Empower & Rise Up: Future women in STEM

EMPOWER & RISE UP: WOMEN IN STEM

April 24, 2018

Pharmacy Student at the

University of Waterloo

School of Pharmacy

Rebekah is currently in her second year studying pharmacy and alternates her studies with her involvement in various co-op placements. She did 3 years of her undergrad in the Bachelor of Science program in Chemistry at York University before applying to UW's School of Pharmacy. She is currently working at North York General Hospital located in North York, Ontario where she works with pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other healthcare professionals. She has always loved being able to help people and has found ways to aid patients in obtaining better healthcare.

Rebekah Tiet

Biophysical Chemist, Scientist

PhD Researcher at the University of Toronto

Angel has recently completed her Ph.D. in the Macdonald lab where she studied how certain antimicrobial peptides kill bacteria, so that better drugs can be designed to combat antibacterial resistance. She completed a Bachelors Degree in Arts & Science, with a Combined Honours in Chemistry from McMaster University. Angel is a firm believer that just because she’s now doing “real” science, it doesn’t have to stop being fun. She regularly features the crazier side of her lab on Instagram with experiments that often started with, “What would happen if I did this?

Angel Lai, PhD

Biomedical Engineer, Scientist

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.