huge thank you for these 3 amazing scientists who took time out of their busy schedules to inspire, motivate, and educate students. Thank you for talking to us about finding your passion, exploring career options, amazing science research and offering advice and tips garnered from your experience.

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