Meet the Astroyeast 2021 Team!
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Core Team Members
We are passionate and curious young scientists
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Gabriel Aguiar-Tawil
Team Co-lead, Genetics Co-lead
Program of Study: Honours Biochemistry
Miriam Hebbassi
Team Co-lead, Hardware Lead
Program of Study: Mechanical Engineering
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Man Zou
Team Co-lead, Design and Social Media Co-lead
Program of Study: Design
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Brian Baxter
Genetics Co-lead
Program of Study: Biochemistry
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Lancia Lefebvre
Genetics Team Member
Program of Study: Biochemistry
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Natasha Letourneau
Genetics Team Member
Program of Study: Honours Biochemistry
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Paula Gomez
Genetics Team Member
Program of Study: Biochemistry
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Samman Zaman
Genetics Team Member
Program of Study: Honours Cell and Molecular Biology
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Evelyn Huaman
Genetics, Design and Social Media Team Member
Program of Study: Biochemistry
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Yunxuan (Paul) Bu
Hardware Team Lead
Program of Study: Biology
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Jenol Arulanantham
Hardware Team Member
Program of Study: Mechanical Engineering
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Anna-Nghi Le
Hardware Team Member
Program of Study: Biology
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Tim Freiman
Hardware Team Member
Program of Study: Computer Engineering
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Tiago Strobino
Hardware Team Member
Program of Study: Aerospace Engineering
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Benjamin Clark
Software Lead
Program of Study: Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics
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Marie-May Blier
Software Team Member
Program of Study: Cell and Molecular Biology
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Grecia O'Brien
Human Practices Co-lead, Software Team Member
Program of Study: Web Services and Apps
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Han (Stella) Vu
Human Practices Co-lead
Program of Study: Biochemistry
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Carolina Videira
Human Practices Team Member
Program of Study: Honors Behavioral Neurosceinces
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Megan Lai
Human Practices Team Member
Program of Study: Biology
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Shaan Baig
Human Practices Team Member
Program of Study: Honours Kinesiology and Clinical Exercise Physiology
Amirhossein Rajabi Vajargah
Fundraising Lead, Genetics Team Member
Program of Study: Biology
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June Kim
Design and Social Media Team Member
Program of Study: Biology
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Nallely J. Urbina
Design and Social Media Team Co-lead
Program of Study: Biology
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Neha Mohammad
Design and Social Media Team Member
Program of Study: Honours Cell and Molecular Biology
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Amin Nikpayam
Design and Social Media Team Member
Program of Study: Chemistry
Mentors
Meet our mentors and advisor
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Mohamed Nasr
Genetics Mentor
Area of Specialization: Synthetic Biology
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Jenny-Ann Gagnon
Genetics, Design and Social Media Mentor
Program of Study: Biology
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Chiara Leal Alves
Hardware, Design and Social Media, Fundraising Mentor
Area of Specialization: Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Steven Li
Hardware and Software Mentor
Area of Specialization: Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Felipe Perez
Hardware and Software Mentor
Area of Specialization: Mechanical Engineering- Synthetic Biology
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Tina Papazotos
Human Practices and Fundraising Mentor
Area of Specialization: Synthetic Biology
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Michelle Vandeloo
Human Practices Mentor
Area of Specialization: Biology
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Maher Hassanain
Software Mentor
Area of Specialization: Computer Engineering and Pervasive Computing
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Kenza Samlali
Advisor
Area of Specialization: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Instructors
Meet our instructors
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Orly Weinburg
PI & Administrative Support
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Dr. Nawwaf Kharma
PI
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