Student association
TMM is an undergraduate program at the Faculty of Medicine that aims to equip students with valuable laboratory and problem-solving skills required to perform cutting-edge research. Our council is composed of 6 executive members, 6 coordinators and 2 third year representatives, whom strive to meet the needs of TMM students through academic representation, events, opportunities, and more.
Executives
Hussein Elkhatib
President
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Favourite Lab Technique: Microscopy
Honours Project: Dr. Mary Ellen Harper
Favourite Part About TMM: In class active learning
Danika Maisonneuve
VP Bilingualism
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.
Mahdi Ahsan
VP External
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Favourite Lab Technique: IF
Honours Project: Dr. Rebecca Auer
Favourite Part About TMM: The people
Radhika Prabhune
VP Finance
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
David Jung
VP Internal
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
Coordinators
Casey Wong
Outreach Coordinator
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!
Sneha Gupta
Promotion Coordinator
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Favourite Lab Technique: Surgeries
Honours Project: Dr. Steffany Bennett’s Neural Regeneration Laboratory
Favourite part About TMM: Pool night!
Priya Sarwal
Recruitment Coordinator
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!
Stephanie Shuai
Social Media Coordinator
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
Gapisha Karunakaran
Research and Careers Coordinator
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.
Student representatives
Mays Abu Sheikh
Third Year Representative (EN)
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!
Yasmine Elmi
Third Year Representative (FR)
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.