09/03/2025
We are so thrilled to introduce this year's editorial team!
Anajanaa Vimalathas is a 3A Health Sciences (BSc) student in the School of Public Health Sciences. Her research interests include oncology, particularly patient-centred approaches to improve treatment outcomes and quality of life. She is contributing to a systematic review on brain metastases and patient quality of life, and will be completing her second co-op at the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, supporting research-informed quality assurance processes for radiation therapy equipment to ensure precision and safety in cancer treatment.
Thenugaa is a 4A Health Sciences student in the Faculty of Health. Her research interests include breast cancer research and patient engagement. Her previous work has contributed to studies evaluating clinical strategies to prevent radiation-induced skin toxicity in breast cancer patients, as well as efforts to correlate clinician- and patient-reported symptom scoring. Currently, her research is focusing on exploring how patients, caregivers, and other knowledge users are engaged in health research.
Nuha is a 3A Public Health student with co-op in the Faculty of Health. Her research interests include mental health, with a particular focus on understanding the challenges faced by children of immigrant families in navigating identity, stress, and access to care. She is also interested in population health, with a focus on maternal health and exploring how systemic barriers and cultural factors influence access to prenatal care.
Ibrahim is a 3A Honours Science student. He is also pursuing a minor in Biology. He has also worked for an American BioTech startup doing secondary research on transition state inhibitors and enzyme kinetics and thermodynamics. Outside of academics, he spends his free time off road and mountain biking anywhere he can find a trail.
Not featured: Latanya Rajcoomar, Editor & Elen Mullaj, Editor.
